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. 

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. 

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.

NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI — The Very Reverend Edward Richard M.S., V.F., pastor of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur, La., was invested with the Knight Commander Cross of the Order of the Fleur De Lis on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Additionally, Father Richard serves as Dean of the West Deanery for the Diocese of Lake Charles.

Bishop Glen John Provost is asking for the faithful in the Diocese to join him in offering prayers of thanksgiving for the rain which began Sunday evening.