Saturday, April 10, 2021
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, It is with great sadness that I share the news of the death of the Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Jenkins III, tenth bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. He died Friday evening surrounded by his family. He was 69 years old. Funeral...
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
by the Rev. Seamus Doyle, member of the Addiction Recover Ministry Recently I was half-listening to an interview on NPR about the stress and strain of the past year on people old and young, professionals, etc. In the course of the interview, the interviewee told of a...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The Gaudet Committee announces the awarding of 13 community grants for the 2021 program year. The Gaudet Community Grant provides funding for not-for-profit agencies that create, manage, and expand educational opportunities for African-American children within the...
Friday, April 2, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy...
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sisters and Brothers, I write to you in the 11th year of my consecration to the Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana to inform you of my intention to retire in November 2022. You may wonder why I am stating this so far in...
Monday, March 8, 2021
When I was studying for my bachelor’s degree, I was looked down upon because I did not follow the prevailing theory on musicianship that was championed by many of the faculty (with the great exception of my bassoon professor). However, I received honorable mention in...
Sunday, March 7, 2021
When I think of home, I think of the kitchen. My family has had many conversations while eating food prepared on the counters. It is the place where we remember where our family has come from: the long trek from Perú to Guatemala and then to Texas and our stories of...
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Sometimes, I have difficulty finding God. Even when I am in church, singing the hymns and sacred songs, praying the historical and biblical prayers, listening to the message from those who have studied the Bible and theology, I don’t always feel close to God....
