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On May 21, the Knights of Columbus Council 5530 of St. Thomas More Church in Baton Rouge traveled to Covington and helped cook 1,000 hamburgers for the annual Special Olympics. Four brother knights and their families made the trip: Ben and Megan More and their children, Garrett Doucet, Grand Knight Frank Lacour and team leader Don Pourciau. The team started at 6:30 a.m. Also helping that day were Ronnie Larson and his sons, Brice and Daniel, members of Knights of Columbus Council 6326 of Immaculate Conception Church in Denham Springs. Pictured at the grill is Don Pourciau. Photo provided by John Hauler | KC Council 5530

Margaret Atwood once wrote that sometimes a thing needs to be said, and said, said again, until it doesn’t need to be said anymore.

We are at the end of the Easter Season.

In the body of Christ every person is of integral value, regardless of race, language, ethnicity or way of life.

Before moving to Baton Rouge to be near their grandkids, Becky and Ned Smith lived in Sunset, and for many years Franklin,  accustomed to the “small church setting.”  

Four priests from the Diocese of Baton Rouge were recently invested as chaplains in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem.

Bill and Missie Curth were seemingly heading down the road toward divorce when God detoured them through the Retrouvaille ministry. 

We just recently celebrated the feast of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (also known as Corpus Christi).  I understand this feast was inspired by a eucharistic miracle.  Can you give me some details on this feast and the miracle?

In February 2021, it was announced the clergy of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) stationed in Hammond were to be reassigned outside of the Diocese of Baton Rouge effective July 1, 2022 at the request of the previous provincial administration of the Dominican Friars.  

Father Michael Miceli, center, is surrounded by his family, including his mother (to his left), as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of his ordination. The celebration was June 5, Pentecost Sunday, at St. Patrick Church in Baton Rouge, where Father Miceli is pastor. Along with his family, Father Miceli was also surrounded by longtime friends, including Father Matt Dupré, pastor at Ascension of Our Lord Church and St. Francis of Assisi Church, both in Donaldsonville. The vestment worn by Father Miceli during the Mass was made by his mother and father for his first Mass as a priest, which was also celebrated on Pentecost Sunday. Photo submitted by Sandra Colomb | St. Patrick Church

The feast of Corpus Christi is a time to celebrate the solemnity of the body and blood of Christ but as Bishop Michael G. Duca pointed out during his homily June 19 at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge the day also offers an opportunity to be a powerful witness of the Catholic faith. 

Disciples, called to follow, are also sent. As life-giving missionary disciples, we are called to be sent into the world to share the message of Jesus Christ: his teachings, his compassion, his commands, his life, his mercy.

Bishop Michael G. Duca’s appeal of “no hurricanes” during the recent Hurricane Mass on June 1 at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge was met with a resounding “Amen” from people as we warily tread deeper into the season.

Revival opportunity for healing, renewal

Read the Diocese of Baton Rouge's report on all of the diocesan synods which took place in the beginning of 2022. The report was compiled by Fr. Jamin David, Vicar General & Moderator of the Curia.

Pro-life leaders throughout the state began to weigh in on the overturning of Roe v. Wade shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision June 24. The decision brought a sudden and dramatic end to nearly a half-century of nationwide legalized abortion in the U.S. Bishop Michael G. Duca said the decision will thankfully provide a renewed defense for the right to life of the unborn who have been defenseless for half a century because of the court’s previous  Roe v. Wade ruling.

It is my hope that this decision will provide our states’ governments legal framework, motivation, and momentum to pass laws and create services to protect and support both the life of the mother in need and the life of the innocent unborn child. 

Pro-life leaders throughout the state began to weigh in on the overturning of Roe v. Wade shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The decision brought a sudden and dramatic end to nearly a half-century of nationwide legalized abortion in the U.S.  “We should look at the Supreme Court's reversing of Roe v. Wade as a significant accomplishment in the war against abortion, but it is also crucial that we remember that the fight is not over,” said Randall Waguespack, director of the Office of Life, Peace and Justice for the Diocese of Baton Rouge.