Your Stories
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Pilgrims Flock to Birch Run to Venerate St. Padre Pio’s Relics
It’s the Lord who heals, but it doesn’t hurt to have heavenly people praying for us like Padre Pio.
Catholic school teachers recognized for faith, leadership and service
Exceptional teachers make an exceptional education possible.
Sandusky young adults group offers fellowship and faith
This ongoing series will highlight a thriving youth, college, or young adult ministry in the Diocese.
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Bishop Gruss and local faithful will travel to first National Eucharistic Congress since 1941
Your Life
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Beg! Form! Call!
My brothers and sisters in the Diocese of Saginaw, the Lord Jesus wishes to fill us with his riches!
Food for the journey
We follow in Jesus’ footsteps by nourishing ourselves with Scripture and the Eucharist. And we fortify our bodies with our daily bread.
Bishop Gruss leads annual Rural Life Mass, celebrating agricultural heritage in the Thumb
Bishop Robert Gruss led the annual Rural Life Mass and Blessing of Seeds.
When someone asks why you are Catholic …
Our witness of faith, and our answer to this simple question of why we are Catholic, can become an amazing journey.
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What should we make of celebrity converts?
Your Faith
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Diaconate ordination of Daniel Christe
Seminarian Daniel Christe received the sacrament of Holy Orders at the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw on May 17.
Question: Why does the Catholic Church call Mass “the Eucharistic sacrifice”?
At every Mass, the once-and-for-all sacrifice of Jesus on the cross – the divine sacrifice which redeems the world – is made present to us in a real but mystical way.
True, Good and Beautiful Art Contest
“What does the Eucharist mean to you?” talented young artists from across the Diocese responded with beautiful, poignant drawings.
Prayer and the challenges to responding well
Prayer is a gift of God’s grace to us. It is not something we merit. Consequently, prayer calls for our response.
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