Hello, St. John the Evangelist Parish and St. Joseph Oratory! My name is Evan Connors; I am the new Discipleship Assistant here at the mother church of Jackson. A little bit about me: I have lived in the Diocese of Lansing my whole life, being a member of various parishes encompassing the Flint and Lansing … Continued
I once heard it said that gratitude was like the rarest flower atop a tall mountain. When I firstheard that, it rang true, but I didn’t quite grasp how important it was. But as the years added up,so did the trials and heartaches of normal life. The reality of how long the road of life … Continued
EXALTATION OF THE CROSS AND OCIA Do you have the feeling that God is looking for YOU? He IS seeking you and is calling you to Himself. Wherever you are in this walk of life: a full-on believer or a turned off doubter, He wants to find YOU. And when you respond to his insistent … Continued
An Unlikely Pairing: Humility and Magnanimity In today’s first reading from Sirach we read, “Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God.” Another translation [RSV] reads, “The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself; so you will find favor in the sight of the Lord.” Consequently, … Continued