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The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Monday, January 18 to commemorate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.! Join members of our staff throughout our community to build bridges and work together for the common good.

Not sure if Natural Family Planning will work for you?  Not sure which method to pick?  Come to an NFP: 101 class for a general introduction to Natural Family Planning, the science behind it and how to choose a method.

Interested in becoming a permanent deacon? Want to learn more? Five discernment sessions are held annually. Join the Office of Formation for the Permanent Diaconate to learn more about what exactly is deacon and to learn about the tools for discernment.

The Church of Baton Rouge invites you to help strengthen families, fund Catholic education, and foster priestly and religious vocations by giving to the Collection for the Church in Latin America. For over 50 years, Catholics in the United States have expressed solidarity with the Church from Mexico to the Caribbean, to the southern tip of South America through this special collection!

The Racial Harmony Commission of the Diocese of Baton Rouge will present a “Racial Healing and Transformation” Series via Zoom.

The Diocese of Baton Rouge will once again support a special Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. This collection supports the Church in more than 20 countries that still struggle to recover from Communist rule. Funds from this collection support pastoral care, catechesis, building renovations, and seminary formation. Your support restores the Church and builds the future in this region. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this collection!

Men interested in the permanent diaconate are invited to participate in our second of five discernment sessions to learn more about diaconate formation in Baton Rouge! This session will focus on the Human Formation component of the diaconate.

The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Monday, February 15 and Tuesday, February 16 to celebrate a Catholic and Louisiana tradition - Mardi Gras! Our staff wishes you an enjoyable celebration in these last days before Lent begins!

The Fully Alive Junior High Retreat is a diocesan-organized retreat experience for middle school students in grades 6-8. This weekend retreat is a great opportunity for young students to encounter Christ and each other as they grow in love for Him and his Church.

The Men of the Immaculata will host their 2021 conference “St. Joseph: Pillar of Families, Protector of the Church, Terror of Demons,”

Mandated by the III Plenary Council in 1884, the National Collection for Black and Indian people continues as the embodiment of the Church’s concern for evangelizing the Black and Indian peoples of the United States. The funds are distributed as grants to dioceses throughout the United States, supporting and strengthening evangelization programs which otherwise would cease. The Collection was formerly known as The Black and Indian Home Mission Collection.

The Racial Harmony Commission of the Diocese of Baton Rouge will present a “Racial Healing and Transformation” Series via Zoom.

Men interested in the permanent diaconate are invited to participate in our third of five discernment sessions to learn more about diaconate formation in Baton Rouge! This session will focus on the Spiritual Formation component of the diaconate.

Inspired by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' formal statement "Create in Me a Clean Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography," Safe Haven Sunday is a weekend set aside within the liturgical calendar by dioceses and parishes to directly address the societal harms of pornography. Within the context of the Mass, parishes are able to provide teaching and resources that will support and protect individuals, marriages, and families in making all homes a safe haven.

Our diocese will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection. Your support of this collection serves Jesus in disguise in some of the most marginalized communities in our world.

Men interested in the permanent diaconate are invited to participate in our fourth of five discernment sessions to learn more about diaconate formation in Baton Rouge! This session will focus on the Pastoral Formation component of the diaconate.

Twice annually, candidates engaged in diaconate formation (and their wives) are required to attend an "Evening of Prayer and Reflection" on a pertinent topic regarding diaconate spirituality. We thank St. John Church in Prairieville for hosting the Office of the Diaconate for this event!

The Collection for the Holy Land, in the words of Paul VI is "not only for the Holy Places but above all for those pastoral, charitable, educational, and social works which the Church supports in the Holy Land for the welfare of their Christian brethren and of the local communities." The Holy Land collection is taken up in most parishes on Good Friday.

The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Friday, April 2 to commemorate Good Friday and the Lord's Passion! Take some time to join our staff in prayer today as we remember Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross at Calvary.

The Diocese of Baton Rouge has been blessed by the men who have given their lives to serve our communities since the diocese's inception in 1961. As the life of a priest changes, so does their needs. Join fellow Catholics in helping those who have blessed us so generously; make a meaningful gift to the Retirement Fund for Diocesan Priests!

The Catholic Life Center campus will be closed on Monday, April 5 in celebration of Easter! Christ has truly risen! Alleluia! Let us rejoice in our salvation!

The Diocese of Baton Rouge supports again a special collection for the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Nearly half of our country is considered mission territory. This appeal helps our brothers and sisters here in the United States who do not have access to basic pastoral services like Mass, the sacraments, and religious education. Through your support, the Catholic Home Missions Appeal helps these mission dioceses form vibrant faith communities and strengthens the Church at home. Please be generous.