News and Press

April 14, 2022
Holy Thursday

In 2011 the Diocese of Lake Charles opened Vianney House, a residence for men discerning the priesthood.   Father Nathan Long was its first director, and the house was located in the old faculty residence of St. Louis Catholic High School on Bank Street.   Vianney House was a great success.

St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, 2500 Enterprise Boulevard, Lake Charles, is searching for liturgical cantors (especially baritone / tenors) to join its music ministry. Responsibilities include: prepare and sing for weekend Masses, lead the congregation in hymns, Mass parts, and special chants for various liturgical seasons.

Interested candidates should forward resume to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Position details will be forwarded to those who express interest.

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Diocese of Lake Charles 

“When a storm hits, there can be many different outcomes. Regardless of whether there is devastation or not, God’s will is being done in some mysterious way,” Bishop Glen John Provost reminded those attending the annual Mass to Avert Storms on June 1 — the first day of the 2022 hurricane season. 

SAINT BENEDICT, La. — Philip James Seilhan of the Diocese of Lake Charles was among 29 students to graduate from Saint Joseph Seminary College.

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children.  The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order and returned to its former quietude.  You are still the Master of land and sea.  We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control: the Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awaken from its seeming lethargy, overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster.

During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving Father.  Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with passing of time.  O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where a stormless eternity awaits us.  Amen.

The Most Reverend Maurice Schexnayder
Second Bishop of Lafayette

LAKE CHARLES — On Tuesday, May 17, St. Louis Catholic High School awarded degrees to the Class of 2022 during a commencement ceremony in the Burton Coliseum Complex.