OLOL Children’s Hospital exceeds expectations
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Tears doused the young eyes of Bryson Addison as he awaited an operation to remove his appendix, one more procedure that total far too many in his 11 years.
Following social distancing and the wearing of masks, several people gathered to attend the first Mass celebrated at OLOL Children’s Hospital on Feb. 20. Photo provided by Grace Weber | Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Nearby, his mother, Ashly Dabney, patiently waited, a routine that has become all too familiar as her son copes with asthma and neutropenia, which is an abnormally
OLOL Children’s Hospital exceeds expectations
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Tears doused the young eyes of Bryson Addison as he awaited an operation to remove his appendix, one more procedure that total far too many in his 11 years.
Following social distancing and the wearing of masks, several people gathered to attend the first Mass celebrated at OLOL Children’s Hospital on Feb. 20.
Bible study group prays at 40 Days
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By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
As they pray for and encounter women in crisis pregnancy situations at 40 Days for Life in Baton Rouge, the women’s Scripture study group To Jesus Through Mary learn they are fulfilling their own divine missions as moms and disciples.
From left, Tammie May, Jeanne Garcia and Sheryl Womack pray the rosary at 40 Days for Life in Baton Rouge. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
The annual 40 Days for Life campaign sets up
This past week early voting began for the presidential election of 2020. Those who are already voting have made up their minds about the best choice for president, but there are many who continue to struggle with how and for whom they should vote. I’d like to present a few reflections on the principles that will help us make an informed and faith-filled decision as Catholics and disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.
First, we must affirm that in this election
Bishop Michael G. Duca has made additional appointments as part of the ongoing reorganization of the Diocesan Curia.
The College of Consultors
The College of Consultors assists Bishop Duca in certain areas of administration as determined by canon law. It also provides for the governance
This past week early voting began for the presidential election of 2020. Those who are already voting have made up their minds about the best choice for president, but there are many who continue to struggle
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
St. George Church in Baton Rouge had its prayers answered 60 years ago when the Sisters of St. Joseph arrived to
Bishop Michael G. Duca is shown blessing the Seelos Center on the campus of St. Gerard Church in Baton Rouge on Oct. 18. The center has previously served as the parish hall. Pictured to Bishop Duca’s
Sister Leyla Patricia Cerda-Sanchez CSJ, age 60, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 14, 2020 at the Congregation of St. Joseph Center in LaGrange Park, Illinois.
Sr. Leyla was born Dec. 27, 1959
Sister Gracelyn Soignet CSJ, a sister of St. Joseph for 64 years, passed away at Mount St. Mary Convent in Wichita, Kansas on Sept. 14 at age 82.
She was born
Sister Jane Louise Arbour CSJ, a Sister of St. Joseph for 79 years, passed away at Mount St. Mary Convent in Wichita, Kansas on Sept. 17 at age 95.
Sister
Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
As people live longer and young families having fewer number of children, the need to provide resources and education to better health among the older generation is increasing.
Recognizing the “Silver Tsunami” of people 55 years of age and older, Franciscan
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Along with electing a president Louisiana voters will also go to the polls Nov. 3 to decide on a pro-life amendment to the state constitution that would protect unborn babies in the event the Supreme Court eventually overturns Roe
Bible study group prays at 40 Days
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
As they pray for and encounter women in crisis pregnancy situations at 40 Days for Life in Baton Rouge, the women’s Scripture study group To Jesus Through Mary learn
OLOL Children’s Hospital exceeds expectations
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Tears doused the young eyes of Bryson Addison as he
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Pets receive “special treatment” during visits to Staring Plaza Veterinary Center in Baton Rouge, where “arff and meow”
A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus outside of St. Joseph Cathedral’s Parish Office was defaced with vulgar graffiti overnight Sept. 24.
This has now been removed. Persons of every religion should pray that all seeking respect also seek respectful ways to achieve their wishes.
Por Ricardo Meek
El comentarista católico
Durante un cuarto de siglo, Caridades Católicas de la Diócesis de Baton Rouge, han proporcionado servicios de salud mental en toda la región, pero tal vez nunca ha sido tan complejo, como hoy en día, el satisfacer las necesidades de
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Parish schools of religion are using various formats to catechize their children and youth in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
St. Isidore Church in Baker kicked off its PSR program with a traditional in-person format on Sept. 16,
In consultation with and upon the recommendation of the Priest Personnel Board, Bishop Michael Duca appoints Father P. Brent Maher to a six-year term as Pastor of St Agnes Parish in Baton Rouge effective Sept. 12, 2020. His office as Pastor of St Ann Church in Morganza and St Vincent
I am grateful to God that the people of our diocese were mostly spared the ravages of Hurricane Laura. However, Hurricane Laura inflicted devastating and long-lasting damage to
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
With ongoing crisis in the world from medical, social and political standpoints, a group from St. John the Baptist
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Teens took a deep look at what it means to belong to the modern world, within the church and ultimately
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Long before his ordination Father Joshua Johnson would cringe walking through the atrium of the Catholic Life Center,
By Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
The Catholic Commentator
When completed, the Garden of Peace and Memorial Columbarium under construction at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Baton Rouge
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
For a quarter of a century, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge has been providing mental health services throughout the region but perhaps never has it been so complex to meet clients’ needs.
Services have continued
Structural changes announced
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
The Diocese of Baton Rouge made history when Bishop Michael G. Duca announced the appointment of Ann Boltin as chancellor.
Ann Boltin
Boltin, the diocesan archivist, is the
Two seniors at Colgate University in New York planned to spend their summer implementing a program that utilizes art as a technique for social cohesion among Syrian refugees and Jordanians in Amman, Jordan.
In Jordan, the schools are set up on a “double shift” system with Jordanian
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Catholic elementary and middle schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge have suspended extra-curricular athletics for the fall semester, according to a statement from the Catholic Schools Office.
There are approximately 25 elementary and middle schools in the diocese whose levels of academic instruction and sports programs
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
A worldwide pandemic and a fluid back-to-school calendar presented anomalous challenges to the annual Uniforms for Kids program.
But with a bit of ingenuity, a new matrix of distribution was developed and the 23-year-old ministry of providing school uniforms
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge are scheduled to open in early August, according to a statement from the diocese released July 22.
The diocese released the statement on the same day the East Baton Rouge School System
Volunteers remodel ICC chapel
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
The
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
During a time when COVID-19 would have people live quietly in despair, church parish music ministry programs in the Diocese of
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
The response was simple and direct.
Jay Jackson, right, who recently retired as chaplain at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, unloads supplies at the prison in 2018. He
