LAKE CHARLES — The Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Lake Charles announced on August 10, 2023, that the Diocese has earned system accreditation by Cognia™, a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts, and education service providers.

By Pamela Seal 
Diocese of Lake Charles  

A team of Priests could have used some “Angels in the Outfield” to hold on to their wiffle ball championship title. Instead, the Seminarians came out swinging and never looked back during the 2023 Bishop’s Invitational Wiffle Ball Classic on Saturday, August 5. After an upset in 2022, the Seminarians triumphed this year 11-5 to claim bragging rights over the Priests. 

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

The memory of the first volunteer at Saint Charles Center will live on through the generosity of her daughter and longtime friendship of the Center’s first director. 

LAKE CHARLES — Knights of Columbus Council 1207 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception received the Faith Award at the Louisiana State Council Knights of Columbus 118th State Convention in Lafayette on May 5, 2023.

By Pamela Seal 
Diocese of Lake Charles 

 “He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”  ~ Saint Francis of Assisi 
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On Sunday, June 11, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Feast of Corpus Christi), the National Eucharistic Revival entered its second phase — Year of Parish Revival. The focus of this phase is to foster Eucharistic devotion and strengthen liturgical life through faithful celebration of the Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.