By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

The line to greet His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke and kiss his ring lasted nearly two hours during a reception hosted in his honor at the American Legion Hall in Vinton on Sunday, October 27, 2024.

The 76-year-old cardinal blessed couples, families, children and individuals. He autographed prayer cards and books. He graciously posed for photographs — with a gentle smile — as countless keepsake images were snapped one after another with smartphones.

SULPHUR — His Excellency, the Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, was the celebrant and homilist for the 17th annual Clergy and Religious Recognition Celebration on Tuesday, September 10, at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church.

For a combined 615 years of service to the Catholic Church, this year’s honorees included a total of 10 priests, 13 deacons, 1 religious brother, and 6 religious sisters. The following were recognized for significant anniversaries:

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — Leroy Crochet remembers finding refuge inside Christ the King Catholic Church during Hurricane Audrey in 1957 when he was 16 years old. It was a mission chapel of St. Margaret of Scotland Parish at the time.

He and his wife, Emma, were among the nearly 60 people gathered at the “Prayer Vigil of Thanksgiving” at 6:30 p.m. on the grounds of Christ the King on Thursday, October 17, as that same church was now a pile of rubble.

The 2024-2025 school year is well under way for 10 seminarians studying for the Diocese of Lake Charles. Two are just starting their seminarian formation while eight are continuing at different stages of their journeys to the priesthood.

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — St. Louis Catholic High School announced on October 3 it will begin advertising for bids on October 10 for two significant projects — construction of its new campus on Corbina Road and demolition of its hurricane-damaged Bank Street campus.