Last week, Pope Francis published Amoris Laetita, a letter to families around the world, encouraging them to experience the “joy of love,” and to live as active, faithful, and generous disciples of Jesus Christ. In 2013, Pope Francis called for two meetings of bishops from around the world—an Extraordinary and Ordinary Synod—as forums for discussion and discernment … Continued

Dear Parish Family, The diocese just announced that our dear Fr. Kurian will become the Administrator at St. Joseph in Adrian as of July 1.  As many of you know, Fr. Kurian is part of the religious order, Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (M.S.F.S.), and was planning on returning to his home province of … Continued

How often we hear the sad news of young people risking their lives, attempting suicide, getting duped to the drug abusers, or alcohol abusers’ groups. Home schooled as well as church schooled or public schooled, all are easily drawn away from the morally upright behaviors. The symptoms are very identical in everyone’s case. Both teenage … Continued

Dear Parish Family, As you may know, July to June is the fiscal year for the Diocese of Lansing and also the time when any new priest assignments take effect.  Those are often made known in the month of April.  I am very pleased to announce that Deacon Brian Lenz, who will be ordained to … Continued

If your spouse asks you the question, “do you really love me?” What will you reply? Instantly you will answer non categorically that you do. But if again asked you a second time what will go through your mind? And if again repeated for a third time the question, surely you will begin to doubt … Continued