Given the rampant misinformation circulated by the news media in regards to the announcement on October 5, 2018 by the Diocese of Lansing regarding one of their priests, Fr. Robert Gerl, as well as our own statement regarding Fr. Gerl’s pastoral work here in our Diocese which we released on October 11, 2018, we feel it important to offer some important clarifications.

The Diocese of Kalamazoo released the following statement in regards to Rev. Robert Gerl, an incardinated priest for the Diocese of Lansing who had previously served in the Diocese of Kalamazoo:
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The Diocese of Kalamazoo released the following statement in regards to today’s search warrant executed by the Michigan State Police:
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October is the month devoted to the Holy Rosary. The purpose of the rosary is to help us meditate on the great mysteries of our salvation. The main focus is on Jesus - his birth, life, death, and resurrection. Pray it often or daily...on your way to school, to work. Pray it alone. Pray it with your spouse. Pray it with your family, your friends...

As we join together to celebrate the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time we are confronted once again with a new development in the ongoing scandal regarding past clerical sexual abuse allegations within the Church. This past Friday, September 21, 2018, we learned that the Michigan Attorney General’s Office announced Mr. Schuette’s intention to conduct an investigation into the handling of clergy sexual abuse allegations by the Catholic Church within the seven dioceses of Michigan, going back as far as 1950.
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Bishop Paul J. Bradley has announced the release of “A Plan to Protect” for the Diocese of Kalamazoo calling for expanded measures within the Church to safeguard all its people.
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The Ordinary time of the year makes up the largest part of our liturgical calendar, and it represents our day-by-day life in this world, as we deal with our daily responsibilities to God, Church, family, friends, work, school and our community and nation; in other words, everything that we are “ordinarily” called to do in our daily lives. These summer months, during which we have more time to relax and catch up on what we find ourselves saying we have no time for due to our busy schedules, provide us with a great opportunity to remind ourselves of what is important in our lives, and to renew our commitments to all the ordinarily important relationships in our lives.

As we join together to celebrate the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, many of us do so with a sense of shock, shame, and sadness in our hearts in light of the widespread recent news coverage of past clerical abuse by individuals in leadership within the Catholic Church.
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Al unirnos para celebrar el vigésimo domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, muchos de nosotros lo hacemos con una sensación de conmoción, vergüenza y tristeza en nuestros corazones a la luz de la amplia cobertura reciente de noticias sobre abusos pasados por parte del clero en el liderazgo dentro de la Iglesia Católica
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— Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, President of the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has issued the following statement after a series of meetings with members of the USCCB's Executive Committee and other bishops.
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Bishop Paul J. Bradley released the following statement today in regard to the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report involving the six Catholic Dioceses in that State. Bishop Bradley’s statement follows:
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Celebrating the End of Summer and Beginning of Fall 2018. As families continue to enjoy the outdoors and celebrate the season with family reunions, weddings, baby showers, graduations, and other activities...Let us remember to protect and take good care of our neighborhoods, parks, roadsides and any other places entrusted to us by God, Creator of all good things...

Bishop Paul J. Bradley released the following statement today in regards to recent allegations of sexual abuse within the Church, and in solidarity with the statement issued by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Bishop Bradley’s statement follows:
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Last fall more than 3,000 people filled Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo for the Kalamazoo United prayer event. Jeff Wenke, Pastor, The Bridge, Portage and Bishop Bradley, co-organizers of Kalamazoo United, considered the event a great success as a visible show of Christian unity. The hope was to inspire greater unity and collaboration among Protestant and Catholic Churches in the Kalamazoo area. The logical follow-up question for the Kalamazoo United planning committee was, “What now?”

Holy Family Healthcare has expanded its women’s health services to include a newly hired midwife.

Priests, religious and lay leaders from 10 dioceses plus the Archdiocese of Detroit met at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit on June 2-3 for the Region VI of V Encuentro, a gathering of Church leaders to discuss how better to minister to the estimated 427,000 Hispanic Catholics in Michigan and Ohio.

St. Ann Parish began Perpetual Adoration on Pentecost, but it came about in God’s time.

More than 30 percent of students from Battle Creek Area Catholic schools’ (BCACS) community come from underrepresented racial and cultural groups. Administrators believe this vibrant diversity is a gift to BCACS, though they recognize it also comes with a challenge.

1968. It was a tumultuous time that is etched in history as the year of the tragic assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, countless protests of the Vietnam War and shifting cultural norms as more than 6 million women began using the birth control pill, introduced just eight years earlier. The year also marks a significant time in the history of the Church as many awaited the encyclical from Blessed Pope John VI where it was anticipated he would address the topic of artificial contraception.

After a long winter and a rather odd spring, we find ourselves ready for summer and all the season brings. Students are beginning to enjoy their summer vacation, families are planning summer-time activities, and hopefully, we all will experience a bit of a more relaxed schedule for the next few months. Even in our Liturgical schedule, the festive Season of Easter and Pentecost, and the subsequent Solemn Feasts, have been completed, and we have returned to what we call the “Ordinary Time” of the liturgical year.