Lansing Catholic
LANSING — The graduating class of 2013 at Lansing Catholic High School will be led through commencement exercises by these top students:
Flint Powers
FLINT — Leading the graduating class of 2013 through commencement exercise at Fr. Luke M. Powers Catholic High School this spring are these top students:
Jackson Lumen Christi
JACKSON — Leading the class of 2013 through commencement exercises at Lumen Christi High School this spring will be these top students:
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
ANN ARBOR — This year’s graduating class at Fr. Gabriel Richard High School will be led through commencement exercises by these top students:
PINCKNEY — The Las Vegas Strip came to St. Mary School on Saturday, April 13.
The school imported some of the glitz and glamour for its 16th annual school auction, a communitywide event under the theme “Viva Las Vegas.”
More than 300 Pinckney-area residents came for a night out, food, entertainment and a live auction that featured trips to warm-weather resorts, a VIP Bon Jovi concert experience, an African safari and a guitar autographed by music legends B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana and Jeff Beck.
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Until Saline man finally decided to consider becoming a priest
By Mark Haney
The Catholic Times
SALINE — For Paul Erickson, God’s call was not in a bolt of lightning or even in a whisper.
Instead, it came in a series of talks that eventually led to the Saline native being ordained Saturday, June 8, at St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing, one of two men to become priests (John Whitlock is the other) for the Diocese of Lansing.
The second son of Brian and Arlene Erickson did not grow up with thoughts of religious life in his head. Instead, he said, his was a more typical youth. He attended Saline Community Schools.
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Once a Baptist, now he’s just weeks from being ordained a new priest
By Mark Haney
The Catholic Times
DAVISON — Curiosity made John Whitlock a Catholic. Prayer made him a priest.
The son of Dennis and Mary Whitlock of Adrian will be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lansing at a Mass on Saturday, June 8, at St. Mary Cathedral.
That day, he said, will be just another on his life journey and another step in the process.
“It is so nice how the Church has set it up,” said Whitlock, 32, “to have diaconate first, for the period before this, because once you are ordained a deacon you already have made so many of your promises and then during the diaconal year you are preparing yourself for ordination so ordination isn’t just this big shock. Yes, it certainly will be different, but the process just eases you into it.”
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The 16 new deacon candidates stand before Bishop Earl A. Boyea ready to promise their faithfulness during the Rite of Ordination at the special Mass on Saturday, May 18, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in East Lansing. Twelve men were ordained permanent deacons and four were ordained transitional deacons. Denyse Smith/Catholic Times
By Denyse Smith
The Catholic Times
EAST LANSING — Before a packed house on Saturday, May 18, 16 men became deacons for the Diocese of Lansing in an ordination rite at St. Thomas Aquinas Church.
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Pentecost is a day to consider what the Holy Spirit offers each of us
By Sr. Laura Hammel, O.S.C.
Special to The Catholic Weekly
SAGINAW — As Christians, we often hear references to “The Seven Gifts of the Spirit.”
The idea of spiritual gifts is found in this passage from Isaiah 11:3: “A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse; and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.”
Before we look at our spiritual gifts, we need to understand what we mean by the “gifts of the Spirit.” These gifts come to us as the Holy Spirit touches our lives. We believe the gifts are important because they enable us to surpass our ordinary abilities. They are graces that give us more insight and ability to act as Christians.
All the sacraments are “acts of the Holy Spirit,” although the sacrament of confirmation is where spiritual gifts are specifically mentioned. Inspired by the words of Isaiah, the ritual of confirmation names the gifts of the Holy Spirit: “Send your Holy Spirit upon them to be their helper and guide. Give them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of right judgment, the spirit of knowledge and reverence. Fill them with the spirit of wonder and awe in Your presence.”
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By Jeffrey Wack
The Catholic Times
PINCKNEY — Pinckney residents Adam and Jessica Carlile share a passion for helping others.
That passion has led them to become missionaries and dedicate their young lives to helping desperately poor people along the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Through their organization, Building Bridges of Hope, the couple and 25 Pinckney-area volunteers arrived Saturday, April 27, in Grass Lake to hand-load a 40-foot-long shipping container that will arrive in the Dominican Republic at the end of May. The container was packed with clothing, children’s vitamins, baby formula, furniture, toys and playground equipment, and miscellaneous hospital supplies. These items will be used in a mobile medical clinic and the Children’s Nutrition Center.
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