One year later, Father Paul Gros remembers the faces.

As a young Marine traversing the globe on active duty, Duke Duplessis’ travels afforded him to opportunity to visit the Vatican. 

By virtue of our “baptism in faith, we partake in the divine nature of God through Jesus Christ and are truly sanctified (made holy). If we let go of this perfection, we offend God and thus are in need of his great mercy, as we petition ‘And forgive us our debts’ ” (Mt. 6:12) (Flannery, A. (1998). Vatican Council II. New York: Costello).

Are all of the truths, all that we need to believe in, found in the Scriptures?

Bishop Michael G. Duca, right, holds up the key to Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Baton Rouge before symbolically presenting it to Father Todd Lloyd during Father Lloyd’s pastor installation Aug. 28. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator

Father David Dawson, left, pledges his commitment to the congregation at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Maringouin from the Order of Installation on Aug. 27. Bishop Michael G. Duca, right, installed Father Dawson as the pastor of the tri-parishes of Immaculate Heart, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Livonia and St. Joseph Church in Grosse Tete. Photo by Richard Meek | The Catholic Commentator

Cindy Scardina leads worship at Catholic Charismatic renewal events with the band “Mercy Beaucoup.” For her, the phrase expresses her thankfulness for the mercy and abundant life God gives her through her adoptive and biological families.

By happy circumstance or strategic planning while touring Italy you may find yourself in Assisi from Aug. 1-2. Then you may enter the vast basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. 

Barbara Bahlinger, 92, has devoted her life to the universal church as a member of Caritas. 

Anticipating the arrival of a new pastor can often trigger a range of emotions for expectant parishioners, from the excitement of welcoming a new shepherd to the disappointment of watching their beloved spiritual leader depart.