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      • Summer Feeding Program
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        Summer Feeding Program
        The Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program will provide free summer meals to all children ages 18 and under.
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        May 30
        - Debbie Shelley
        Mary's Hands Doula Program assists mothers
        Trainees in the Mary’s Hands Network Volunteer Community Doula Program learned the “nitty gritty” of what it means to walk with moms in need during a session that was packed with information and hands-on activities at a training session on May 20 at the Catholic Life Center.
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        May 30
        Summer Break!
        Catholic Schools students are taking a summer hiatus and spending time with family, friends and having fun. Most Blessed Sacrament School in Baton Rouge celebrated the end of the school year with a Mass and awards presentation at MBS Church. Making their way home are first-grader Haley Stelly, pictured on the shoulders of her grandfather, Wayne Weicks, Julie Weicks (left) and Elizabeth Baudoin. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
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        Faithful citizens visit the state Capitol
        The flurry of committee hearings and bill debates and legislators shaking hands and conversing with their peers and constituents at the 2023 Louisiana Legislature may cause Catholics to wonder what actually happens in the halls and chambers of the state Capitol.
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      • Chilling Out
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        - Richard Meek
        Chilling Out
        St. Vincent to offer shelter this summer
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      • Bishop Duca Announces New Clergy Assignments
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        Bishop Duca Announces New Clergy Assignments
        In consultation with the Clergy Personnel Board, Bishop Michael Duca makes the following appointments effective 01 July 2023.
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      • Vision of St. Vincent chapel takes shape
        May 2
        - Richard Meek
        Vision of St. Vincent chapel takes shape
        Skirting a bustling area where the urban cacophony of central Baton Rouge is persistent, a planned chapel on the campus of the Society of St. Paul will offer some of the most downtrodden individuals in the community the silence of prayer, a transitory reprieve from the difficulties life has tossed their way and perhaps most important a sanctuary to spend alone time with the Lord.
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        - Richard Meek
        A ‘family parish’
        Bishop Emeritus Robert W. Muench, during a recent homily in Tickfaw, asked “What does it mean to be a parish?”
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        May 2
        - Debbie Shelley
        History reigns
        Ascension celebrates anniversary
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        In much of the secularized world, we live in a climate that is somewhat anti-ecclesial and anti-clerical. It’s quite fashionable today to bash the churches, be they Roman Catholic, Protestant or...
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        There are not many things that bring my heart as much comfort and joy as the combination of the Blessed Mother and what some might call “tacky” colored lights.
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        Today we are speaking about evangelization, about apostolic zeal, of bearing the name of Jesus.
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        As a synod meeting with the Hispanic community drew to a close, Bishop Michael G. Duca bowed his head and simply said, “I need you to bless me.” 
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        I was raised as a cradle Catholic, the oldest of eight children born to my parents, Joseph Vallery Will and Jeanne Elizabeth Stadeker Will. I attended St. Augustine Elementary School in New Roads...
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        The Fourth African National Eucharistic Congress will address the challenges of finding ways to deepen the unity for which Jesus prayed during the Last Supper “that all may be one.” 
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      • Women’s New Life Clinic celebrated
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        Entangled by fear, confusion and sometimes thinking they have contacted the right place to have an abortion, numerous women with unplanned pregnancies reach out to Woman’s New Life Clinic.
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        The upcoming Sunday Mass Readings are pivotal for our mission as disciples to go into the world and tell the good news: The Ascension of The Lord and Pentecost Sunday.
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      St. Gabriel Church, 3625 Hwy. 75, St. Gabriel hosts a patriotic rosary for protection for our families, churches, state and nation during troubling times on the first Sunday of the month at 3 p.m. in the church. The next rosary will be prayed on Sunday, June 4. For information, call Patrice Gremillion at 225-319-7300.
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      Louisiana Right to Life will host a Pro-Life Summit, “Saving Babies, Helping Moms: The Next Steps,” on Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., at Bethany Church, 11107 Honore Lane, Baton Rouge. To register, visit theprolifesummit.com.
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      St. Alphonsus Church, 14040 Greenwell Springs Road, Greenwell Springs, will host a Eucharistic procession Sunday, June 11 after the noon Mass. Pastor Father Michael Moroney will process with the Eucharist around the St. Alphonsus campus. The procession will conclude with benediction at the church. For more information, call the St. Alphonsus Church office at 225-261-4650.
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      After 40 years as a parish priest, Fr. Jeff Bayhi will be retiring from active priestly ministry. His retirement mass and reception will be on June 25, 2023, beginning at 11 a.m.
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      Becky Eldredge and Stephanie Clouatre Davis will direct a silent Ignatian women’s weekday retreat Monday, July 10 – Thursday, July 13 at the Archdiocese of New Orleans Retreat Center, 5500 St. Mary St., Metairie. There will be talks, payers and silence. Register at beckyeldredge.com.
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