Make Disciples, Be Witnesses

Good News of Great Joy

During Advent and Christmas Time, we will prepare to receive the Gospel message of our Savior's birth, hasten to receive our Lord in our hearts, and discover how to preach the good news in our own time and place.

Defending Your Faith in a Culture of Unbelief

The 2024-2025 series of LANE courses are here to help you hand on and defend your faith.

What Not to Miss at Mass

This step-by-step walk through the Mass will help both adults and children better understand and participate in the Eucharistic liturgy, which is the source and summit of the Christian life.

LANE Courses on the Eucharist

Make Disciples, Be Witnesses

Jesus is calling us to make disciples and to be his witnesses on the Lakeshore, in West Michigan, and to the ends of the earth. The Lakeshore Academy for the New Evangelization (LANE) is a school of lifelong discipleship that proclaims the Gospel and empowers our Catholic community in West Michigan and beyond to live out Christ's mission.

Adults & Families

The LANE Digital Passport gives you access to all online and in-person adult classes, plus online educational materials for the whole family.

LANE Kids

LANE Kids courses are interactive, engaging, and fun! Each online course adheres to the standards put in place by the Diocese of Grand Rapids.

Parish Partnerships

Make LANE your parish’s faith formation solution! LANE offers a group rate, training, and resources to make parish implementation easy.

Lifelong Catholic Learning

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What LANE Students Are Saying

"LANE classes are incredibly interesting and truly helped open up my faith in many ways."
"LANE's excellent instructors open the material to you at a higher level"
"These classes helped me to know God. My faith was strengthened."
”If you‘re considering Catholicism, or just curious, then consider this...” In this podcast and blog from our ministry partner, Considering Catholicism, Greg Smith explores the faith, beliefs, life, and culture of the Catholic Church for curious non-Catholics, and for Catholics who want to know their faith better and share it with others.