The Eucharist and teaching the true meaning of the body and blood of Christ will be the mission of the Men of the Immaculata Conference for the next three years.

When Kathleen Lee Higgins, the new director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, has faced major decisions in her faith journey and professional life, she said God guided her along the way with the prompting, “Now is the time.”

Father Josh Johnson, pastor at Sacred Heart  Church in Baton Rouge, said he has seen progress in terms of Catholics being willing to listen to the experiences of those who have experienced racism and an openness among many Catholics to acknowledge racism as a sin and as a continued problem in U.S. society.

We continue the celebration of Ordinary Time as we gather on the Fourth and Fifth Sundays of this season.