Featured Events:Infertility: You're Not Alone
Join us for a day-long workshop discussing the struggle of infertility from a Catholic perspective, including the medical causes and treatment options, exploring the emotional effects of infertility, and how to discern where the Lord may be leading you.
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: St. Thomas More Activity Center, 11441 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge Cost: $10 per person, includes lunch CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Keynote Speaker: Angelique Ruhi-Lopez, co-author of the book, The Infertility Companion for Catholics. Angelique will give her own personal testimony as well as a talk on discernment. "Understanding the Causes & Treatment Options of Infertility" by Rob Chasuk, MD, CFCMC "Caring for Your Marriage: Emotional Health & Communication" by Staci Gulino, APRN, PMHNP "Bearing the Cross of Infertility" by Deacon Clayton Hollier Panel Discussion featuring all speakers plus Rev. J. Cary Bani Download Infertility workshop Flyer Download the Bulletin Insert Prayer Vigil for Chris Sepulvado on Evening of His Execution
THERE HAS BEEN A STAY OF EXECUTION FOR CHRIS SEPULVADO. THE PRAYER VIGIL HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL A NEW EXECUTION DATE IS SET. STAY TUNED!
Click here for details from the news. We, as a people of the Catholic faith, believe in the value and protection of all human life from the moment of conception to natural death. We stand together in defense of those who cannot defend themselves, as the protectors of life and the voice of mercy, hope, and redemption. Believing in the forgiveness and the redeeming power of Christ, we ask you to join us at a peaceful Prayer Vigil to pray for Christopher Sepulvado, 70 years old, who is scheduled to be executed in the evening on Wednesday, February 5th. We will be praying for the end of the death penalty in Louisiana. We will also remember the young victim, William Allen Mercer, during our vigil. For more information about the death penalty in Louisiana, visit the website of the Louisiana Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. For more information about Catholics in the effort to end the use of the death penalty in our nation, visit the website of Catholics Mobilizing Network. Our office will be working with the Prison Ministry Office of Catholic Charities and the LCADP in this effort. Homily Helps Intercessory Prayers to Use at Mass Sanctity of Life Bulletin Article Statement by the LA Bishops 2014 Here are some fact sheets on the Death Penalty: Louisiana: Death Penalty Facts Why Say 'No' to the Death Penalty? DPIC Facts about the Death Penalty Catholic Responses to the Death Penalty Click here for more resources on the Death Penalty. Planned Parenthood ExpandingPlanned Parenthood Gulf Coast, an affiliate of Planned Parenthood (PP), the largest abortion business in the nation, plans to open a 7,000 square foot facility on Claiborne Ave in New Orleans in 2014. This multimillion-dollar "New Orleans Health Center" will become a regional abortion center in the heart of New Orleans, leading to an increase in abortions in New Orleans and surrounding areas.
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Return to Life - Summer Series at St. Margaret Queen of Scotland
Separated? Divorced?
There is hope after heartbreak and healing after hurt. Return to Life, a ministry for those who are Separated and Divorced, starts July 18th at St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland Church in Albany. This 4 session series includes a Day of Healing on Saturday, July 26, with Marianne Skrobiak, developer of the series. Session dates: Friday, July 18, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday, July 19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Friday, July 25, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday, July 26, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Total cost: $50.00 For an application, please click here. This event is co-sponsored by: Diocese of Baton Rouge - Marriage & Family Life Office and St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland Family Choices: Embracing Body, Mind, & Spirit in Dementia CareSaturday, September 27, 2014
9:00am - 3:30pm Catholic Life Center, Main Auditorium 1800 S. Acadian Thwy, Baton Rouge Cost: $10 or $15 for Walk-Ins Lunch included Family Choices: Embracing Body, Mind, and Spirit in Dementia Care conference is filled with dynamic speakers and highly relative topics educating our community on how to take a holistic approach in caring for people with Dementia. Our morning keynote speaker will be Sr. Janet Franklin, CSJ, who lives in New Roads but travels around the country, facilitating full retreats to aged religious motherhouses. She will be presenting on the topic of “The Spirituality of Aging”. Following Sr. Franklin’s presentation will be talks by Dana Territo from Alzheimer’s Services on “Being Proactive in Aging”, Deacon Pete Walsh from St. Patrick’s Parish on “Aging Through Movement”, and Mary Malloy and Juliet Lockwood on “Aging Through Art”. Our afternoon keynote presentation will be made by Dr. Charles Mason, Angela Cunningham, LCSW, and Melanie Oliver, RN, and they will be presenting on the topic, “The Ethics of End of Life Care”. Click here to Register Download Family Choices Flyer Download Bulletin Insert LA Bishops Make a Statement on Surrogacy IssueThe Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops (LCCB) seeks to articulate the Catholic Church’s teaching on the issue of surrogacy in light of legislation proposed during last year’s legislative session as well as what is before the Louisiana Legislature presently. The Church is clear and consistent in her teaching that surrogacy, in any form, is to be opposed as an immoral means to create a family. The desire to have a child is both natural and good. We recognize that issues of infertility can be incredibly sensitive and personal. While acknowledging this reality, it is important to realize that pursuing all means in the effort to create a child presents moral and ethical concerns and that a child is truly a gift to be given as opposed to a right to attain.
Surrogacy arrangements commercialize and objectify women relegating them to a utilitarian purpose. The Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith spoke to this point in Donum Vitae as it stated that surrogacy is contrary to the dignity of persons. Surrogacy diminishes the dignity of women in that it grossly focuses on what women can produce as opposed to the entire worth and being of who women have been created to be. In addition, surrogacy fails to acknowledge the uniqueness of the mother-child relationship to the detriment of women from a physical, psychological, and spiritual level. To finish reading the rest of their statement or to read the statement as a whole, click here.
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