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January 15
Bishop Duca has released a letter with a renewed call to observe safe procedures in this time of pandemic. It will be presented at all Masses the weekend of the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.Read More -
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January 12
One of our seven grandchildren had a very different wish list for Christmas. Leo will be six years old this month, and when his grandmother, Lisette – he calls her Meresette – asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he said, “Seeds. I want seeds.”Read More -
January 12
"My first real memory of personally experiencing racism was when I was one of about 20 Black girls to integrate St. Anthony Catholic High School, a small and previously all-white, all-girls’ school in north Baton Rouge. "Read More -
January 12
There must be an end to lying and hypocrisy as the chief strategy of our politics.Read More
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6 days agoCommunities of color have known for years what the media began to devote more attention to during the COVID-19 pandemic this past year: that there are disturbing health disparities between white and...
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3 weeks agoAnd so it ends. A year that brought unprecedented death, despair and destruction finally gasped its last breath only (depending on when you reading this) hours ago.
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3 weeks agoToday, more than ever, we need inspiring stories about women and men, young and old, who have lived out heroic virtue. Without such ideals to emulate, we too quickly identify moral virtue with human...
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3 weeks agoIf resolutions were wishes, resolution number one for nearly everyone would probably be, “May I never see another year like 2020.”
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2 months agoDoes living a commitment to justice as a part of our Catholic faith make our lives more difficult? Yes, definitely. That’s part of the way we know our theology means something.
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2 months agoThe American public seems to be losing its fear of “popery” influencing the president of the United States. When Al Smith ran for president in 1928 that was the cry of the opposition, and it worked.
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From the Bishop
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a month agoBishop Duca reflects with the Diocesan community in his annual Christmas message.
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FEATURES & SPIRITUALITY
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6 days agoCommunities of color have known for years what the media began to devote more attention to during the COVID-19 pandemic this past year: that there are disturbing health disparities between white and...
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Building Bridges
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6 days ago"My first real memory of personally experiencing racism was when I was one of about 20 Black girls to integrate St. Anthony Catholic High School, a small and previously all-white, all-girls...
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Coming Eventscome together in Christ
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Tuesday, January 19, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Interested in making rosaries? Join the crew at Our Lady of Mercy to learn!Read More -
Friday, January 22, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Confessions and Mass followed by a devotional anointing with oil from the tomb of St. Charbel.Read More -
Tuesday, January 26, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Interested in making rosaries? Join the crew at Our Lady of Mercy to learn!Read More
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Wednesday, January 27, 7:00 PM
The Racial Harmony Commission of the Diocese of Baton Rouge will present a “Racial Healing and Transformation” Series via Zoom.Read More
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Most Rev. Michael G. Duca, D.D. J.C.L.
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