By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
News that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments regarding Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act that would require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital was greeted warmly by the state’s pro-life leaders.
The decision, which was announced Oct. 4, came on the heels of the Court’s decision in February granting a Shreveport abortion facility an emergency stay request after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit had upheld the law in the fall of 2018.
“It was welcomed news to learn that the Supreme Court will hear the admitting privileges case,” said Danielle Van Haute, respect life coordinator for the Diocese of Baton Rouge. “I am hopeful that we are one step closer to finally enacting this common-sense law.”
She said requiring admitting privileges for abortion providers
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Fired up with faith, Lobdell Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tim Crockett allows God to direct him in treating people with compassion and urgently needed services during emergencies.
Lobdell Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tim Crockett, right, and wife Ellen
Crockett said his call to be an emergency responder started at a young age.
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
A century-old tradition of service and community outreach along Bayou Lafourche was recently celebrated with a Mass followed by a dinner and presentations.
St. Benedict the Moor Church in Bertrandville Knights of Peter Claver Council No. 23 marked its 100th anniversary during a Mass celebrated by Bishop Michael G. Duca on Sept. 28. A dinner at the parish hall followed. The council currently
A CALL TO POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY
Catholic tradition affirms that responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation. The leaders of the Catholic Church have the right and duty to share the Catholic Church’s teachings and to educate Catholics on moral dimensions
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Providing quality and timely medical ethics formation for medical professions will be the focus of an upcoming conference sponsored by the Diocese of Baton Rouge, as well as Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Franciscan Missionaries of
By Bonny Van
The Catholic Commentator
Coming in at five stories, 630,000 square feet and $230 million of the latest medical technology and features, Our Lady of
Thought about joining the priesthood?
Perhaps the upcoming Come and See vocations weekend retreat at St. Joseph’s Seminary College in Saint Benedict will offer some encouragement.
The weekend is scheduled Nov. 8-10 and is open for all men 16 years old and older.
Activities include
OLOL opens Children’s Hospital
By Bonny Van
The Catholic Commentator
Wearing a brightly
A colorful portico full of sights and sounds welcomes children to the hospital. Photos by Richard Meek |
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Patients and visitors to the new Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital will likely be touched by the playful, yet powerfully spiritual elements in the relief
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
News that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments regarding Louisiana’s Unsafe Abortion Protection Act that would require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital was greeted warmly by the state’s pro-life leaders.
I remember when I was growing up that Catholics would proudly remark that they could go to Mass any place in the world and it would be the same Mass celebrated in Latin. It was a
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Recognizing there is a spiritual war without boundaries, people will gather on Sunday Oct. 13, at St. Alphonsus Church in
By Bonny Van
The Catholic Commentator
From Sept. 25 – Nov. 3, the focus of many prayers, rosaries and fasts will be dedicated to an end to abortion.
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Fired up with faith, Lobdell Volunteer Fire Department Chief Tim Crockett allows God to direct him in
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
A century-old tradition of service and community outreach along Bayou Lafourche was recently celebrated with a Mass followed
Bishop Michael G. Duca celebrated Mass for seminarians and their parents Sept. 28 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Baton Rouge. A brunch followed the Mass. Pictured from left are Vocations Director Father Andrew Merrick,
Bishop Michael G. Duca hands Father Tat Hoan CSsR the key to St. Gerard Majella Church in Baton Rouge on Oct. 6. Father Hoan was officially installed as St. Gerard pastor by Bishop Duca during the 10
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Catechists serve as directional signs for people who are on the spiritual road seeking heaven, according to clergy, catechetical leaders and professors of theology in the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
The celebration of Catechetical Sunday, which was Sept. 15
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Recognizing the threat online pornography poses, especially to the young, the Office of Marriage and Family Life of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is taking a proactive approach to educating parents and offering tips on how to control what their
HISTORIA
El Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial nació en 1968 cuando el sacerdote Gabriel Calvo se dio cuenta de la gran importancia que tiene la relación de esposos en el crecimiento de los hijos. El Padre Calvo trabajó por muchos años con niños y jóvenes y pudo deducir que
By Bonny Van
The Catholic Commentator
As hundreds of law enforcement agents, firefighters and paramedics remained on watch on the streets, highways
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
“Go Blue Jays!” roared students of Our Lady of Mercy School in Baton Rouge spurred on by an enthusiastic OLOM
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
For the past 50 years, Come Lord Jesus! has walked through people in their personal lives with the Sunday
By Bonny Van
The Catholic Commentator
Everyone has a story and people need to take time to listen. That was the message of the annual Community Prayer Breakfast hosted by the Interfaith Federation
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Second in a series
A “fiat” to God can open people’s hearts and free them from addictions, Judy Holston testified at a Day
By Bonny Van
The Catholic Commentator
There is new life in the old rectory at St. Thomas More Church and School in Baton Rouge.
Dear People of God of the Diocese of Baton Rouge,
One of the pillars of our priestly life is growing in our priestly ministry skills and in our self-awareness as called by God to
Ex-officer forgives man who shot him
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
The Mother of Mercy Knights of Columbus Council 4030 from St. George Church in Baton Rouge recently presented a $5,000 check to Glenn Landry, chief financial officer for the Diocese of Baton Rouge, to be
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Spending six weeks along the soothing waters of the False River in New Roads was more of a homecoming than a summer assignment for seminarian Tres Turner.
New Roads will always have a special place reserved in Turner’s
Sacred Hear celebrates centennial
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Tiny in stature,
By Richard Meek
The Catholic Commentator
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is heralded for assisting thousands of needy families throughout the
