CV NEWS FEED // The Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, is set to host a Catholic men’s conference meant to help deepen attendees’ zeal in their faith life.
The 2025 Ignite Catholic Men’s Conference, which the Diocese is hosting with the Knights of Columbus, will take place March 22 at Eastern Michigan University’s George Gervin GameAbove Center.
“This conference is not meant to simply ignite your faith for a day,” the Diocese states, “but to spark [a] burning zeal for the Lord that will help you become the man you are called to be in your home, parish and workplace.”
According to the conference’s website, attendees will spend time in prayer and adoration, hear talks from pro-life speakers, and engage with Catholic ministries.
In a Feb. 8 diocesan video, Peter Herbeck, the vice president and director of missions for the Ann Arbor-based Renewal Ministries, explained that the conference will be fruitful for anyone who comes with an open heart.
“[N]o matter where you are, no matter what battles you are fighting right now, [if] you come with an open heart, the love of God is going to be poured right into you, strengthen you, and renew you,” said Herbeck, who is set to be one of the event speakers.
Other speakers include Father Joe Krupp from Joe in Black Ministries; Matt Birk, an NFL Super Bowl champion and pro-life speaker; and Jonathan Reyes, the Knights of Columbus senior vice president of evangelization and faith formation.
The Diocese stated on its website that the conference will help attendees connect with other Catholics in the state of Michigan while igniting their spirit “to live as a faithful Catholic in [a] post-Christian world.”
The conference website also includes insights from people who attended the conference in previous years.
“This conference encouraged me,to stop fearing rejection,” one man said.”[It[ called me to strengthen my faith, and reaffirmed my role [as] the spiritual leader of my family.”.
Another man explained that he was able to learn from the self-reflection opportunities he had at the conference.
“I had a chance to apply the presentations to my own situation,” he said, “identify things I wanted to change and develop a personal action plan to take a few steps closer to becoming the man I am meant to be.”
