In this book, “Dr. Collins reveals how, in the midst of the seemingly cold, stark, machine-like medical center, God’s love is present. He is healing, in the profoundest sense. In stories that are sometimes happy and sometimes sad, but always filled with depth and beauty, the physician and his patients alike experience love, trust, hope, forgiveness, gratitude, answered prayers, and meaning in suffering.” Click here to purchase.

Robert Collins, MD, is a professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he specializes in blood cancers. He directs the Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapy Program and the Combined Adult and Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program. He is a recipient of the Watson Award, the institution’s highest honor in clinical medicine.

Daniel Meloy – News Reporter for Detroit Catholic, the digital news service for the Archdiocese of Detroit.

The stories up for discussion:

Sacred Heart’s seminarians wow the audience with technicolor drama

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/seminarians-to-perform-classic-joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat

Dreamcoat used in ‘Joseph’ performance honors the legacy of Sacred Heart alum

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/dreamcoat-used-in-joseph-performance-honors-the-legacy-of-sacred-heart-alum

Microschool model invigorates individual learning at Blue Water Catholic Schools

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/microschool-model-invigorates-individual-learning-at-blue-water-catholic-schools

Rochester convert inspired by the witness of friends to join the Church this Easter

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/rochester-convert-inspired-by-the-witness-of-friends-to-join-the-church-this-easter

Easter joy is made possible by Christ’s sacrifice, archbishop says at Easter Vigil

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/easter-joy-is-made-possible-by-christs-sacrifice-archbishop-says-at-easter-vigil

Local Franciscans eager to welcome pilgrims during Jubilee Year of St. Francis

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/local-franciscans-eager-to-welcome-pilgrims-during-jubilee-year-of-st-francis

Our Lady of the Lakes recognized as top local blood drive partner by Red Cross

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/our-lady-of-the-lakes-recognized-as-top-local-blood-drive-partner-by-red-cross

Former astrologer to be confirmed at Easter after putting Christ at the center

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/former-astrologer-to-be-confirmed-this-easter-after-putting-christ-at-the-center

In a series of revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s, our Lord called for a special feast day to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. Today, we know that feast as Divine Mercy Sunday, named by Pope St. John Paul II at the canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000. Read more here!

Sr. Piper Klatt is a member of the Women of Jesus’ Merciful Passion, a new community of consecrated women who live and serve at The Shrine of Jesus The Divine Mercy.

Born and raised in a Catholic family in Northern Minnesota, Piper experienced God’s call to religious life during her junior year at Franciscan University. The call came while she was on a pilgrimage to the Divine Mercy Shrine in Kraków, Poland. Three years later, she joyfully responded to the Lord’s invitation.

She gives all thanks and praise to God for leading her to the Shrine, where she now dedicates her life—alongside the other Consecrated women in the community—to spreading God’s mercy to the world.

The Dirty Dozen List is an annual campaign that calls out twelve mainstream entities for facilitating, enabling, and even profiting from sexual abuse and exploitation. Since its inception in 2013, the Dirty Dozen List has galvanized thousands of individuals like YOU to call on corporations, government agencies, and organizations to change problematic policies and practices. This campaign has yielded major victories at Google, Netflix, TikTok, Hilton Worldwide, Verizon, Walmart, US Department of Defense, and many more.

Haley McNamara is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Programs at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. She leads joint campaigns within areas of legislation, litigation, and corporate advocacy regarding the full web of sexual exploitation issues. Her advocacy work has contributed to policy improvements in social media, online advertising, retail, and hotel industries. She has advocated at the United Nations, led international coalition campaigns, presented to Danish, Croatian, Colombian and Rwandan government officials, and more.

Haley is a former member of the Washington DC Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. This Committee advises DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on the multi-faceted continuum of the District of Columbia’s child welfare services, including prevention, early intervention, treatment, and sources of permanency.

Today is Thursday within the Octave of Easter. Vanessa previews today’s guests/topics and reflects on the Gospel reading of the day from Luke.

You are invited to join us for a night out with dinner and drinks in support of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School! Buy tickets here!

Proceeds raised will go to the St. Thomas Scholarship fund. This fund helps to ensure that all children can attend our school, regardless of financial circumstances. This year, the funds raised will also help support our excellent, faithful, and committed teachers.

📍Weber’s Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 3050 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan

⌚ Doors open at 5:30 PM

🍴 Dinner is served at 6:30 PM

🌴 Live Auction starts at 7:00 PM

🎟️ Paddle Raise at 7:30PM

💃 Live Band starts after the auction!

Michael Sauter is the Headmaster of St. Thomas the Apostle School in Ann Arbor.

National Catholic Register: ‘Something’s Happening’: Catholic Converts Surge in Many U.S. Dioceses

DetroitCatholic: At Catholic Central, a trend emerges: More students are choosing to become Catholic

Rebecca Joseph is the co-leader of the OCIT program (Order of Christian Initiation of Teens) and a theology teacher at the school.

Kevin Walters is Campus Minister and Theology Department Head. Kevin began his work within Catholic high school education within the Archdiocese of Detroit in August of 1982 and began working at Catholic Central in August of 1996. He has described his educational ministry as being transformative and key to understanding the dignity and worth of all human beings.

Today is Wednesday within the Octave of Easter. Vanessa previews today’s guests/topics and reflects on the Gospel reading of the day from Luke.

Dr. Silva is a wife, mom, Certified Metanoia Catholic Mindset Coach, podcaster, and speaker.

Dr. Carron Silva - “My mission is simply to help people find peace through forgiveness and transformation through resilience. I serve individuals who have experienced trauma, betrayal, or emotional pain, helping them move beyond survival into thriving. I envision a world where forgiveness breaks the cycle of pain, where individuals are no longer held hostage by their past, and where every person can reclaim their life with dignity and strength. Healing is not only personal it ripples outward, touching families, communities, and future generations.”

The Apostle Paul asks rhetorically in Romans 10:14, “How are they to believe in one of whom they have never heard?” Preaching has been central to the Christian faith since Christ himself, who preached the good news of the Kingdom of God. In an age of disaffiliation, St. Paul’s question remains relevant. But preaching is not merely relaying facts about the Christian religion. It is, rather, an appeal to the heart, an offer of love. Hence our title is “savoring” the mystery and not simply “knowing” it.

Savoring the Mystery understands the crisis of disaffiliation as a crisis of love and seeks to remedy this specifically in preaching by helping our participants and the people they serve grow in their love of Scripture and their love of the One to whom Scripture attests.

Joshua McManaway is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He is the program director for Savoring the Mystery: Renewing Catholic Preaching in an Age of Disaffiliation funded by Lilly Endowment Inc, and the Academic Director of the Take a Second Look initiative. He regularly teaches courses in the Theology department on Scripture, languages, and the history of the Church.