By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Rev. Jeffrey Starkovich, Class of 2003, will take a trip down memory lane when he serves as the Grand Marshal of the 2023 Saint Louis Catholic High School Homecoming Parade on Wednesday, September 27. He will also be celebrating his 20-year class reunion.
Read more: Father Starkovich Grand Marshal for SLCHS Homecoming Parade
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
When Sister Miriam MacLean, RSM, was appointed Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Southwest Louisiana in 2018, she chose the motto, “God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.” (Psalm 9:18)
She has taken this motto to heart by raising awareness that Catholic Charities exists to serve all five parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jeff Davis in the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Read more: Sister Miriam Directed Catholic Charities With a Servant’s Heart
The 43rd annual Bishop’s Services Appeal (BSA), a fundraising campaign to aid in the operation of these various ministries and programs, kicked off the weekend of September 16-17 in church parishes throughout the Diocese.
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Dr. Brant Pitre, Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at The Augustine Institute, told nearly 470 people — many of them catechists — that he is elated when his kids ask for the keys to his car so they can go to the chapel for Eucharistic Adoration.
Read more: Brant Pitre Makes Case for Real Presence at Veritas
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Surrounded by clergy and staff of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Bishop Glen John Provost dedicated the new Chancery to Our Lady of Lourdes at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023. The dedication and blessing on the corner of Ryan and Clarence streets coincided with the Feast of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary.
