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October 2019

October 07, 2019

Ordination update: 4 new deacons for Detroit

They were ordained Saturday by Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament....

July 2019

July 12, 2019

‘As a parishioner, I feel violated by what the Archdiocese of Detroit has done…’

A parishioner at Detroit's Assumption Grotto (and longtime Friend of the Bench) Diane Korzeniewski posted...

July 07, 2019

Prominent Detroit Priest Removed from Ministry

From the AP: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit said Sunday that it removed a...

June 2019

June 26, 2019

Monday in the Park with God: Michigan Town Offers Confessions in a Public Park

This is an inspired idea for evangelization. Details: The sun was peeking through the clouds,...

May 2019

May 16, 2019

Reclaiming Sunday: Detroit Archdiocese Cancels Sunday Sports

A great idea: What ever happened to Sundays are for resting and church? Well, the...

January 2019

January 19, 2019

Shock: Elderly nun in Detroit resigns, admitting ‘inappropriate conduct’

Details: Theresa Camden remembers lying on the floor next to the nun supervising her training...

August 2018

August 02, 2018

Michigan Catholic newspaper to close

Sad news, from The Detroit Free Press: The Michigan Catholic, one of the state's oldest...

October 2014

October 19, 2014

Ordination update: 5 new deacons for Detroit

From The Michigan Catholic: As Deacon Paul Nickels stood before a cathedral full of family,...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Detroit’s Cardinal Szoka dies

From the Archdiocese of Detroit: With sadness and great hope in the Resurrection we share news...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Gay Episcopal bishop slams Detroit archbishop over communion remarks

From the Detroit Free Press: Retired Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson, who was the first openly...

April 12, 2013

Bishop vs. bishop over gay marriage and communion

From Sunday: Catholic Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit said on Sunday that Catholics who support...

October 2012

October 18, 2012

Ordination update: 9 new deacons in Detroit

From Michigan Catholic: Archbishop Allen Vigneron told the 2012 ordination class of permanent deacons that...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Detroit parish holds first “blessing of the purses”

This is something new to me: Churches have long held special ceremonies to bless the...

December 2011

December 23, 2011

“Michael Voris…not authorized to use the word ‘Catholic'” — UPDATED

A statement on the Archdiocese of Detroit website (h/t New Advent): The Church encourages the...

October 2011

October 24, 2011

Jesus in the air: the surprising meaning of Detroit's WJBK

Folks in Detroit may already know this, but it was news to me. The TV...

October 06, 2011

Ordination update: 10 new deacons in Detroit

Details: Ten men were ordained to serve the Archdiocese of Detroit as permanent deacons last...

July 2011

July 07, 2011

Lift high the cross: crucifix from 1963 Detroit fire to be restored

It's taken nearly 50 years, but it's finally going to happen. Details: The image is...

June 2011

June 13, 2011

Detroit priest defies archbishop, celebrates mass with "many serious liturgical abuses"

The gathering of the American Catholic Council in Detroit this weekend earned a sharp rebuke...

June 09, 2011

In Detroit, "two competing visions of the Church's future"

The Archbishop has warned priests and deacons that they face severe penalties if they participate...

May 2011

May 06, 2011

Detroit officially names St. Anne as its patroness

The woman who was the grandmother of Jesus -- and who was a collaborator in...

April 2011

April 19, 2011

Meet the man who will be America's youngest bishop

He will be ordained an auxiliary bishop for Detroit next month. Details, from the Detroit...