Diocese of Lansing Priest Retreat

Monsignor John Zenz was the retreat leader for the priest retreat at St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt. He is the pastor at Holy Name Parish in Birmingham. He discussed John 6 and talked about the Eucharist. Msgr. Zenz said that we are called to be Christ to everyone. We are on a journey to Christ. In God’s plan nothing is lost, nothing is wasted. God puts us in the right spot.Father William Koenigsknecht, a diocesan senior priest, shared, “Monsignor took the Gospel of John and used theology and poetry to apply the Gospel to us.” And Father James Eisele, pastor of St. Michael Parish, Grand Ledge, said, “Monsignor walks the walk. He talked about formation, deformation and transformation in our lives.”
Priests who attended the retreat had been ordained from one year to seventy years. The energy and fellowship they shared made the four day retreat very special.