Take Time to Discern God’s Will Spiritual Fitness July August 2014 Everyone asks themselves: What do I do with my life? We are free to... Read More
Freely Offer Forgiveness Spiritual Fitness June 2014 We recently celebrated the greatest of feasts: Jesus’ resurrection ... Read More
Ask Jesus to Increase Your Faith Spiritual Fitness May 2014 There are two pivotal passages in John’s Gospel concerning the resurrection of Christ that call us to deeper faith. Read More
Find Time to Reach Out to Others Spiritual Fitness April 2014 A few weeks ago, I came across an article that astounded me. You ma... Read More
How Do You Live Like You’re a Temple of God? Spiritual Fitness January February 2014 With the first Sunday of Advent just over a month ago, the Church b... Read More
How Can You Really Give Thanks at Thanksgiving? Spiritual Fitness November 2013 O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever. (Psalm 30:13) We... Read More
How Your Life Can Be Transformed Through the Eucharist Spiritual Fitness September 2013 As I travel around this country speaking in so many parishes and di... Read More
How to Find a Moment of Silence in Your Hectic Life Spiritual Fitness July August 2013 In our society today, we are inundated with so many material things and desires. Read More
Prayers of Perseverance and Partnership – The Novena Spiritual Fitness June 2013 I want to offer you some reflections on a centuries-old custom in t... Read More
How to Pray to the Holy Spirit Spiritual Fitness May 2013 Fill the hearts of your faithful. Enkindle in us the fire of your l... Read More
Lent is Over, Here’s How to Focus on Easter Spiritual Fitness April 2013 Before you read any further, go and get your Bible. First, read John 20: 1-29. If you don’t have a Bible, go out and buy one. Read More
Prayers for the Dead Spiritual Fitness November 2012 This month is the first full month of the Year of Faith proclaimed ... Read More
Praying the Rosary Spiritual Fitness October 2012 Since Oct. 7 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, I want to devo... Read More
A Daily Prayer of Thanksgiving the Angelus Spiritual Fitness September 2012 Diocese of Lansing, Year of Prayer The Apostle Paul reminds us to ... Read More
As We Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Diocese of Lansing... Spiritual Fitness July August 2012 As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Lansing, and... Read More
How Do We Have Hope? Spiritual Fitness June 2012 Last month I wrote about the gift of faith: faith to believe that C... Read More
Let the Holy Spirit Radically Change Your Life Spiritual Fitness May 2012 On the last Sunday of this month, May 27, we celebrate the great fe... Read More
Mercy Abides in All Times of Strife Spiritual Fitness April 2012 I want to come back to a favorite passage of mine in Scripture as w... Read More
How to Choose God's Way Spiritual Fitness March 2012 In last month’s issue, I wrote about the mercy of God. Mercy is par... Read More
Why We All Need Mercy Spiritual Fitness January February 2012 So often we associate it with kindness, generosity or going the extra mile. Read More
Too 'Connected' to Connect? Spiritual Fitness October 2011 Computers, cell phones, iPads, iPods, Facebook, Twitter – all new t... Read More
Is God Telling You 'Enough!?' Spiritual Fitness September 2011 Recently, I read an article by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago i... Read More
Forget Not Love Spiritual Fitness July August 2011 Well, here we are at the height of the vacation season. Even if you... Read More
Divine Mercy How to Accept God’s Forgiveness Spiritual Fitness June 2011 On May 1, we celebrated the Feast of Divine Mercy and Pope John Pau... Read More
How Can We Be More Like Mary? Spiritual Fitness May 2011 It is May – the month of the Blessed Mother and the month in which ... Read More