Apostolado Hispano
Baton Rouge, LA MAP INFO
Ascension of Our Lord
Donaldsonville, LA MAP SITE
Assumption of the B.V.M
Plattenville, LA MAP SITE
Christ The King (LSU)
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Holy Family
Port Allen, LA MAP SITE
Holy Ghost
Hammond, LA MAP SITE
Holy Rosary
St. Amant, LA MAP SITE
Immaculate Conception (Scotlandville)
Baton Rouge, LA MAP INFO
Immaculate Conception
Denham Springs, LA MAP SITE
Immaculate Conception
Lakeland, LA MAP INFO
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Maringouin, LA MAP SITE
Mater Dolorosa
Independence, LA MAP SITE
Most Blessed Sacrament
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Gramercy, LA MAP SITE
Our Lady of Mercy
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St. Francisville, LA MAP SITE
Our Lady of Peace
Vacherie, LA MAP SITE
Our Lady of Pompeii
Tickfaw, LA MAP SITE
Our Lady of Prompt Succor
White Castle, LA MAP SITE
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Agnes
Baton Rouge, LA MAP INFO
St. Albert the Great
and Catholic Student Center (SELU)
Hammond, LA MAP SITE
St. Aloysius
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Greenwell Springs, LA MAP SITE
St. Anne
Napoleonville, LA MAP SITE
St. Anne
Sorrento, LA MAP SITE
Sts. Anthony of Padua
and Emmanuel Le Van Phung
Baton Rouge, LA MAP INFO
St. Anthony of Padua
Darrow, LA MAP SITE
St. Augustine
New Roads, LA MAP SITE
St. Benedict the Moor
Napoleonville, LA MAP SITE
St. Catherine of Siena
Donaldsonville, LA MAP INFO
St. Elizabeth
Paincourtville, LA MAP INFO
St. Francis Xavier
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Livonia, LA MAP SITE
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Deaf Center
Baton Rouge, LA MAP INFO
St. Francis of Assisi
Donaldsonville, LA MAP SITE
St. Gabriel the Archangel
St. Gabriel, LA MAP SITE
St. George
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Gerard Majella
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Isidore the Farmer
Baker, LA MAP SITE
St. James
St. James, LA MAP SITE
St. Jean Vianney
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Joan of Arc
Bayou Pigeon, LA MAP INFO
St. John the Baptist
Brusly, LA MAP SITE
St. John the Baptist
Zachary, LA MAP SITE
St. John the Evangelist
Plaquemine, LA MAP SITE
St. John the Evangelist
Prairieville, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph
French Settlement, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph
Grosse Tete, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph
Paulina, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph
Ponchatoula, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph Cathedral
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph Chapel
and Catholic Student Center (SUBR)
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph the Worker
Pierre Part, LA MAP SITE
St. Jude the Apostle
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Jules
Belle Rose, LA MAP INFO
St. Louis King of France
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Margaret Queen of Scotland
Albany, LA MAP SITE
St. Mark
Gonzales, LA MAP SITE
St. Mary of False River
New Roads, LA MAP SITE
St. Michael the Archangel
Convent, LA MAP SITE
St. Patrick
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Paul the Apostle
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Philip
Vacherie, LA MAP SITE
St. Philomena
Labadieville, LA MAP SITE
St. Pius X
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Stephen the Martyr
Maurepas, LA MAP SITE
St. Theresa of Avila
Gonzales, LA MAP SITE
St. Thomas More
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Catholic Schools Office
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Redemptorist Special Education Program
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Ascension Catholic High School
Donaldsonville, LA MAP SITE
Ascension Catholic Elementary School
Donaldsonville, LA MAP SITE
Catholic High School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Catholic Elementary of Pointe Coupée
and Catholic High of Pointe Coupée
New Roads, LA MAP SITE
Holy Family School
Port Allen, LA MAP SITE
Holy Ghost School
Hammond, LA MAP SITE
Mater Dolorosa School
Independence, LA MAP SITE
Most Blessed Sacrament School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Our Lady of Mercy School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Our Lady of the Lake College
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Redemptorist Regional High School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Redemptorist Elementary School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
Sacred Heart of Jesus School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Aloysius School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Alphonsus Liguori School
Greenwell Springs, LA MAP SITE
St. Elizabeth Interparochial School
Paincourtville, LA MAP SITE
St. Francis Xavier School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. George School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Jean Vianney School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. John Elementary/Middle School
Plaquemine, LA MAP SITE
St. John High School
Plaquemine, LA MAP SITE
St. John Primary School
Prairieville, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph School
Ponchatoula, LA MAP SITE
St. Joseph's Academy
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Jude the Apostle School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Louis King of France School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Michael the Archangel High School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
St. Peter Chanel Interparochial School
Paulina, LA MAP SITE
St. Theresa of Avila School
Gonzales, LA MAP SITE
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Hammond, LA MAP SITE
St. Thomas More School
Baton Rouge, LA MAP SITE
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Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
June 2012 - USCCB "Why Conscience is Important" bulletin inserts
Dear Brothers,
As you know, since January there has been much attention to our efforts to address the very troubling Health and Human Services (HHS) coercive mandate requiring almost all private health plans to cover contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs. For the first time in our nation’s history, the federal government will force religious institutions to facilitate drugs and procedures contrary to our moral teaching. And it will purport to define which religious institutions are “religious enough” to merit an exemption. read more...
While our US Conference of Catholic Bishops has had to respond quickly to many urgent situations with the Administration, Congress and the media, we certainly want to be responsive to our people in the pews. The Conference has been working to develop a series of bulletin inserts to address a wide range of issues from our concerns over religious liberty to the Church’s teaching on sexuality and openness to new human life. Some of these will simply be catechetical and others will encourage parishioners to take some needed action.
If you were able to make use of the first bulletin insert in your parish in the late-April to late-May timeframe, I am very grateful to you. The second in the series of nationwide bulletin inserts is now available for parish distribution from now through the end of June. The focus is on “Why Conscience is Important” and it encourages parishioners to send an email message to HHS during the limited comment period announced by the Administration, as well as a message to Congress. The bulletin insert also directs parishioners to resources on the Fortnight for Freedom. As the Conference has done with the other nationwide bulletin inserts related to healthcare reform or the HHS mandate, these resources are being provided electronically. This model has worked well as many parishes have printed these one-page inserts directly into their bulletins. All inserts will be provided in English and Spanish, as well as black & white and color. For your convenience, copies of each insert in PDF format are attached to this memorandum, as well as available on our diocesan website.
At this point we anticipate providing the following bulletin inserts:
• April-May: Religious liberty
• June: Why conscience is important.
• July-August: Several inserts on marriage, sexuality and openness to new life.
• September: Conscience formation.
• December: Current challenges and calling the new Congress to respond.
These resources will be complemented during the year with suggested homily notes, Prayers of the Faithful, and additional prayer resources that continue to be posted on the USCCB website www.usccb.org/conscience.
I want to express my gratitude for the wonderful response to the nationwide call to prayer and for all the interest in the Fortnight for Freedom from June 21 to July 4. As communicated to you recently, additional resources can be found at www.fortnight4freedom.org. Thank you for encouraging your parishioners to participate in all these efforts.
Yours in Christ,
Bishop Muench
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