On Saturday, April 25, Archbishop Weisenburger took part in a panel discussion at the University of Detroit Mercy about the Church's prophetic role in some of the most important conversations of the day. The event, "Synodality Encounters: A Conversation on the Church's Prophetic Role of the Church in This Time and Place," featured Archbishop Weisenburger along with other panelists including Bishop John E. Stowe, OFM Conv., of Lexington, Kentucky; Sr. Helen Marie Burns, RSM, current university board member and former president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious; and Matt Mio, Ph.D., chairman and longtime professor of chemistry and biochemistry, as well as a devoted local Catholic. The panel was moderated by Bridget Deegan-Krause, M.Div., BCC, who has 30 years of ministry in Catholic health care and higher education, and hosted by Fr. Charles Oduke, SJ, the university's vice president for mission integration.

Check back in this week's Detroit Catholic for a report on the panel discussion.

On Saturday, April 25, Archbishop Weisenburger presided over confirmations with approximately 20 young people at Most Holy Redeemer Parish in southwest Detroit. The archbishop paused for photos with the altar servers before Mass, and a group picture with all of the confirmed students after Mass.

On Thursday, April 23, Archbishop Weisenburger celebrated Mass at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit to launch "Listen, Teach, Send," a two-day regional formation event for Church leaders who work with young people, led by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in partnership with the Archdiocese of Detroit. 

On Monday, April 20, Archbishop Weisenburger joined clergy at the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit for a continuing education workshop on the sacraments of penance and anointing of the sick. The workshop was presented by Fr. Richard Fragomeni, professor and chair of the Department of Word and Worship at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and rector of the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii in Chicago.

On Saturday, April 18, Archbishop Weisenburger celebrated Mass with hundreds of husbands, fathers and sons during the 17th annual Hispanic Men's Conference at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. The daylong gathering included Eucharistic adoration, confession, praise and worship music and speakers exploring men's roles as spiritual leaders in their homes and communities. The conference's theme was inspired by Joshua 24:15: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

On Friday, April 17, Archbishop Weisenburger joined approximately 85 high school students and 20 adults from across the Archdiocese of Detroit for the sixth annual Strangers No Longer Youth Conference at University of Detroit Jesuit High School's Johnson Recreation Center. During the conference, young people gained a deeper insight into the lives of immigrants within their communities and how their experiences can reflect and affirm the inherent dignity of every human being.

After hearing testimonies from immigrants, immigration lawyers, policy experts and reform advocates, students broke into small groups to learn about practices of de-escalation in scenarios of division, the experiences of refugees seeking asylum, and how to advocate for the rights and dignity of immigrants in their communities.

On Tuesday, April 14, Archbishop Weisenburger visited the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak along with visiting family members from out of state. During the visit, the archbishop stopped to chat with Muriel, a parish volunteer who was watering the parish's Easter lilies.

On Wednesday, April 8, Archbishop Weisenburger had a "wonderful visit" with students and teachers at St. Charles Borromeo Academy in Newport. During the archbishop's visit, students each were asked to choose a stuffed animal or figure representing a saint or biblical figure. Some chose figures such as Jonah and the whale from the Old Testament, while others chose holy men and women from throughout Church history. One young man even brought a priest figure to represent his pastor, Fr. Henry Rebello.

On Saturday, April 4, Archbishop Weisenburger led the Archdiocese of Detroit in the solemn celebration of Christ's victory of sin and death during the Easter Vigil in the holy night at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. The most solemn liturgy of the Church's year, the Mass began in darkness, illuminated only by the Easter fire, and ended with the joyous celebration of the Eucharist, complete with new Catholics welcomed into the Church via baptism and confirmation. 

On Good Friday, April 3, Archbishop Weisenburger led Detroit's faithful in somber prayer as the Archdiocese of Detroit remembered Christ's passion and death on the cross. On the only day of the Church's liturgical year without a Mass, members of the faithful approached to venerate the sacred wood of the Cross, as the tabernacle remained open and empty, a reminder of the absence of Christ in anticipation of the glory of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.

On Holy Thursday, April 2, Archbishop Weisenburger led Detroit's faithful in the celebration of the Mass of the Lord's Supper, which commemorates Christ's institution of the Holy Eucharist and the sacred priesthood on the night before his death. In imitation of Jesus' washing the feet of his apostles, Archbishop Weisenburger washed the feet of parishioners at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament before leading the faithful in somber silence, keeping watch and praying with Christ at the altar of repose.

On Holy Thursday, April 2, Archbishop Weisenburger celebrated the annual Chrism Mass with Detroit's priests at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit. One of the most solemn Masses of the year, the Chrism Mass is an occasion for priests across the archdiocese to renew their vows and receive the sacred oils that will be used throughout the year during baptisms, confirmations, ordinations and anointings.