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Bishop Michael G. Duca of the Diocese of Baton Rouge issued the following statement on the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

Our God is the God of freedom. He longs to free us from our junk and fill us with His very self. Why? Because He loves us. Jesus is active in His pursuit of us. We must never forget that. That was the whole point of Him becoming one of us, to show that there was NOTHING He would not do to bring us back into relationship with Him.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has warned the bill would trample religious freedom protections while codifying gender ideology in federal law. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has warned the bill would trample religious freedom protections while codifying gender ideology in federal law.

In their latest "Voter Voice" the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops state that "The Equality Act Discriminates AGAINST Life and People of Faith" and urge Catholics to voice their opposition to congressmen.

This is for March 6-7, 2021

If we can believe the Gospels, Jesus did know all of this, not because he had a divine consciousness but because like the woman in the story he knew right from the beginning what it meant to be the one standing alone, outside the normal human circle.

Immigration has recently appeared in the news as a hot-button issue. People have become bitterly divided whether, and how, we should welcome immigrants into our country.

God in Jesus showed us how to handle suffering even though he was sinless and therefore not deserving of any kind of punishment.  But Jesus was willing to die the most horrible of deaths just to show us that God never abandons us.

Americans, too, can persevere. With humanity and civility in our hearts, we will overcome what divides us. 

In an event filled with inspiring messages, the celebration of Mass, fellowship and Eucharistic adoration, young Catholics pondered how their lives uniquely fit into God’s vast design of creation during the SEEK 21 Conference Feb. 4–7 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Baton Rouge. 

Lent can also be a time of great joy and anticipation as the faithful accompany Jesus along the path to his resurrection.

Confession with a priest can be one way to help prevent venial sins from developing into a pattern that could lead to mortal sins.

To honor women religious in the Diocese of Baton Rouge and nationwide the local community is joining in a collaborative effort to end hunger during National Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14. 

Father Carville has a long history in ministry with families and young adult Catholics largely through his overseas mission work. He began priestly ministry after ordination with seven years at Cathedral Prep School in Baton Rouge as teacher, rector and assistant coach.  

Father Reuben Dykes, pastor of Mater Dolorosa Church in Independence, delivers a talk on the Terror of Demons during the Men of the Immaculata Conference on Feb. 20 at St. George Church in Baton Rouge.

A major facelift at St. Thomas More Church in Baton Rouge will offer a dramatically different view of the Baton Rouge campus that intersects at the corner of Sherwood Forest and Goodwood boulevards.  

The Lenten journey continues as we navigate the path paved with stones of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The Sunday Mass readings for the Second and Third Sundays of Lent unveil virtues of God’s most faithful, most poignantly the virtue of obedience. For by obedience we grow in faith on our journey to Easter.

Getting away for a 30-day prayer retreat and spending time on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius may seem blissful, yet impossible.  But even in today’s busy world, there’s still a way to make the commitment and find peace through the 19th Annotation.

A collaborative effort involving the Diocese of Baton Rouge and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University will allow those wishing to enter formation with the goal of becoming spiritual directors to stay in Baton Rouge for training. 

The fiery power of the Holy Spirit and family love spanning decades were evident as Elle Caraccioli, 16, was accompanied by her great-grandmother and sponsor Beverly Mason, 90, to be confirmed by Bishop Michael G. Duca at St. Patrick Church in Baton Rouge on Jan. 30.