Pope Benedict named Auxiliary Bishop Earl Boyea of Detroit to replace retiring Bishop Carl Mengeling.
To read more about the new bishop, visit Whispers in the Loggia.
There's also a lot of information on the website of the Diocese of Lansing.
MLive reports that Boyea, 56, will be installed as bishop at 2pm, April 29th in Lansing. (Hat tip: American Papist.)
Written by Josh Mercer
I called it "Tom Monaghan's Law School" for a reason. I don't think it's fair to call it Ave Maria School of Law anymore.
Law professor Steve Safranek, father of 7, was the man who had the idea of Ave Maria Law. He drew up the plans, got other professors on board, and presented the idea to Tom Monaghan.
Now Tom is moving the law school down to Florida and he has fired Steve Safranek.
To mediate the differences, Notre Dame law professor Charlie Rice wrote the following letter. You can tell that Charlie Rice is deeply worried over Ave Maria Tom Monaghan's Law School.
Written by Josh Mercer
July 31 is the 50th anniversary of the death of Venerable Solanus Casey, OFM Cap, who for years served as the porter of Detroit's St. Bonaventure Monastery. In 1995, Pope John Paul II declared Fr. Solanus to be venerable—the first of three steps in the process of canonization.
A novena of prayers in honor of the anniversary will be said at St. Bonaventure beginning on July 23 and ending on July 31. A litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, special prayers for the beatification of Fr. Solanus—the next step in the canonization process, will be offered at the 12:15 p.m. weekday Masses.
Special Masses will be celebrated on Sunday, July 29, at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Bishop Leonard Blair of Toledo will celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass and Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Francis Reiss will celebrate the 1:30 p.m. Mass.
Thanks to Lisa Stechschulte for the news tip. Also, learn about Venerable Solanus Casey's extraordinary life by visiting the Solanus Casey Guild website.
Written by Josh Mercer
From the Diocese of Lansing website:
$5,000 REWARD
The Diocese of Lansing is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who vandalized St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing.
The night of Thursday, June 29, 2007, several monuments, statues, headstones and the Bishops' Shrine were damaged by an unknown party who spraypainted them, causing approximately $100,000 in damage.
Lansing Township Police are investigating this crime and any information should be directed to Lt. Lantz at 517-485-1700.
Written by Josh Mercer