Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge Executive Director David Aguillard, left, receives the prestigious United Way Impact Partner Award during the Capital United Way 2022 annual meeting July 21 at L’Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge. Presenting the award is Capitol United Way President and CEO George Bell. The award is presented to a nonprofit agency that exhibits extraordinary dedication and commitment to the community, is responsive to the changing needs of clients and the community, a model organization for collaboration and best practices and creates lasting impact through measured and proven results. The award was one of four CCDBR received, including Laura Holmes receiving the Volunteer United Award. Photo by Richard Meek | The Catholic Commentator
Our American bishops have asked all Catholics to begin a three-year Eucharistic Revival emphasizing the significance of the Eucharist in the life of our church.
An edifice memorializing the unborn prominently situated on the grounds of a Catholic church is vandalized with red paint, venom seemingly spewing with each drop.
His face may never grace the cover of a celebrity magazine, and it’s unlikely he will walk the red carpet blinded by flashes popping, but for one glorious day Deacon Tim Messenger dipped his toes into the acting waters of Hollywood. At least Texas style.
Popular with many Catholics, spiritual direction is considered one of the treasures of the Catholic Church. And for others, it might also be considered a hidden gem.
The phone “rang off the hook” for Frances Broussard, director of the Pregnancy Problem Center in Baton Rouge, after the announcement of the Supreme Court overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University received a significant monetary gift from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Sisters for the chapel in the university’s new signature building, set to complete December of this year.
St. John Damascene, defender of the faith during the 7th century, wrote, “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2590).
You may have called them by a traditional title, such as “Grandmother” or “Grandfather” or by your own variation such as “Grammie,” “Mimi,” “Gigi,” or several others.
El Mary Bird Perkins cáncer Center, a través de su programa Preventión on the Go, realizará exámenes de detección de cáncer gratuitos el sábado 30 de julio de 9 a. m. a 1 p. m. en el Apostolado Hispano de la Diócesis Católica de Baton Rouge, 6380 Hooper Road.
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, through its Prevention on the Go program, will host free cancer screenings, on Saturday, July 30 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Hispanic Apostolate of the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, 6380 Hooper Road.