Diocese of Lansing
The Official Podcast of the Diocese of Lansing.
Episodes
81 episodes
Week 51 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | December 25 to 31 | Bible | Read John 1:1-14 at Christmas dinner
My sisters and brothers in the Lord,Welcome to our final week of Disciples Together on the Way. Thanks be to God! And thanks to you for joining me on this pilgrimage over the past year. It’s been a privilege to have your company as, tog...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 51
•
3:08
Week 50 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | December 18 to 24 | Bible | Read 1 John
Welcome to Week 50 of Disciples Together on the Way with Bishop Boyea. This is the penultimate week of our year-long pilgrimage as aspiring Christian disciples. Here’s Bishop Boyea's challenge for this week: "When we pick up our Bi...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 50
•
3:09
Week 49 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | December 11 to 17 | Bible | Practice daily Lectio Divina
Dear friends, over the centuries the Church has cultivated a discipline of listening to the Lord's Voice through Sacred Scripture. She calls it Lectio Divina or "Divine Reading". It's nourished many disciples all the way to heaven. Hence, this ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 49
•
4:03
Week 48 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | December 4 to 10 | Bible | Memorize a Psalm
Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, Last week we revisited a challenge of strengthening a particular habit of discipleship in our life. Of course, I think it goes without saying how important repetition is in forming good habits...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 48
•
3:32
Week 47 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | November 27 to December 3 | Reflection | Reflect on the last eight weeks
November 25, 2022My sisters and brothers in the Lord,Welcome to Week 47 of Disciples Together on the Way! We’ve made it to Week 47! Only four weeks left in our entire program. We’ve made it to the final stretch. So, for that, I sa...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 47
•
2:59
Week 46 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | November 20 to 26 | Corporal Works of Mercy | Donate time and money to local food pantry/soup kitchen
Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord,Welcome to this week’s Disciples Together on the Way Challenge. This is our final week focusing on the Corporal Works of Mercy! In the Book of Deuteronomy, the Lord tells us, “There will always be po...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 46
•
3:33
Week 45 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | November 13 to 19 | Corporal Works of Mercy | Develop a family almsgiving plan
Dear Friend,As we continue to meditate on the Corporal Works of Mercy, it is interesting to note that a good portion of the Church’s teaching about them is contained in the Catechism's section on the Commandments and, particularly, on t...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 45
•
2:57
Week 44 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | November 6 to 12 | Corporal Works of Mercy | Visit the sick, elderly or homebound
Welcome to this week’s Disciples Together on the Way Challenge for November 6 to 12. This week we continue with the theme of the Corporal Works of Mercy.Each of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy are rooted in the teachings of Christ – t...
•
2:23
Week 43 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | October 30 to November 5 | Corporal Works of Mercy | Visit a Cemetery & Pray for the Dead
Today we begin a new theme as Disciples Together on the Way: The Corporal Works of Mercy.What are the corporal works of mercy? These are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his or her bodily or, to use anot...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 43
•
5:05
Week 42 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | October 23 to October 29 | The Saints | Celebrate a saint this week!
Welcome to Week 42 of Disciples Together on the Way with Bishop Boyea. This week, Bishop Boyea continues on the theme of the saints. Here's his challenge:"My challenge for you this week is to read about the saint feast days for this wee...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 42
•
2:43
Week 41 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | October 16 to October 22 | The Saints | Nominate a patron saint for your household Primary tabs
Here's Bishop Earl Boyea's challenge to you for Week 41 of Disciples Together on the Way: "If you don’t already have a patron saint for your household, then I encourage you to nominate one.""Is there someone who exemplifies...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 41
•
2:15
Week 40 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | October 9 to October 15 | The Saints | Choose a saint & get to know them
Here's Bishop Earl Boyea's challenge for Week 40 of Disciples Together on the Way, October 9 to October 15, on the topic of the saints: "Get to know the saints! Pick a saint and read about his or her life or watch a video describin...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 40
•
3:45
Week 39 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | October 2 to October 8 | The Saints | Watch "A Man for All Seasons"
This week Bishop Earl Boyea begins a new theme as Disciples Together on the Way: The Saints. That is, those who have followed in the footsteps of Christ and by his grace have made their lives holy and carried out the mission the Father entruste...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 39
•
5:04
Week 38 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | September 25 to October 1 | Discernment | Retreat Week 4
Over the past three weeks we have prayed daily to discern the will of God in our lives knowing that the closer we align our mind, heart, soul and strength to his divine plan for our lives, the happier and holier we will be. This week, as Discip...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 38
•
4:05
Week 37 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | September 18 to 24 | Discernment | Retreat Week 3
How does God speak to us when we are discerning his divine will for our lives knowing, as we do, that in following these supernatural promptings we will find our greatest happiness, peace and purpose in this life and, Deo volente, in the next? ...
•
3:41
Week 36 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | September 11-17 | Discernment | Retreat Week 2
This week Bishop Boyea continues to guide us through a 30-day retreat based upon the writings of the great spiritual master, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the 16th century founder of the Society of Jesus. Click on this video to discover Saint Ignat...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 36
•
7:32
Week 35 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | September 4-10 | Discernment | Retreat Week
This week, as Disciples Together on the Way, Bishop Earl Boyea is taking us on retreat. What's a retreat? Bishop Boyea explains: "That’s time away from the business of daily life, often in solitude, often in silence, often directed...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 35
•
6:52
Week 34 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | August 28 to September 3 | Reflection Week | Reflect on the past eight weeks | Choose a previous challenge & do it again!
This week Bishop Boyea's Disciples Together on the Way challenge is a little different from previous weeks as we take a pause from beginning a new challenge to refocus on a challenge that we’ve already done. "Think about a challen...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 34
•
2:48
Week 33 | Disciples Together on the Way | August 21 to 27 | Intercession | Pray for someone lapsed from the Faith
Welcome to Week 33 (August 21 to 27) of Bishop Earl Boyea's Disciples Together on the Way focussing on intercessory prayer. This week Bishop Boyea is challenging us to pray for someone in our lives who is lapsed from the Catholic Faith.
•
Season 1
•
Episode 33
•
3:08
Week 29 | Disciples Together on the Way | July 24-30 | Virtues | Conquering the Deadly Sin of Anger
Welcome to Bishop Earl Boyea's latest weekly Disciples on the Way challenge. This week, Bishop Boyea concludes his series of challenges focussed on cultivating virtue and eliminating vice. The focus of this week's challenge is the deadly sin of...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 29
•
4:41
Week 28 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | July 17-23 | The Virtues | Moderation at Meals
Welcome to this week's Disciples Together on the Way challenge for July 17 to 23. This week Bishop Earl Boyea continues on the theme of the virtues. In particularly the virtue of temperance or, as it is also known, moderation. He says:"...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 28
•
3:38
Week 27 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | July 10-16 | The Virtues | Invite a family to your home for a meal or take a meal to a homebound person
Welcome to another Disciples Together on the Way challenge on the theme of the virtues. This week, July 10 to 16, it's the twin virtues of generosity and hospitality. Here's Bishop Earl Boyea's challenge you: "Invite a family to yo...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 27
•
5:14
Week 26 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | July 3-9 | The Virtues | Every day this week, recite the Litany of Humility
Welcome to Week 26 of Bishop Earl Boyea of Lansing's Disciples Together on the Way challenge. We are now beyond the halfway mark of this yearlong pilgrimage! Deo gratias! This week Bishop Boyea turns to the theme of the Virtues. What ar...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 26
•
5:02
Week 25 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | June 26 - July 2 | Review Week
Welcome to Week 25 of Bishop Earl Boyea's Disciples Together on the Way challenge. This week is a Review Week. Time to pause, pray and pick your toughest challenge. God bless you. Here's Bishop Boyea's script in full: Dear Brothers and ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 25
•
2:02
Week 24 | Disciples Together on the Way w/ Bishop Boyea | June 19 - 25 | The Eucharist | Pray a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament
Welcome to Week 24 of Disciples Together on the Way with Bishop Boyea. This week we conclude the theme of The Eucharist. Here's Bishop Boyea's challenge for this week: Pray a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament. Below is his script fo...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 24
•
3:59