Here are the priests celebrating milestone anniversaries of their ordinations this year: 25 years Fr. Matthew A. Ellis Fr. Ellis, 53, was ordained Nov. 5, 1988, after attending the University of Detroit, Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit and St. John’s Provincial Seminary, Plymouth Township. After ordination, Fr. Ellis’ first assignment was as associate pastor of…
Priesthood Sunday
Honoring our priests with a day all their own
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Priesthood Sunday honors the sacrifice
by The Michigan Catholic •
DETROIT — There’s Secretary’s Day. And Grandparent’s Day. And Bosses’ Day. There’s even National Dog Day (seriously, it’s Aug. 26). So when the USA Council of Serra International and other groups decided to organize the first Priesthood Sunday in 2003, it was something of a no-brainer. Our priests have long been tireless workers in the…
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Prayer in a priest’s personal life essential to ministry
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By Michelle Samartino | The Michigan Catholic DETROIT — On the treadmill, via a phone app or in front of the Eucharist, priests find the time to pray in their personal life, bringing them peace within a busy vocation. Priesthood Sunday, celebrated Oct. 28, recognizes the importance of our pastoral leaders and how vital they…
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Family takes message across archdiocese: Pray for priests
by Robert Delaney •
DETROIT — A Walled Lake family has completed a three-year pilgrimage, during which they have taken their message urging fellow Catholics to pray for priests and vocations to every church in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Nick and Doris Lontscharitsch, along with their daughter, Doris Yvone, 20, and son, Juan Pablo, 16, wrapped up their pilgrimage…
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Missionary priests the ‘heroes of the Church’
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By Tim Keenan | The Michigan Catholic Local fathers head to Japan, South Pacific to spread the Good News DETROIT — Former Detroit Archbishop Adam Cardinal Maida once called foreign missionaries “heroes of the Church” due to their willingness to endure hardships and risk martyrdom in an effort to bring the Good News to people…
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Readers show gratitude for priests
by The Michigan Catholic •
In October, The Michigan Catholic asked readers to share warm thoughts about their priests, in honor of “Priesthood Sunday,” which is the last Sunday of October. A listing of letters in gratitude for priests was printed in our Oct. 21 issue — but the letters keep coming in. Here are some recent letters from the…
