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The ten members of the Administration Secretariat gather for their meeting every other month to fulfill their mission to assist the Bishop in operating the Catholic Life Center and diocesan ministries and apostolates while also providing administrative consultation and services to the parishes and apostolates that comprise the Diocese of Baton Rouge.

The Secretariat for Communications is responsible for the effective and efficient communication of news, events, and any public information released by the Bishop of Baton Rouge.  Five members meet every other month to help improve news flow to the clergy and faithful.

Join St. Margaret's for their parish mission from February 28 - March 2, 2021.

Join Immaculate Conception Church as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. For more information, call Suzanne Maginnis at 225-627-5124. .

Join St. Mary of False River for adoration offered each week of the Lenten season.

Calling all young adults aged 18-35! Come and adore our Lord is the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph in Ponchatoula from 5:00-6:00PM. The event will end with Vespers. For more information, contact Nicole Richard at nrichard@sjscrusaders.org.

Join St. Agnes parish in celebrating the Year of St. Joseph this Lenten season.

Join St. Alphonsus parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Masks and social distancing are required, For more information, call Donna Speeg at 225-261-6635.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-665-5359.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call Marsha Dupont at 225-687-2402.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Layne Mire at 225-749-2189.

Come and See if you are being called to the priesthood. Join us to experience a weekend in the life of a seminarian at the St. Joseph Seminary College. Contact the Vocations Office for details.

The Secretariat for Pastoral Services comprises the departments and persons responsible for providing opportunities for evangelization through pastoral ministry in works of service, leadership, and justice.  The Secretariat aims, through its ministries, to help others enter into communion with the charity of Christ; they meet every other month for conversation and effective planning.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Lanie Borum at 225-567-3573.

Join St. Gerard Majella at its The World Made Flesh Mini Retreat each Thursday in Lent. For more information, call Cindy Thibodeaux at 225-355-2553.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season, followed by the Stations of the Cross. For more information, call Father Eliseus Ibeh at 985-513-3470.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Most Blessed Sacrament Men's Club.

Join St. Patrick's Church for its weekly Way of the Cross and Fish Fry throughout the Lenten season! The Way of the Cross will begin at 5 p.m. and the Fish Fry will take place from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Mercy.

Join St. Alphonsus for a time of family adoration and benediction. Masks and social distancing are required. Contact Olga Johnson for more information at 225-261-4644.

Human Dignity at the End of Life

On Monday, March 8, 2021, Bishop Duca will dedicate his 8 a.m. mass from St. Joseph Chapel at the Tracy Center to these women. The mass will be streamed on Catholic Life TV Baton Rouge. Please join us in prayer Monday morning.

Join us for a penance service offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-293-2212.

Join St. Jules parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Adoration will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will end with benediction. For more information, please call 225-473-8569

Join St. John the Evangelist every Lenten Monday at 7:00 pm as they journey the road to Jerusalem. Looking for Peace? Come sit in the candlelight, rest in His Spirit, reflect on your Lenten Journey, delve into the silence and pray at the Cross as we walk with Christ from Mount Tabor to Jerusalem. For more information, call Deacon Randy Clement at 225-673-8307.

Join Immaculate Conception Church as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. For more information, call Suzanne Maginnis at 225-627-5124. .

Join St. Benedict the Moor Church at its "Listen to the Voice of God" Lenten Evening of Reflection , led by Deacon Alfred Adams from St. Michael the Archangel Church in Convent. For more information, call Rev. Eliseus Ibeh at 985-513-3470.

Join St. Mary of False River for adoration offered each week of the Lenten season.

The Secretariat for Evangelization comprises the departments and persons responsible for providing support to clergy, school, and parish catechetical leaders through consultation related to evangelization and catechesis. Every other month, these eleven members gather for planning and continued dialogue.

Calling all young adults aged 18-35! Come and adore our Lord is the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph in Ponchatoula from 5:00-6:00PM. The event will end with Vespers. For more information, contact Nicole Richard at nrichard@sjscrusaders.org.

Join St. Agnes parish in celebrating the Year of St. Joseph this Lenten season.

Join St. Alphonsus parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Masks and social distancing are required, For more information, call Donna Speeg at 225-261-6635.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-665-5359.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call Marsha Dupont at 225-687-2402.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Layne Mire at 225-749-2189.

The four members of the Secretariat for Catholic Schools meet every other month to provide support for Catholic schools and related programs, assisting them to promote excellence in faith formation, academic rigor, innovation programs, responsible stewardship, and joyful celebration of service to the community.  

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Lanie Borum at 225-567-3573.

Join St. Gerard Majella at its The World Made Flesh Mini Retreat each Thursday in Lent. For more information, call Cindy Thibodeaux at 225-355-2553.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Spring 2021 Bioethics Webinar Persons, Society, and Medicine: Catholic Social Teaching and Healthcare Ethics presented by Dr. Paul Scherz.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Spring 2021 Bioethics Lecture Webinar The Ethics of Population Health: Social Determinants, Big Data, and the Ends of Medicine presented by Dr. Paul Scherz. This webinar is free but registration is required.

Come support the mission of St. Vincent de Paul at this year's 26th Annual Count Your Blessings Supper by driving by Our Lady of Mercy on March 12th to pick up some of Chef John Folse’s spinach, artichoke and crabmeat bisque.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season, followed by the Stations of the Cross. For more information, call Father Eliseus Ibeh at 985-513-3470.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Most Blessed Sacrament Men's Club.

Join St. Patrick's Church for its weekly Way of the Cross and Fish Fry throughout the Lenten season! The Way of the Cross will begin at 5 p.m. and the Fish Fry will take place from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Mercy.

Join St. Gerard Majella parish in mass and praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet on March 12,19 and 26. For more information, please call Cindy Thibodeaux at 225-355-2553.

All deacon candidates in the Classes of 2021-2025 are required to submit to Fr. Jamin David and Fr. Paul Gros their annual self-assessments crafted from the questionnaires previously sent to each candidate. Contact Fr. Jamin, Fr. Paul or Suzanne for more information.

St. Elizabeth's Church in Paincourtville is hosting a retreat for parents and children. There will be reconciliation at 3 p.m. and mass at 4 p.m. For more information, please call 225-473-8569.

Our diocese will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection. Your support of this collection serves Jesus in disguise in some of the most marginalized communities in our world.

Bishop Duca joins Fr. Cleo Milano and the community of Our Lady of Mercy for the blessing of their new Columbarium Garden on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. on March 14, 2021. The event will take place underneath the pavilion in the garden. Families whose cremains have been placed in their niches will be present and the Bishop will impart his blessing.

Join us for a penance service offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-293-2212.

Join St. Jules parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Adoration will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will end with benediction. For more information, please call 225-473-8569

Join St. John the Evangelist every Lenten Monday at 7:00 pm as they journey the road to Jerusalem. Looking for Peace? Come sit in the candlelight, rest in His Spirit, reflect on your Lenten Journey, delve into the silence and pray at the Cross as we walk with Christ from Mount Tabor to Jerusalem. For more information, call Deacon Randy Clement at 225-673-8307.

This class offers a general introduction to Natural Family Planning including basic Catholic Church teaching on human sexuality, the science of fertility, and an overview of different methods available.

Join Immaculate Conception Church as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. For more information, call Suzanne Maginnis at 225-627-5124. .

Join us for this night of penance and reconciliation. Vietnamese confessions will be heard in the parish hall. For more information, call our church office at 225-357-4800. St. Anthony of Padua and Le Van Phung Church also offers confession from 3-3:45 in English each Saturday.

Join St. Mary of False River for adoration offered each week of the Lenten season.

The Secretariat for Clergy & Religious Life comprises ten departments and persons responsible for providing support not only for priests and deacons, but also the members of religious orders active within the diocese. Also integral to the secretariat are the offices of vocations and seminarians and diaconate formation, which are responsible for aiding those men discerning the priesthood, diaconate, or religious life. The group meets every other month to fulfill their consultative obligation.

Calling all young adults aged 18-35! Come and adore our Lord is the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph in Ponchatoula from 5:00-6:00PM. The event will end with Vespers. For more information, contact Nicole Richard at nrichard@sjscrusaders.org.

Join St. Agnes parish in celebrating the Year of St. Joseph this Lenten season.

Join St. Alphonsus parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Masks and social distancing are required, For more information, call Donna Speeg at 225-261-6635.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-665-5359.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call Marsha Dupont at 225-687-2402.

Join us for this night of penance and reconciliation. Vietnamese confessions will be heard in the parish hall. For more information, call our church office at 225-357-4800. St. Anthony of Padua and Le Van Phung Church also offers confession from 3-3:45 in English each Saturday.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Lanie Borum at 225-567-3573.

Join St. Gerard Majella at its The World Made Flesh Mini Retreat each Thursday in Lent. For more information, call Cindy Thibodeaux at 225-355-2553.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Layne Mire at 225-749-2189.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season, followed by the Stations of the Cross. For more information, call Father Eliseus Ibeh at 985-513-3470.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Most Blessed Sacrament Men's Club.

Join St. Patrick's Church for its weekly Way of the Cross and Fish Fry throughout the Lenten season! The Way of the Cross will begin at 5 p.m. and the Fish Fry will take place from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Mercy.

Join St. Gerard Majella parish in mass and praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet on March 12,19 and 26. For more information, please call Cindy Thibodeaux at 225-355-2553.

Men interested in the permanent diaconate are invited to participate in our fourth of five discernment sessions to learn more about diaconate formation in Baton Rouge! This session will focus on the Pastoral Formation component of the diaconate.

Join us for a penance service offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-293-2212.

Join St. Jules parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Adoration will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will end with benediction. For more information, please call 225-473-8569

Join St. John the Baptist Church's Lenten Mission, led by Rev. Jim Sichko, Missionary of Mercy. For more information, please call Layne Mire at 225-749-2189.

Join St. John the Evangelist every Lenten Monday at 7:00 pm as they journey the road to Jerusalem. Looking for Peace? Come sit in the candlelight, rest in His Spirit, reflect on your Lenten Journey, delve into the silence and pray at the Cross as we walk with Christ from Mount Tabor to Jerusalem. For more information, call Deacon Randy Clement at 225-673-8307.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-387-6671.

Join Immaculate Conception Church as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. For more information, call Suzanne Maginnis at 225-627-5124. .

Join St. Mary of False River for adoration offered each week of the Lenten season.

Calling all young adults aged 18-35! Come and adore our Lord is the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph in Ponchatoula from 5:00-6:00PM. The event will end with Vespers. For more information, contact Nicole Richard at nrichard@sjscrusaders.org.

Join St. Agnes parish in celebrating the Year of St. Joseph this Lenten season.

Twice annually, candidates engaged in diaconate formation (and their wives) are required to attend an "Evening of Prayer and Reflection" on a pertinent topic regarding diaconate spirituality. We thank St. John Church in Prairieville for hosting the Office of the Diaconate for this event!

Join St. Alphonsus parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Masks and social distancing are required, For more information, call Donna Speeg at 225-261-6635.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-665-5359.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Lanie Borum at 225-567-3573.

Join St. Gerard Majella at its The World Made Flesh Mini Retreat each Thursday in Lent. For more information, call Cindy Thibodeaux at 225-355-2553.

Join us for our Lenten penance service. For more information, please call Father Mathew Dunn at 225-673-5532.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season. For more information, call Layne Mire at 225-749-2189.

Join us for a penance service offered each week of the Lenten season, followed by the Stations of the Cross. For more information, call Father Eliseus Ibeh at 985-513-3470.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Most Blessed Sacrament Men's Club.

Join St. Patrick's Church for its weekly Way of the Cross and Fish Fry throughout the Lenten season! The Way of the Cross will begin at 5 p.m. and the Fish Fry will take place from 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting one of our local parishes.

Maintain your commitment to abstaining from meat on Fridays during Lent by supporting the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Mercy.

Join St. Gerard Majella parish in mass and praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet on March 12,19 and 26. For more information, please call Cindy Thibodeaux at 225-355-2553.

Join us for a penance service offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-293-2212.

Join St. Jules parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Adoration will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will end with benediction. For more information, please call 225-473-8569

Join St. Joseph Church in Ponchatoula at its Tenebrae Service, which will include Scripture, prayer, reflection, mediation and music. For more information, please call Rhonda Rossano at 985-386-3749.

Join St. John the Evangelist every Lenten Monday at 7:00 pm as they journey the road to Jerusalem. Looking for Peace? Come sit in the candlelight, rest in His Spirit, reflect on your Lenten Journey, delve into the silence and pray at the Cross as we walk with Christ from Mount Tabor to Jerusalem. For more information, call Deacon Randy Clement at 225-673-8307.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-387-6671.

Join Immaculate Conception Church as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. For more information, call Suzanne Maginnis at 225-627-5124. .

Join St. Mary of False River for adoration offered each week of the Lenten season.

Calling all young adults aged 18-35! Come and adore our Lord is the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph in Ponchatoula from 5:00-6:00PM. The event will end with Vespers. For more information, contact Nicole Richard at nrichard@sjscrusaders.org.

Join St. Alphonsus parish as they pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet each week during the Lenten season. Masks and social distancing are required, For more information, call Donna Speeg at 225-261-6635.

Join us for The Light is On for You offered during the Lenten season. For more information, call 225-665-5359.