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May 27, 2016 Vol. 54, No. 8
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tracKing history
Family’s roots
trace to slavery
By Debbie Shelley
The Catholic Commentator
Maxine Crump of Baton Rouge, always wanted to know where her greatgrandfather came from. Her family
knew he was from the East Coast, but
wondered how he came to Louisiana.
She was driving to Maringouin in
early February when she received a call
from Richard Cellini, an alumnus of
Georgetown University, giving her information about her great-great grandfather. Neely was one of 272 slaves sold
by the Jesuits in 1838 to keep the university financially viable.
“I thought, ‘The Jesuits? They’re
priests,’ ” said Crump, a retired television news anchor.
After the recent discovery of the
slave sale, Georgetown students were
also suprised and staged a protest demanding the name of the dormitory
named for Father Thomas Mulledy SJ
and reflection hall named for William
McSherry SJ be changed. This caught
Cellini’s attention and he contacted genealogist Judy Riffel of Baton Rouge to
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Visiting the grave of their ancestor, Cornelius “Neely” Hawkins at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery in Maringouin are, from
left, front row, Emanuel Crump Jr. and his son, Jacques; back row, Maxine Crump; Michelle Harrington; Nathaniel Crump, Eugene
Crump; Nathaniel’s wife, Wanda; and Peggy Dunn. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
Traveler opening the doors of faith on journey
By Rachele Smith
WE’RE GOING INTO THIRD GRADE! – St. Francis
Xavier School students in Edwina Jackson’s second-grade class celebrated after receiving their
report cards and promotion to third grade on the
school’s last day before summer break May 20.
Catholic school students throughout the diocese
are taking vacations, hanging out with family
and friends and generally relaxing before picking up their studies again later in the summer.
Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
Step by step Dylan Cuddy is on a personal journey.
The Massachusetts native is crossing the country
on foot in the name of Divine Mercy while also hoping
to determine the future God has prepared for him.
Starting in Jacksonville, Florida, Cuddy is on a mission to enter through as many Holy Doors as he can
find on his way to the West Coast and the Cathedral of
Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.
In late April, he passed through Baton Rouge, visiting the Holy Door of Mercy at St. Joseph Cathedral.
Two days earlier, he was in Convent where he walked
through the Holy Door at St. Michael Church.
Yet even as this 24-year-old experiences life on the
road, many times finding himself completely depen-
dent on strangers, he is realizing more than just his
future vocation.
Cuddy is discovering God’s unconditional mercy
and learning a trust deeper than anything he ever
could have imagined.
“I’ve always known over the past few years or so
that I’m being called by God. I’m just not sure what it
is he wants me to do,” said Cuddy, who explained he is
open to the priesthood if that is God’s desire for him.
But why journey across the country on foot to discern, traveling without even hiking boots and covering
many miles in just flip flops or even wearing no shoes
at all?
For Cuddy, the idea was planted at a very young age.
“I’ve always had a yearning for travel. When I was
little, I used to talk with my best friend Richie about
see traveler page 7
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The ighter ide of
| treasures from the diocese
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The pipe organ
at St. Aloysius
Church in Baton
Rouge was
blessed and
dedicated in
February 2011. Designed and
crafted especially for St. Aloysius
Church by the
Casavant Freres
Organ Company
of St. Hyacinthe,
Quebec, Canada,
the organ is
unique in the
diocese because
it incorporates
both old world
and modern
technology. The
instrument has
mechanical key
action similar to
the organs of
Bach’s time.
There is a direct
mechanical connection – thin
wooden strips
called trackers
– between the
pipes and the
keyboard. This
connection allows the organist to have more control over how the pipes speak. Overall
the style of this organ is similar to the dark and rich sonorities associated with 19th century French organs. The St. Aloysius organ is ideally suited to accompany the congregation, choir and solo vocals. Crafted of mahogany with maple pipe shades, the organ case
frames the large window above it. Some of the design elements – like the capitals at the
top of the tall pipe towers – reflect the design of the church’s altar and ambo. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
| pictures from the past
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May 27, 2016
| DID YOU KNOW
Celebrating the Eucharist
The Feast of Corpus Christi, which will
be celebrated May 29, dates to the Last
Supper and the first Eucharist.
But not until the 13th century was
there a distinct feast of the Blessed Sacrament, the origins coming from an unlikely source. Beginning at the age of 16,
St. Juliana of Liege (what is modern day
Belgium), began having visions of a silver
moon with a portion of it obscured while
kneeling in prayer.
St. Juliana, (1193-1252), repeatedly attempted to make the vision go away, uncertain of its meaning. It was not after she
joined the convent that the Lord came to
her to reveal its significance.
It was then the Lord explained to her
that the moon resembled the cycle of the
church, and the obscured area signified
something was incomplete, that being a
feast to celebrate the Blessed Sacrament.
The Lord explained to St. Juliana that a
feast needed to be instituted in order that
Catholic doctrine might receive aid from
this feast at a time when heresies were rife
in the world. The faithful could draw from
this source of life new strength and irreverence and sacrilegious behavior toward
the divine mercy in the Blessed Sacrament
might, by adoration, be repaired.
St. Juliana asked the Lord to be excused from this charge and for 20 years
the secret remained in her heart. Reportedly, she shed tears of blood over her anguish.
Eventually, she related the story to
Bishop Robert de Thorte, bishop of Liege.
He discussed it with Father James de
Threzis, who was then archdeacon at the
cathedral of Liege and who became Pope
Urban IV. Both clergy members embraced
the idea and the feast was initially celebrated in the church in 1246, although
not worldwide.
But, the establishment of Corpus
Christi did not come without controversy.
Some monks protested against the devotion and insisted the sacrifice at the daily
Mass was adequate to commemorate the
love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Following the death of St. Juliana in
1252, Pope Urban was petitioned to extend the feast through the entire church.
But it took the Miracle of Orvieto in 1263,
when blood began seeping through a
consecrated host during a Mass being
celebrated by a German priest who was
undergoing his own faith crisis, to make
that a reality.
Shortly after the miracle, Pope Urban
commissioned St. Thomas Aquinas to
compose the Proper for the Mass and an
office for the feast day. One year later, in
1264, through the papal bull Transiturus
Pope Urban made the feast universal.
Originally, Corpus Christi was to be
celebrated on the Thursday after Trinity
Sunday, with indulgences granted to the
faithful who attended the Mass as well
as the office. In 1970 the feast of Corpus
Christi was changed to the Sunday following Trinity Sunday in the majority of
the world, including the United States.
A procession of the Eucharist usually
follows the last Mass of the day, with the
host placed in a monstrance.
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Archbishop Joseph Rummel and clergy members are shown gathered outside of the old
St. George Church in 1935, the same year he was installed as archbishop for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The Knights of Columbus from St. George are also shown with
Archbishop Rummel, where construction on the new St. George Church is continuing
and is expected to be completed in 2017. Photo provided by the Archives Department of the Diocese of Baton Rouge
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May 27, 2016
Budget cuts might force scaling back of
services CCDBR offers
By Richard Meek
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge is bracing
for a series of budget cuts, evaluating how those reductions
might affect the services CCDBR
offers to more than 16,000 people annually.
The financial hits are coming from a number of funding
sources, primarily United Way,
according to chief executive officer David Aguillard. He said
the agency is absorbing a 35-percent cut in United Way funding, dropping from $413,000 to
$260,000.
He said CCDBR is likely to also
take a financial
hit from the
state, as legislators grapple
with a $600
million budget
shortfall.
“We have
had challeng- David Aguillard
ing
budgets
in the past, usually because of
program growth, complexity
and regulations,” Aguillard said.
“This year, the challenge is the
loss of revenue from United Way.”
“We will have to scale back
somewhere,” he added. “I think
we will see significant changes
in terms of reducing some of the
services that we have offered in
the past few years. I would say
nothing is off the table.”
Aguillard explained where
the United Way cuts particularly hurt is that some of the past
funding was program specific.
He said CCDBR’s mental health
services “took a pretty big hit
and that has been one of the fastest growing and in demand services that we have.”
He said affordable, accessible
mental health services have been
difficult to access for low-income
individuals and families, especially in light of the state’s trend
of cutbacks. CCDBR does not
turn anybody seeking mental
health assistance away because
of a lack of ability to pay.
“United Way was very clear
that it wasn’t because what we
are offering is not quality or not
meeting goals but it was just a
shortage of funds,” Aguillard
said. “(United Way) committees
felt like the closing of (the emergency room at) Baton Rouge
General (Hospital) and other
shortages of medical services
that the community needs were
more pressing. And I understand that.”
He said the CCDBR board,
which is scheduled to meet at the
end of the month, faces difficult
decisions, but tools are in place
to assist in the process. He said
whenever a new program is being considered board members
and agency officials rely on a decision matrix to guide that final
decision.
“Now, we’re going to use that
decision matrix for which services to scale back on,” Aguillard
said. “We’re going to use it in reverse.”
Programs currently being offered will be evaluated on four
principles: how does it relate to
the mission of Catholic Charities? Is it a core mission or tangentially related to the mission?
How effective is CCDBR in offering the service and is it an unmet
need in the community?
Currently, Catholic Charities
offers four programs that are
unique to the agency: Sanctuary for Life, a home for unwed
mothers; Joseph Homes, where
recently-released prisoners are
offered a place to stay while they
look for employment and re-enter into society; refugee resettlement and the largest immigrant
legal services department in the
area, which Aguillard said, “is of
growing importance to this community.”
“That’s where our population
growth comes from,” he added.
“They are helping our economy,
providing jobs, have a lot of gifts,
talent and skills to offer. We
should be helping them fully integrate into our community and
welcome them.”
According to Aguillard, unmet needs will be only one of the
many criteria to be used, adding,
“I don’t know that you can say
one is more important than another.”
“There are some programs
that we have had here for over
decades that over time because
of government cutbacks and
increasing regulations have become cumbersome and expensive to continue to provide,” he
added. “If there is someone else
in the community who can do
it better than us and more efficiently than us, and that com-
munity need is getting met we
would be happy to help someone
take over that program.”
Alternative funding sources
are also being sought for many
of the agency’s programs, which
may reduce the sting of the budget cuts. Aguillard said staff is
looking at programs that would
lend themselves to grants so that
perhaps sources can be identified for programs that are getting hit the hardest.
Also, identifying alternative
funding for programs not getting
cut may free up those monies to
be used to help salvage those
programs that might be jeopardized.
Although United Way is putting a crimp in Catholic Charities’ budget, Aguillard said the
cuts were not a surprise, revealing his staff has been preparing
for as much as a 50 percent cut.
“When compared to how
(other community agencies that
suffered even more drastic cutbacks) did, we didn’t do that
bad,” he said. “Sure we would
have liked to have done better.
But every agency that had funding cuts from United Way, they
all do vitally important work.
They serve the same clients that
we do.
“And United Way did what
they had to do, and we fully support the direction they are moving in to a greater accountability,
transparency about the process,
community input and competition.”
He expressed gratitude for
the continued financial support
from the Diocese of Baton Rouge,
saying, “The bishop’s office has
always been just a rock steady
financial supporter of Catholic
Charities. They have always been
as generous as they can possibly
be.
“We’re kind of lucky we got
that. Some of the other agencies that were hit by United way
don’t’ have that blessing.
Aguillard said decisions regarding cutbacks should be finalized by the end of May, with
those cuts going into effect July
1, allowing the agency 30 days
to notify clients who might have
to find different agencies to have
their individual needs met. He
added that in some cases the
July 1 deadline might have to be
extended so clients can receive
services without interruption.
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supplement in this issue of The
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Bishop Muench
announces pastoral appointments
Father Joseph Vu
RIVER CRUISIN’ – Eleven Sisters of St. Joseph recently spent the day on False River,
hosted by a local businessman. Following a leisurely boat ride on the river, the sisters enjoyed a lunch at the home of Jeanie and David Bondy. It was special for
some of the sisters as they had spent much of their careers in New Roads teaching
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Deacon Edwin Martin
Bishop Robert W. Muench announced
the appointment of Father Joseph Vu as
parochial vicar at Ascension of Our Lord
Church and St. Francis of Assisi Church
in Donaldsonville effective July 1.
Bishop Muench also announced the
appointment of Edwin Martin as parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Church in
Baton Rouge.
Father Vu is a 2005 graduate of Bishop
Sullivan High School and was ordained
by Bishop Muench on May 25, 2013 at St.
Ryan Halford
Joseph Cathedral. He has served as parochial vicar at Christ the King Church
and Catholic Center at LSU.
Deacon Martin will be ordained by
Bishop Muench on May 28.
Ryan Hallford is scheduled to be ordained a transitional deacon, also on
May 28.
Bishop Muench has appointed Hallford deacon assistant to Father Jamin
David and the parish of St. Margaret
Queen of Scotland Church in Albany.
Governor signs pro-life bills
By Richard Meek
As the state legislature winds to a
close, pro-life supporters are celebrating
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent signing of
two pieces of legislation.
The governor on May 19 signed into
law bills increasing the waiting period
between pre-abortion counseling and the
actual procedure and placing certification
requirements on those performing abortions.
Both of the bills originated in the
House and the Bioethics Defense Fund
provided legal consultation on both.
HB 386, authored by Rep. Frank Hoffmann of West Monroe, increased the current waiting period from 24 hours to 72
hours between abortion counseling and
procedure.
“We applaud (Edwards) for signing
the Woman’s Enhanced Reflection Act
into law today, and we thank (Hoffman)
for his leadership on this crucial measure,” said Deanna Wallace, legislative
director for Louisiana Right to Life. “This
important bill empowers women considering abortion with additional reflection time before an abortion so they can
consider their options more effectively.
Since abortion facilities in Louisiana are
only in the business of selling abortion,
this reflection period allows for further
consideration of other choices, including
adoption and parenting. In situations
of coercion or violence, HB 386 gives a
woman more time to reach out for help
before being forced into an abortion they
do not want. “Today is a victory for women in Louisiana.”
Wallace also praised Rep. Katrina
Jackson of Monroe for authoring HB
488, which requires those performing
abortions either be a board certified physician or under the direct supervision
by a board certified physician. Wallace
commended Jackson for “her work of
protecting the health and safety of Louisiana women by ensuring that unqualified physicians are not performing abortions in Louisiana.”
In other legislative matters, on May 17 the
Senate by a 35-2 margin approved HB 1081,
the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Act. Authored by Rep. Mike Johnson of Bossier City, the act prohibits the
practice of dismemberment abortions.
More commonly known as D&E, the
abortion procedure is a second trimester
abortion method where triceps are used to
remove the body parts of an unborn child.
If approved by Edwards, Louisiana
would become the sixth state to pass such
legislation.
“Louisiana should not be a place
where our fellow human beings, no matter whether they are born or unborn, are
treated in a manner similar to that of dismemberment abortions,” said LARTL executive director Benjamin Clapper.
Wallace said the procedure tears apart
the unborn child “limb from limb.”
“Before the first trimester ends, the
unborn child has a beating heart, brain
waves and every organ system in place,”
she added. “Dismemberment abortions
occur after the baby has reached these
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Works of Mercy grant helps fund HOPE Ministries food pantry
Bishop Robert W. Muench presented six agencies with checks awarded through the Bishop Stanley Joseph
Ott Works of Mercy Trust Fund. From left, LaShawn Robertson, Baton Rouge Youth Coalition; Randy Nichols,
Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless; Barbara Auten, Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area; Bishop
Muench; Pat Shingleton, Pat’s Coats for Kids; Martha Wilson, Livingston Youth and Family Counseling and
Kelli Rogers, HOPE Ministries. Photos by Richard Meek | The Catholic Commentator
By Richard Meek
Sarah K. Anderson took her
time perusing the grocery-style
shelves, perhaps internally mulling over recipes. Even while deciding on everything from carrots to rice and peas, Anderson’s
infectious smile was in contrast
to gathering clouds outside announcing a late spring storm.
But this was no ordinary trip
to the grocery store. Anderson
was making her monthly visit
to HOPE’s Client Choice Food
Pantry, which provides food
assistance to some of the most
impoverished families and individuals in Baton Rouge. As
someone who is raising her two
grandsons, ages 8 and 10, by
herself, the pantry has become
a blessing not only for Anderson
but for many of the families who
live in the 70805 zip code, where
it is estimated some 35 percent
of the population live below the
federal threshold poverty level.
“The pantry helps me out a
lot,” said Anderson, who has
spent her entire life living in the
zip code. “This is a big deal to
me.”
The pantry is operated by
HOPE Ministries, a Baton Rouge
charitable organization that operates the pantry as well as The
Way to Work, a client-centered
program providing a structured
environment to help participants achieve and maintain employment, housing, financial and
family stability.
HOPE Ministries, formed in
2003 out of the merger of two
existing non profits in 2003,
was one of six recipients awarded the Bishop Stanley Joseph
Ott Works of Mercy Trust Fund
grants. The pantry received a
$5,000 grant.
“We applaud the efforts of
HOPE Ministries to help some
of the most needy members of
our community,” said Eric Guerin, CFRE, associate director of
stewardship for the Diocese of
Baton Rouge. “Their food pantry is a wonderful example of an
organization fulfilling a need to
feed the poor.
“The work that they do and
the assistance they provide in
one of the most impoverished
areas of our community fits in
with the mission and the intent
of the Works of Mercy. We hope
the grant will help them further
facilitate their mission.”
The pantry, which serves anywhere from 12,000 to 15,000
people annually, is unique in that
is only one of two of the estimated 131 food pantries in the Baton
Rouge area that is designed more
like a corner grocery store than a
standard distribution site. Rather than receiving a pre-packed
box of food, the clients, who are
allocated monthly visits to the
pantry, are able to shop for what
they need and will use.
“One of the things we really
try to do with our clients is offer them a dignified experience,”
said Kelli Rogers, chief operations officer of HOPE Ministries
and who has also served as a
volunteer as well as director of
development and director of volunteers for the agency.
“We provide more dignity
for them to be able to select the
things they need for their family
based on nutritional needs and
preferences,” she added. “Also it
reduces waste. They will pass by
things they don’t need and that
reduces food waste a great deal.”
The program is simple, Rogers says. Clients’ eligibility is
based on federal poverty guidelines and most are eligible for
food stamps.
Clients must bring a photo ID
and proof of residence that they
live in the 70805 zip code. Volunteers will also ask for a budget
slip, although it is not required.
Volunteers help clients shop,
as well as pointing out quantities allowed of each commodity
based on family size and need.
Volunteers also assist clients
who might be elderly or disabled.
Along with the standard food
commodities, the pantry will
offer several items not available
through food stamps, such as diapers and other necessities
For Tawanda Roach, who
lives with her 67-year-old mother, the pantry is critical to their
monthly food planning.
“In our area, if you don’t have
transportation you can’t always
get back and forth to the grocery
store,” she said. “It would be very
difficult without the pantry.”
Rogers said the pantry receives nearly three-quarters of
its food from the Baton Rouge
Food Bank and another 25 percent from food drives from various organizations and churches.
However, she said HOPE is embarking on a project that will not
Sarah K. Anderson, center, speaks with Amanda Williams, right, a volunteer at HOPE Ministries Food Pantry, during Anderson’s monthly
visit to the pantry, which services families in the 70805 zip code. Also
assisting Anderson is Evelyn Johnson.
only increase its food supply but
provide healthier options for the
clients.
She said plans call for the
planting of a garden that will
include vegetables and fruits
on the three-acre site where
HOPE is located in north Baton
Rouge. A summer intern funded
through a Exxon-Mobile grant
will be responsible for developing a community-based volunteer program to maintain the
garden.
Rogers said the Works of
Mercy grant will help develop
the garden and other new possibilities, including possibly opening up the pantry during evening
hours once a month because
many of the working poor cannot get there during the day.
“Our efforts are focused on
trying to change the quantity
and the quality of the food we
are able to provide,” Rogers said.
“We’re all starting to think differently beyond feeding the hungry but also helping people to
achieve better health and quality of life based on what they are
eating and what food they have
access to.”
For Anderson, the pantry is
more than a monthly supplement
to help feed her family. She also
views it as a spiritual blessing.
“You should be grateful for
what you got and thank the Lord
for what you have,” she said. “If
you don’t have something, the
Lord will provide, and this is one
way the Lord is providing.”
Also receiving grants were
the Alzheimer’s Services of the
Capital Area, Baton Rouge Youth
Coalition, Capital Area Alliance
for the Homeless, Livingston
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Is dialysis required?/Traditional but non-church wedding
Q
I am curious as to the church’s
definition of suicide and how it
may apply to my situation. I am
an 85-year-old male Catholic, and I have
been diagnosed with third-stage kidney
disease. When the disease progresses to
the point of requiring dialysis, I do not
want to undergo that treatment.
I would rather die naturally – at home
or in hospice – and I have on file a medical directive that says so. (My sister-inlaw – also a practicing Catholic – began
dialysis, but the treatment was so painful
and life-changing that she suspended it
and chose to die at home.) (Baltimore)
and needed dialysis for
a short period of time to
transition back to relative
health, that would be a
different matter. (You will
probably feel more comfortable, though, speaking
with a local priest and
getting this same assurance in person.)
Q
I was married
to my husband
in a traditional
(tribal) ceremony. He is
not a Catholic but has allowed me to practice my
Catholic faith. All of our
children have been baptized in the Catholic faith, and two years ago my husband
and I went through the Catholic course
of marriage preparation with the plan of
marrying in the Catholic Church. But we
never went through with that ceremony
because my husband feels strongly that
the ancestral wedding ceremony was
sufficient.
I suffer greatly because I cannot
receive holy Communion. I would even
like to leave my husband because of this.
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church’s Code of Canon Law (Nos. 116165). The technical name for the process
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It involves a retroactive validation,
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Father Kenneth Doyle
The Catholic Church does not
require a patient to undergo every
medical procedure imaginable just
to stay alive, particularly if that treatment
might be excessively burdensome. It
depends on someone’s medical condition,
the treatment itself and the prognosis.
In your case, dialysis would be considered an “extraordinary means” and
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There are some conditions that must
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to be annulled; the consent of the parties
to the marriage still exists, along with the
essential requirements for a valid marriage: the intent of monogamy, fidelity,
permanence and openness to children;
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to see that any children of the marriage
are baptized and brought up as Catholics.
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grave cause” the non-Catholic partner
need not even be informed of the church’s
decision. (For example, if the non-Catholic were likely to have an extremely negative reaction to the sanation process.) In
your situation, you would best be advised
to consult with your local diocese. If your
circumstances qualify you and the decree
of sanation were to be granted, you would
be able to receive the Eucharist.
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May 27, 2016
faith journey
Dylan Cuddy takes a moment to
reflect outside the Holy Door of
Mercy at St. Michael Church in
Convent. Cuddy, a native of Medway, Massachusetts, is traveling
across the country on foot in the
name of Divine Mercy. Drawing
his inspiration from Ernie Andrus,
a 92-year-old WWII veteran currently running coast to coast to
return his former ship to Normandy, Cuddy is following a
southern route and was in the
Baton Rouge area recently. Traveling with a jogging stroller to
help ease the weight of his backpack and other items, he hopes
to be in Los Angeles by the fall.
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traveler 
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walking the railroad tracks
across America,” he said.
As he grew, the dream continued even though he kept it secret.
Then the unthinkable happened.
Within a year, both of his parents died and once he graduated
from high school, it looked like
his desire to travel would never
come true as his life took on the
normal trappings of adulthood,
such as working full-time and
paying bills.
For several years, Cuddy even
lost his faith, opting instead to
turn his back on God. But deep
inside, he knew things were supposed to be different, and with
the encouragement of a family
friend, Cuddy returned to the
church Divine Mercy Sunday.
Since that day last year, everything has changed.
“In my prayers, one thing that
kept coming up was mercy, just
this idea of mercy. Then when I
found out Dec. 8 started the Year
of Mercy, I just knew I was going
to do this in the year of God’s
mercy,” said Cuddy.
Starting in Jacksonville at
an Amtrak station in the early
morning hours of Feb. 18, Cuddy
has traveled through such cities
as Tallahassee, Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans, Thibodaux
and Baton Rouge. He plans to
continue his journey through
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
and hopes to end in California by
late summer or early fall.
“In researching cathedrals
with Holy Doors, I learned that
the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine (in Florida) is one of the
oldest, and the one in Los Angeles (where his journey will end)
is one of the newest. So, I’m going from the oldest to the newest,” he said.
Along the way, Cuddy is receiving and giving God’s mercy.
“When I was in Jacksonville, I
met Zach, Suzie and Scott. They
were homeless, and we were just
giving each other things that we
needed,” he said, noting how he
even received advice in return.
“They told me not to go to
downtown Jacksonville because
it was dangerous (for a homeless
person) there,” he said.
Yet, the next day Cuddy needed to go there so he could walk
through the Holy Door at a minor basilica. As the sun began
to set, he was hoping to find his
way back to the beach area when
he crossed paths with another
homeless person. At first Cuddy
was unsure, but he discovered he
was in a position to help others.
Making his way to the park
where many homeless people in
the area were staying, Cuddy began to offer what little he had to
those in need.
At first, they were confused
and didn’t understand why Cuddy would give everything he had
to them. Then one man spoke up.
“He said, ‘I know what he is
doing. He is suffering so we don’t
have to,’ ” said Cuddy, who noted
the reference to Christ was “just
amazing.”
“Ever since then I haven’t been
afraid to talk to people or to reach
out,” he added, confirming the
deep trust he has now in God.
“There are challenges. Yes,
sometimes I won’t have enough
food or a place to stay, but there’s
always a greater good from that
to be fulfilled down the line,”
said Cuddy.
For example, he explained
how even when he approached
Baton Rouge, he was worried
that he couldn’t find a safe place
to stay. As he called various places, he decided to camp outside
the city, only to experience what
he called a “great work of mercy”
the next day when someone he
had never met personally offered
to pay for him to stay the night in
a local hotel.
“It’s not about everything
working out perfectly and having
all of the answers. Sometimes,
trust is a leap of faith,” he said.
Jennifer Giambrone, a parishioner at St. Anne Church in
Napoleonville, understands the
idea of trust. Giambrone and
her husband met Cuddy when he
was traveling through the area
on his way to Baton Rouge. After
talking with him, the couple was
so taken by his story that they
did something completely out
of character: they invited him to
stay the night at their house.
“There was just a trust with
him. I thought certainly if this
person is traveling and going
through the Holy Doors from
Florida to here, surely God has
his hand on him,” said Jennifer
“Jo” Giambrone.
“I think people are always
looking for an opportunity to
serve God, and to me in a way,
this was like God was showing
up. It is still just unexplainable,
I knew right away that it was
okay,” she added.
To follow Cuddy’s Divine
Mercy journey online, go to his
blog at mercyrun.com.
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Surrogacy bill passes through legislature
By Richard Meek
A bill aimed at strengthening
Louisiana’s surrogacy laws has
made curious political bedfellows involving pro-life supporters and the LGBT community.
HB 1102, which has passed
through both chambers of the
state legislature and is headed
toward Gov. John Bel Edwards’
desk, establishes legal parameters for surrogacy, including
the enforcement of contracts
between
parties,
prohibits
compensation to the surrogate
mother, mandates a variety of
medical testing, counseling and
background checks and defines
“intended parents” as a man and
a woman.
Pro-life supporters have expressed concern regarding the
objectification of women, potential for a greater number of abortions, health risks for surrogate
mothers and their unborn children and the moral and spiritual
ramifications.
The LGBT community has
expressed opposition over the
language defining the intended
parents, which would deny samesex couples from using surrogacy.
Similar legislation has on
two previous occasions passed
through both houses with little
opposition, as happened this
year, but were ultimately vetoed
by then-Gov. Bobby Jindal.
“I think this bill is totally demonic,” said Alana Newman,
director of the Coalition Against
Reproductive Trafficking and
who testified before Senate and
House committees regarding the
proposed legislation.
“(Proponents) want to bend
morality to meet their behavior,”
added Newman, who admitted
in her testimony that she sold her
own eggs 10 years ago. “There’s
going to be greater health risks
to both the mother and child.”
Newman, a resident of Lake
Charles and mother of two young
children, expressed frustration
with the legislative process. She
said she believes legislators were
not adequately educated on the
numerous risks surrogacy presents and that they placed loyalty
to fellow lawmakers who supported the bill above what she
perceives as the best interests
of the surrogate mother and unborn child.
“It’s hard for me to get a clear
picture of what (legislators)
know about surrogacy,” she said.
“Everything was just so rushed.
Maybe only getting to talk to a
legislator for only five minutes
before going into (a meeting),
I could not compete. It was extremely frustrating.”
Danielle Van Haute, respect
life coordinator for the Diocese
of Baton Rouge, also expressed
her disappointment. She said
the negative effects of surrogacy
are far reaching and is why the
Catholic Church speaks out so
strongly against in vitro fertilization and other forms of artificial reproductive technologies.
“Some of the ramifications
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seen in other places, are the commoditization and objectification
of women, exploitation of poorer
women and health risks for both
women involved,” she said.
Baton Rouge attorney and
pro-life supporter Charlotte
Bergeron said the bill is a radical departure in state law and is
concerned it might open the door
to significant abuses of women
and children. She said the fertility industry, which Newman said
would blossom in Louisiana if
Edwards signs the bill into law,
relies on the deconstruction of
both the meaning and language
of motherhood and fatherhood to
produce the products and cultural transformation that make it a
multi-billion dollar enterprise.
Bergeron, who organizes the
annual 40 Days for Life campaign in the fall, said the bill replaces abortion with “Selective
fetal reduction” and the surrogate
mother as a “gestational carrier.”
“Motherhood will be severed
by a contract before the woman
is even pregnant,” she said.
Newman
agreed
with
Bergeron, saying the fertility industry views a child as a product.
In her work, she has witnessed
intended parents asking for refunds for a baby or wanting to
sue a fertility clinic or surrogate
mother because a genetic disease was passed along with the
child that they were not made
aware of.
“Perhaps most shocking in a
state perceived to be strongly pro
life is the fact that many more
unborn children will die as a result of these contracts than will
be created and live a full life,”
Bergeron said.
“When the implant process
is successful and more than the
desired number of babies develop, one or more may be reduced
or aborted (at 9-12 weeks),”
Bergeron said. “Fertility doctors
in concert with the parents decide which ones will be selected
for abortion.”
Existing state law allows for
surrogacy but the contracts have
not been enforceable, which
made it risky. Newman said the
new law is “planting bad seeds,”
inviting the fertility industry,
which will see potentially high
earnings off of surrogacy, into
Louisiana. Although by law the
surrogate mother is banned from
being compensated, the industry
is lucrative for brokers, attorneys
and fertility clinics.
May 27, 2016
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St. Patrick youth honored as Louisiana Hero
By Debbie Shelley
“This is our miracle baby,” said Father
Than Vu, former vicar general of the Diocese of Baton Rouge who died in January
2015 and was then pastor of St. Patrick
Church in Baton Rouge, when he held up
Katie LeBlanc as a newborn welcoming
her in 1997 into the church after coming
home from the first of many hospital stays
and surgeries.
Katie was born with spina bifida, a disease that this determined, faithful young
woman lives with, not under. She was
recognized as one of the 2016 Louisiana
Young Heroes. Young Heroes of Louisiana
is sponsored by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Rotary Club of Baton
Rouge.
Katie’s life is one of spreading joy and
encouraging others to have faith. Her
mother, Nancy LeBlanc, remembers feeling the strain when her daughter faced
her 10th surgery at two years old. Nancy
LeBlanc prayed with the surgeon and held
her rosary.
When she was notified her daughter
was in surgery, she was filled with peace.
“God told me, ‘She’s not in your hands,
she’s not in the surgeon’s hands, she’s always been in my hands,’ ” said Nancy LeBlanc.
She is not surprised Katie is thriving
because she was born a cheerful survivor.
“She came out of the womb a happy
person,” said Nancy LeBlanc. “She’s always trying to cheer up everyone else.
When she was a child in a stroller before
she was in a wheelchair, if she saw someone was sad she would wave to them and
shout ‘Hey.’ She made them smile, not
because they knew she was disabled, but
because of her persistence.”
The teachers at Tara High School,
where Katie graduated from on May 18,
talked about how much brighter their day
was after talking with Katie.
“You just have to live life as it comes,”
said Katie.
Her active life demonstrates that anything can be done, you may just have to
modify.
She started dancing with BREC at four
years old. And later she performed as a
mouse in the Inner-City Nutcracker, a
production featuring children with disabilities as well as children from the inner city and underserved youth. She did
such a good job she performed in the MidCity Dance Project year-round. She went
on to other dance projects and currently
portrays the Snow Fairy in the Tri-Parish
Ballet’s Nutcracker.
It is during the Tri-Parish Nutcracker
that Katie also dances with her father,
John, who portrays Mother Ginger, with
a mustache.
“It’s not unusual to have a Mother Ginger with a mustache but I think the first
year Katie was embarrassed,” said Nancy
Tennis is one of Katie LeBlanc’s favorite activities. Photo provided by Nancy LeBlanc
LeBlanc.
Now Katie smiles about her dad’s
whimsical ways.
The young hero has inspired other
disabled youth through her dancing. She
and her mother bring the piece of cheese
prop that Katie rode in for her part as the
mouse each year for the Inner-City Nutcracker. Remembering seeing Katie in the
production, a disabled girl announced, “I
want to ride in the cheese too!”
Katie is also a para-triathlete. She
went through some grueling practices in
the summer heat, riding an adapted bike,
swimming and wheeling her wheelchair.
She was also invited to compete in the
International Cajun Classic wheelchair
tennis tournament, but the event was
postponed because of rain. Katie did not
participate on the rescheduled date because she helped with the St. Patrick’s
Easter egg hunt (in which her dad is the
Easter bunny), demonstrating faith is her
priority.
Signaling her interest in church ministry at a young age, Katie approached the
music coordinator about joining the children’s choir, but she was too young. However, she was given a conductor’s baton so
she could help “direct” from the congregation.
She also was the first disabled altar
server at St. Patrick.
Father Jerry Martin, then pastor of St.
Patrick, said a ramp had been built for
the altar in the 1980’s for Glenn Gaudet,
a lector who had been disabled in a car
accident. Katie approached Father Martin
and asked to become an altar server. With
his blessing she was trained, with procedural adaptions, by Renee Lindsey.
“She is an example of the entire community working together so that the liturgy is what is should be,” said Father Martin, noting Katie is a focused, faithful and
determined young lady.
There are many ways in which Katie
serves St. Patrick. Last year, she helped
teach the third-grade PSR classes, and
this year she will help teach fifth grade.
She also helps with the Advent giving tree.
For her efforts, LeBlanc was recog-
nized by the Knights of Columbus as the
female recipient of the Knights of Columbus Youth Leadership Award. She and
Jarge Getz, the male recipient of the KC
Youth Leadership Award, also received
the Sterling Reine Award, given to a junior or senior male and female who exemplify service.
In receiving her Young Heroes Award
at a banquet at the Renaissance Hotel
on April 27, Katie said she would like the
award to remind others that people with
disabilities are just like them.
“We live normal lives like everyone else.
We just do things differently,” said LeBlanc.
She plans to use her life experiences to
help children. She hopes to attend Southeastern Louisiana University and become
a child life specialist, working with children in the hospital and helping them
understand their illness. When Our Lady
of the Lake Regional Hospital held its
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“We are just in awe of the final
product. The architects (of GraceHebert
Architects) really took ownership of
the project. They cared a lot about the
building and what the final product
would look like. That made a difference.”
Deacon James Morrissey
Overseer of the project
The new St. Jude community center includes several conference/meet- Church officials said the meeting rooms are ideal for use by the various “We have satisfied all of the needs of the ministries,” said Deacon James One of the more intriguing quirks in what is a stunningly beautiful and
ing rooms with flat screen televisions available.
parish ministries, as well as other groups.
Morrissey. “They were impressed with the plans.”
modern design is a funky and open meeting area which is near the lobby. The room has already been used for a variety of functions.
stepping into the future
Community center adds pizzazz
to St. Jude
F
An inviting area for employees to dine is one of the
many features of the new community center at St.
Jude Church in Baton Rouge. The 12,500-square foot
building was opened earlier this year. Photos by Richard
Meek | The Catholic Commentator
By Richard Meek
rom the stunning renovation of
an existing church to a sparkling
new multi-faceted building, St.
Jude Church is creating an oasis of serenity on the outskirts of one of Baton Rouge’s
troubled areas.
The transformation began within the past
three years when a complete renovation of
the church was completed. Discussions had
centered on renovating the existing structure or building a new church with a much
higher price tag.
Renovation seemed to be more fiscally
prudent and the result is a stunning church
that has preserved its history and been enhanced by a touch of the contemporary.
Earlier this year, a new $6 million,
12,500-square foot community center
opened adjacent to the church, creating
more of a campus-like feel to the parish
grounds. The two-story building boasts 13
offices, a nursery, multiple meeting rooms,
an open causal area, a cozy kitchen area
for staff, a larger kitchen to accommodate
smaller gatherings, prayer space, a media
room that pastor Father Trey Nelson will
use to host his upcoming podcasts, modern
televisions complete with HDMI accessibility and even a green space out back.
“We are just in awe of the final product,”
said Deacon James Morrissey, who oversaw
the project. “The architects (of GraceHebert
Architects) really took ownership of the project. They cared a lot about the building and
what the final product would look like. That
made a difference.”
Deacon Morrissey said the building
also has rooms for prayerful reflection,
which will assist with the parish’s various
ministries. He said the architects met with
ministries for their input, and early returns
show the building has struck the right
chord.
“We have satisfied all of the needs of the
ministries,” Deacon Morrissey said. “They
were impressed with the plans.”
The building is free of charge for use by
the ministries and other parish functions,
but Deacon Morrissey is also encouraging
others to get involved in using the facility at
a nominal fee. He would like it to become
a gathering place where perhaps meetings
can be held to address concerns regarding
the nearby Gardere area, which has been
plagued by an uptick in crime in recent
years.
Other events can also be booked, pending
approval of church officials.
“We want to reach out to the people,” Deacon Morrissey said.
He added that the final price came in
close to the original estimate, although Keith
Gaspard, who was on the construction team
(with Percy J. Matherne Contractor) and has
now been hired by St. Jude to oversee the
facility, said a few planned amenities had to
be trimmed, perhaps the most notable being
no granite counter tops in the kitchen. He
quickly added that the cuts were minimal
and certainly did not detract from the finished product.
The exterior of the building,
above, blends in nicely with the
rest of the church and school.
The green space, left, borders
on the community center and
the church and is near the elementary school. Future plans
call for a parish hall to be built,
which will share a lobby with
the new community center and
also border the green space,
creating a serene campus in an
urban area.
Deacon Morrissey said the parish developed a multi-phase master plan in 2011,
with the first phase being renovation of the
church, which was completed in 2014. Phase
2 included the new building and Phrase 3
calls for a new parish hall that will be designed to host larger events, such as wedding
receptions.
The plan is for the community center
and new parish hall to share a lobby. When
completed, the buildings will frame the inner green space, creating a unique sense of
peacefulness in a busy urban area.
Deacon Morrissey said construction for
the parish hall is likely still a few years away,
depending on funding. For now, parishioners and staff are taking pride in the latest
addition to their burgeoning campus.
“It’s truly a prayerful place to be,” Deacon
Morrissey said.
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Students leaving their artistic footprints at Redemptorist St. Gerard
She also made a seahorse out
of Play-Doh.
“I love water so I wanted an
Footprints stamped on paper
animal that would be in water. I
that were decorated until they
chose the color blue because it is
turned into much more were
the color of the ocean,” she said.
among the creative snapshots
Parker said she loves arts and
taken by students of time marchcrafts because her mother and
ing through the seasons of the
father are artists. She enjoys the
calendar and faith at a Redempcreative process, such as making
torist St. Gerard Elementary art
things for her doll.
show May 4.
“I realize that if you like to
“The students were really exmake art, after you start doing it,
cited about showing their work.
it’s even more funner than when
They are really proud of what
you started,” she said.
they have done,” said art teacher
Fourth-grader
La’Darious
Cindy Rivet, who organized the
Kilbourne believes getting the
showcase of artwork students
details right is important to crein grades kindergarten through
ating a quality piece of art. For
fourth-grade created throughone piece featuring triangular
out the school year. “They did
shapes, Rivet helped him put
something for each season, and
masking tape down on paper
there are lots of religious themed Students and parents view the artwork created throughout the year by kindergarten though fourth-grade and he painted between the lines
items, such as the manger scene, students at Redemptorist St. Gerard Elementary. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
in colors of yellow, green, brown
the cross at Easter.”
and blue.
Rivet watched the progres- from their first timid attempts to
“When they first started, they series, when he created a draw“I think he did an awesome
sion of many of the students becoming blossoming artists.
might mix the colors together. ing featuring the chaacter during job,” said his mother, Lakisha
And I will say, ‘Let’s try another a “free time” period in art. Goku Kilbourne. “I’m very proud of
way. Let this dry and we will do is courageous and naïve, but him. I knew he was talented, but
this again.’ Their creativity im- he grows up to become Earth’s I didn’t know he was that neat.”
proved,” she said.
greatest defender. Watch out if
LaDarious’ favorite piece was
Position Opening for
“I got to use all the colors of he gets mad.
a summer scene, which allowed
paint. Everything in here I like,”
“He fights against evil, he zaps his mind to drift to the outdoors
The Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Schools Office supports educational
exclaimed kindergartner Ama- them,” said George with ninja- and get his mind off his studies.
programs across eight civil parishes. As a district, schools are nationally
rya Davis as she was looking like moves. An action movie fan,
“I liked making the flowers,”
accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Advanc-Ed).
through her portfolio of artwork George said his mother taught he said.
All staff members in the Catholic Schools Office work as a team to support
she would be taking home. She him how to draw
Among
the
Catholic education throughout the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
showed
a
patriotic
work
of
art
when
he
was
two.
most
loyal
art
colThe Department Secretary for the Catholic Schools Office has various duties
she made from handprints when
Art became a
lectors at the show
that include tasks related to communication with stakeholders, maintenance
the students made such items time of meditating
were the artists’
of electronic and paper documents, creation of database spreadsheets,
to give to veterans at a Veterans on the life of Jesus
family members.
coordination of special events, and various other tasks related to the smooth
Day breakfast. Her artwork also for some students.
Patri Bell said
operation of the office. The work schedule is generally Monday through Friday,
8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Catholic Life Center in Baton Rouge.
included a Christmas tree, St.
“I thought what
her
grandson,
The Catholic School Office seeks talented and energetic individuals with
Nicholas, flowerpots for spring it was like to build
fourth-grade stucommunication skills, ability to collaborate as part of a team, capacity to
and carrots (“Rabbits Like Car- a house when Jedent Alexander,
be flexible and responsive to change, commitment to quality results, and
rots for Easter”) and corn on the sus was born,” said
“used such vivid
willingness to support the vision of Evangelizing Hearts, Educating Minds,
cob
for
fall.
Taveon
Poche,
colors” in a paintEncouraging Talent, and Embracing the Future.
Her mother, Shawn Davis, third grader. “I did
ing featuring polEducation and ExpEriEncE rEquirEmEnts
who was among the many par- the best I could to
ka dots. “Look how
– High School graduate with a minimum of three years’ position-related
ents who came to see the chil- make it nice for
the red looks like it
experience; business school or some college preferred.
dren’s work, said, “She’s very ar- him.”
is swirling around
– Understanding of organizational structure for Catholic Church and
Catholic Schools
tistic. I’m very proud of her. She
As he focused
and coming out at
– Excellent typing/word processing skills and proficiency in various
likes using different colors and to keep the lines
different points,
computer programs, including Microsoft Office Professional.
Taveon Poche
she’s got a big heart. I’m very for- straight for his triit’s
interesting,”
othEr rEquirEmEnts
Third-grade student
tunate that she is a student here.” angle that formed
Bell Said.
– Practicing Catholic preferred
Many of the students en- the dwelling for
She said art is
– Strong grammatical skills, attention to detail, and strong analytical and
joyed using their sense of touch the Holy Family, Poche said he a valuable mode of expression
problem solving skills required.
through art.
learned that “Jesus was home- for Alexander and the other stu– Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact professionally and
“I liked getting paint on my less and so was his parents.”
dents. “I think it’s good therapy
demonstrate a pleasant demeanor essential.
hands,” announced first-grader
Kierra Parker, also in third for children. You see a lot of re– Must be able to work within established guidelines to comply with
recordkeeping/administration requirements.
Persia Johnson, who said she grade, said the best part of a ligious pictures, which is really
– Ability to exercise good judgment in handling difficult and/or sensitive
had not made artwork before making her marble-swirl paint- awesome,” she said.
situations, with ability to maintain confidentiality in all transactions.
as she showed her painting of a ing was sliding the marbles
Bell has a gallery of Alexan– Ability to exercise good organizational and time management skills,
reindeer made from a footprint around on paper in a box.
der’s art in her kitchen, marking
ability to manage projects and multiple priorities.
as well as an Easter basket
“After a couple of minutes, I precious moments of his life that
Please submit letter of interest, resume, and references to [email protected]
Second-grader
Kingston
came
up with this beautiful art- are going by so fast.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
George put himself in the mind- work,” said Parker. “It was fun
“I frame all of his pictures
The schools of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, admit students of any race, color,
national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded
set
of
his
favorite
animated
charplaying
with
the
marbles.
Someand
put them on the wall. They
or made available to students at its schools. They do not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national and ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admissions policies,
acter, Goku, the main protago- times they jumped out and I had are in the kitchen where he can
scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
nist in the “Dragon Ball” manga to find them.”
see his work,” Bell said.
By Debbie Shelley
Department Secretary
“I thought what
it was like to
build a house
when Jesus was
born. I did the
best I could to
make it nice for
him.”
May 27, 2016
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CROWNING MARY –
Elaine Casselberry, an
eighth-grade student at
St. Jean Vianney School,
places a flower wreath
on the statue of our
Blessed Mother during
the school’s May
Crowning activities May
6. SJV second-graders
also participated in the
day’s events. Casselberry was chosen to
crown Mary by her
classmates and school
staff. Photo provided by
Bridgette DiGerolamo | St. Jean
Vianney School
TOPS IN TIP – Holy Ghost Catholic School seventh-graders, from left, Bryan Doan,
Marie-Claire Honoree and Amelia Fritz were honored recently at the Duke University TIP State Recognition Ceremony at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. Honoree also received grand recognition and will travel to Duke for a ceremony celebrating that accomplishment at a later date. Other school seventh
-graders honored during the ceremony include Casey Artigues, Emma Davis, Cade
Garafola, Claudia Olah and Ella Paddock. The Duke Talent Identification Program
(TIP) identifies academically gifted students and honors seventh-grade students
who have scored at or above the national average of recent high school graduates
on at least one part of the ACT or SAT college entrance exams. Photo provided by Cindy
Wagner | Holy Ghost School
Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Schools
DEPARTMENT OF
SPECIAL EDUCATION
aration for the Future
evelopment, Prep
rmation, Individual D
Faith Fo
Program for
Exceptional Students
– Autism
– Intellectual/Other Exceptionalities
HELPING OTHERS – St. Alphonsus School eighth-graders, from left, Kyle Langlois,
Mark Williams, Luke Evans, Bailey Haynes and Evan Maddie deposit the many pop
tops their school collected throughout the year at the Ronald McDonald House in
St. Louis, Missouri. The students were participating in a mobile classroom trip with
their entire eighth-grade class. In addition to stopping at the Ronald McDonald
House, the St. Alphonsus students and their chaperones also assisted with a disaster relief project at the St. Louis Area Food Bank and helped box donated snacks
and water for flooding victims in Louisiana. The students were able to process 360
cases or 7,200 pounds of food items. Photo provided by Dr. Cindy Ryals | St. Alphonsus School
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Education
Students
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MOVIE
REVIEWS
USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting
classifications:
A-I – General patronage
A-II – Adults and adolescents
A-III – Adults
A-IV – Adults, with reservations
L – Limited adult audience
O – Morally offensive
Captain America: Civil War
Disney
This turbulent comics-based adventure is more an ensemble piece featuring
the whole Avengers crew of superheroes
than an outing primarily focused on the
titular good guy (Chris Evans). Yet, as the
group splits over whether to submit to
United Nations supervision, public concerns have been raised over the collateral
damage their crusades tend to exact. he
becomes the leader of one rival faction,
the other is headed by Iron Man (Robert
Downey Jr.). Co-directors (and brothers)
Anthony and Joe Russo highlight the cost
of even well-intentioned mayhem as well
as the downside of pursuing vengeance.
But the real point of the proceedings is
to watch diversely “enhanced” beings pit
ENTERTAINMENT
Motion Picture Association of America
ratings:
G – General audiences; all ages admitted
PG – Parental guidance suggested; some
material may not be suitable for children
PG-13 – Parents are strongly cautioned
to give special guidance for attendance
of children under 13; some material may
be inappropriate for young children
R – Restricted; under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian
NC-17 – No one under 17 admitted
their outsized gifts against each other.
Newcomers to the Marvel universe may
find themselves bewildered since the
script does little to bring the uninitiated
up to speed, while parents will have to
consider carefully before allowing even
older teens to view material best suited,
in terms of combat scenes and vocabulary, to grownups. Possibly acceptable for
mature adolescents. Constant strong violence, including torture, but with minimal gore, a few uses of profanity and of
crude language, several crass terms. AIII; PG-13
Last Days in the Desert
Broad Green
Toward the end of his 40 days of fasting and prayer in the desert, Jesus (Ewan
May 27, 2016
McGregor), here called by his Hebrew
name, Yeshua spends time with a family
of wilderness dwellers, becoming emotionally invested in the conflict between
the father (Ciaran Hinds) and his teen
son (Tye Sheridan) over the lad’s future
as well as the fate of the terminally ill
mother (Ayelet Zurer). Watching the situation with mocking spite, and doing his
best to sow doubt in the Savior’s mind, is
the Devil (also McGregor) who manifests
himself as his adversary’s double. Striking cinematography and a high level of
artistic commitment from the cast are
offset, in writer-director Rodrigo Garcia’s
drama, by a sluggishly paced plot that
fails to evoke as much interest in viewers
as it does in his possibly divine but possibly merely human protagonist. Respectful ambivalence about the person of Jesus
not only undercuts the film’s appeal for
believers but creates some aesthetic confusion as well. Religious themes requiring
mature discernment, brief partial nudity,
momentary scatological humor. A-III;
PG-13
Money Monster
TriStar
The flamboyant host (George Clooney)
of a TV investment show gets his comeuppance when an angry viewer (Jack
O’Connell) who was ruined by follow-
ing his bum advice takes him hostage on
air in this entertaining but evanescent
thriller from director Jodie Foster. The
intruder demands to know why the muchhyped stock into which he sank his life
savings mysteriously went south. As the
crisis unfolds on screens across the world,
the program’s resourceful producer (Julia
Roberts) senses that things are not what
they seem. And it soon becomes clear that
the CEO of the failed company (Dominic
West) has some explaining to do. An allegory on the seductive power of the media as well as an indictment of Wall Street
machinations and corporate greed, the
film suffers from a predictable script and
a frenetic pace that offers little time to
flesh out characters or explore their back
stories. Occasional violence, brief semigraphic sexual activity, implied masturbation, an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, frequent profane and crude language. A-III;
R
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Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
Diocesan Director
of Hispanic Apostolate
General Statement of Duties
The purpose of this position is to provide pastoral and organizational leadership
for the Hispanic Apostolate and to empower the people of the Community to carry out
their mission.
Education and Experience Requirements
•Bachelor’sdegreeorfiveyearsworkingwiththeHispaniccommunity,inasimilar
position.
•BilingualinEnglishandSpanishinverbalandwrittenskills,organizationaland
interpersonalskillsandabilitytoworkwithdiversegroupandindividuals.
• Knowledge and understanding of the deep cultural differences among
Hispanics from the different Latin American countries.
•Duetothenatureofthisposition,itisrequiredthattheincumbentbeapracticing
RomanCatholic,ingoodstanding,whoisregisteredandactiveinaparish.
Other Requirements
• Commitment to the mission of the Hispanic Apostolate and the Diocese.
•Abilitytomaintainknowledgeandskillsrequiredforthisposition.
•Provenadministrativeskills,includingplanning,organizing,implementing,
managementandsupervision,budgetingskills,collaborativeministry
andconflictresolution.
•AbilitytorepresenttheHispanicApostolateatalocal,regional,and
national level.
• Ability to oversee the development and implementation of personnel
policies for the Center.
• Ability to assure the formation and training for support of staff and volunteers who
provide leadership and direction to the Hispanic Apostolate such as Religious
Education,AdultFormation,Evangelization,YouthMinistry,FamilyLife,
PastoralCare,andCommunityServices.
• Ability to assure the development of catechetical and sacramental
preparation in accord and consistent with the Diocesan norms.
•UnderstandingofcomputerprogramssuchasWord,Excel,PowerPoint,
andQuicken.
•Abilitytobeoncallforemergencies,attendeveningmeetings,travel
andworkextendedhoursasneeded.
Please submit letter of interest, resume and references to [email protected].
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
May 27, 2016
ENTERTAINMENT
One Call Away
Refrain:
I’m only one call away
I’ll be there to save the day
Superman got nothing on me
Call me, baby, if you need a friend
I just wanna give you love
C’mon, c’mon, c’mon
Reaching out to you, so take the chance
No matter where you go
You know you’re not alone
(Repeat refrain.)
Come along with me and don’t be scared
I just wanna set you free
C’mon, c’mon, c’mon
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And when you’re weak, I’ll be strong
I’m gonna keep holding on
Now don’t you worry, it won’t be long
Darling, and when you feel like hope is gone
Just run into my arms
(Repeat refrain.)
her strength. This begins by accepting the grief that comes with
the loss of a relationship. She also
needs help from friends who don’t
have agendas and want to lend support without trying to fulfill their
need of being a rescuer.
Friends believe in you, and they
know that you will get past the hurt.
They check in with you to see how
you are doing. Perhaps they might
suggest an activity or an interest to
distract you, but they don’t try to
“fix” it.
It is important to remember that
when you are coming out of a relationship, you are more emotionally vulnerable and perhaps more
susceptible to the type of overtures
that the song’s protagonist makes.
That’s why it is helpful to avoid all dating until
you feel that you are past the hurt. If you make
this boundary clear, it will be easier to avoid “supermen” whose attempts to “save” you are primarily about their needs.
When a relationship ends, go slow.
Focus on yourself
and what you can
learn. God’s will
for us is that we
find healing, but
sometimes
this
means setting clear
boundaries
with
others.
And if someone
comes on way too
strong and tells you that “I’m only one call away,”
it is best to step away from the situation.
MARTIN is an Indiana patoral counselor who reviews current music for Catholic News Service.
Please write to [email protected], or at:
7125 West CR 200 South, Rockport, IN 47635,
or like this column on Facebook at “Charlie Martin’s Today’s Music Columns.”
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Charlie Martin
It is important to remember that when
you are coming out of a relationship,
you are more emotionally vulnerable
and perhaps more susceptible to
the type of overtures that the song’s
protagonist makes.
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You and me can make it anywhere
For now, we can stay here for a while
‘Cause you know, I just wanna see you smile
No matter where you go
You know you’re not alone
Sung by Charlie Puth | Copyright © 2015, Atlantic Records
harlie Puth’s latest song
is “One Call Away,” and
it raises the question
of when it is appropriate to
make overtures of “interest” to
someone who has just ended a
romantic relationship.
The song’s protagonist says to
the person who has ended the
relationship that “if you need
a friend, I just wanna give you
love.” He also expresses how he
is “reaching out to you, so take
the chance.” He wants to be
“there to save the day.” He reminds her that “I’m only one call
away.”
The song’s video tells us more
about the situation and shows us
that his interest in her is very recent. He seems to
be flirting with her before she ends her relationship. Consequently, he seems much more like an
opportunist than someone who cares about her
well-being.
If he truly wanted to be of help, he would suspend his romantic
agenda and get to
know her slowly.
She has not asked
him to help her
through this separation from her
former boyfriend.
He should show
more respect for
how she is feeling
about the end of
her romance.
In general, it is a good idea to avoid individuals who want to be a person’s “Superman.” Most
times, their manner of caring is more about needing to be needed than his or her capability to consider what others need.
Even if the girl in the song feels “like hope is
gone,” it will not be good to “just run into” another
person’s arms so quickly.
Rather, she needs to look into herself and find
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30Molten material
31Extraterrestrial
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42Act of Contrition word
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Flawed policy
P
resident Obama’s directive
requiring public schools to allow
students who identify themselves
as transgender to use bathrooms corresponding with their chosen gender
not only further blurs the line of gender
confusion but proffers additional evidence of a society plunging further into
a moral abyss.
Days after Obama’s misguided and
perplexing directive, which was issued
through the U.S. Department of Education, the president curiously, said the
guidelines were necessary because he
believes students who have a different
sexual orientation or identify as transgender are subject to bullying.
Paralleling that sentiment, the White
House, in a separate statement, said the
guidelines would also protect against
discrimination and protect the safety of
every student.
Not surprisingly, the chairmen of two
United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops committees, called the directive
“deeply disturbing.”
The statement, issued by Bishop
Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, New York,
chairman of the USCCB’s Committee
on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and
Youth, and Archbishop George J. Lucas,
chairman of the bishops’ Committee on
Catholic Education, said the president’s
directive contradicts a basic understanding of human formation so expressed by
Pope Francis that “young people need to
be helped to accept their body as it was
created.”
Rather than protecting individuals,
however, Obama’s directive conversely
seems to be placing these young people
in harm’s way. The directive places a
target on their backs by having them
publicly announce what should be their
own private struggles.
The directive also presents the possibility, if not likelihood, of some students
exploiting the new policy to pursue their
own deviant behavior, which has nothing
to do with gender identification.
Gender identification is increasingly
becoming an avant garde issue, exacerbated when high-profile celebrities use
reality TV to chronicle their own transition. Such behavior trivializes what is
a very personal issue for any person,
whether young or old.
Those individuals need our prayers
to help them arrive at a peaceful and
spiritual resolution to lead their lives in
the way God intended, and our compassion for whatever direction that might
ultimately take. A president’s directive
veiled in politics is a misguided attempt
to satisfy a small segment of society
while at the same time spinning the
moral compass in a direction it was
never intended.
A
May 27, 2016
Vocation of the family
fter recounting all of the obstacles to
in the beginning,” as Jesus reminded us, has to
modern marriage in Chapter Two of
be emphasized in high school religion classes,
“Amoris Laetitiae,” such as consumerin pre-marriage preparation programs, and in
ism, pornography, extreme individualism,
the head-to-head meetings with the priest or
unsettled economy, refusal of commitments,
deacon who will be receiving the couple’s vows.
abortion, etc., Pope Francis concludes by urgAs divorce rates indicate, marriage is not
ing us not to let such negative values of our
easy today. But, as Pope Francis says, there is
modern world paralyze us and destroy our
a great strength to be had in Catholic marriage
hope. We must look to Jesus to find the true
where Jesus “dwells with (the couple), gives
vocation of the family. This is the theme of
them the strength to take up their crosses and
Chapter Three: The Vocation of the Family.
so follow him, to rise again after they have
St. Paul tells us that “marriage is a gift
fallen, to forgive one another, to bear one anfrom the Lord” (1 Cor 7:7), and that this gift
other’s burdens.” Jesus showed how much God
includes sexuality: “Do not refuse one another”
loves us by becoming one of us. “By becoming
(1 Cor 7:5). In this human journey as a marone flesh, (the couple) embody the espousal of
ried couple, God’s indulgent love can always
our human nature by the son of God” (“Amoris
be counted upon. Pope Francis points us to the
Laetitiae” #73).
Gospels, which “clearly present the example of
What about marriage in other Christian
Jesus who ... proclaimed the meaning of mar- Father John Carville
denominations and in non-Christian faiths?
riage as the fullness of revelation that restores
Most do not consider marriage as a sacrament.
God’s original plan.”
Pope Francis recognizes the “positive elements
In St. Matthew (19:3), Jesus says that from the beginning
of marriage found in other religious traditions ...” (“Amoris
of our creation as man and woman, God intended us to live in
Laetitiae” #77). He says, “We can readily say that anyone
permanent marriages, faithful to each other until death. He
who wants to bring into this world a family which teaches
gave to all married couples the mandate to have children and
children to be excited by every gesture aimed at overcoming
to live faithful to one another raising their children. This was
evil, a family that shows that the Spirit is alive and at work
to be their free response to the divine gift of marriage.
will encounter our gratitude and our appreciation, whatever
Although mankind failed through sin in the beginning, God
the people, religion or region to which they belong” (“Amoris
sent our redemption in the person of Jesus. God becoming
Laetitiae” #77).
man in the human family changed the history of the world. The
“Amoris Laetitia” is an exercise in pastoral theology. Faithincarnation of Jesus took a yes of faith from Mary to the bewilful to his promise not to change official church teaching, Pope
dering message of the angel. It also took a yes from St. Joseph
Francis refers to Pope Paul VI’s ban on artificial conception
to create a family and protection for Mary and her child.
and says that every act of conjugal love needs to be open to
The 30 years of simple family life in Nazareth taught Jesus
life, and that couples in “irregular relationships” should be
his Jewish faith, his trade as a carpenter and the beauty of
led by counseling to receive the sacrament of matrimony
family life. Pope Francis says that in Christian marriage
where possible. However, he is trying to bridge the divide
Christ is present to the spouses. Through his spirit, he gives
between teachings and practice on these issues. An editorial
the spouses the power to live the love he has shown us. With
in the April 16 issue of the National Catholic Reporter notes
that grace, they build up the body of Christ, forming a domesthat Catholics are being urged by “Amoris Laetitia” to trust
tic church with their family. As St. John Paul II pointed out,
themselves. The pope writes: “We can add that individual
this family, this little church, “is their call to holiness” (“Faconscience needs to be better incorporated into the Church’s
miliaris Consortio”).
praxis;” We also find it hard to make room for the consciences
The family is also an image of God because God is a trinity, of the faithful, who ... are capable of carrying out their own
a communion of persons. As an image of God, a sacrament,
discernment in complex situations;” and “We have been called
Christian marriage is more than a social convention, a ritual,
to form consciences, not to replace them.”
or just a commitment. It is a sign, as St. Paul says, of the relaSurveys of Catholic behavior have indicated that on matters
tionship of Christ and the church (Ephesians, 5 ). The couples
of marriage and procreation the Catholic faithful have been
give their lives to one another as Jesus did to us, his church.
trusting their own discernment for quite a while.
When they marry, the couple promise to each other “total selfgiving, faithfulness and openness to new life” (“Amoris LaFATHER CARVILLE is a retired priest in the Diocese of Baton Rouge
etitiae” #73). I believe that in this modern culture of commitand writes on current topics for The Catholic Commentator.
ments made-to-be-broken, this radical demand of “marriage
He can be reached at [email protected].
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Perspective
| Pray for those who pray for us
Please pray for the priests, deacons and religious women and men in the Baton Rouge Diocese.
June 1
June 2
June 3
June 4
June 5
Rev. Matthew E. McCaughey
Dcn. J. Thomas Traylor
Br. Harold Harris SC
Rev. Paul A. McDuffie
Dcn. John W. Veron
Sr. Adelaide Williamson CSJ
Rev. Roberto Merced OP
Dcn. Doanh Van Vu ICM
Br. Ronald Hingle SC
Rev. Andrew J. Merrick
Dcn. J. Peter Walsh
Sr. Martha Ann Abshire FMOL
Rev. Victor G. Messina
Dcn. James E. Wax
†Br. Warren Laudumiey SC
June 6 Rev. Michael A. Miceli
Dcn. P. Chauvin Wilkinson Jr.
Sr. M. Animachristi MC
June 7 Rev. Cleo J. Milano
†Dcn. Henry J. Zeringue
Br. Noel Lemmon SC
June 8 Rev. Nutan S. Minj IMS
Dcn. Alfred Adams Sr.
Sr. Barbara Arceneaux FMOL
June 9 Rev. Eliecer Montanez-Grimaldos MCM
Dcn. Michael A. Agnello
Br. Roger LeMoyne SC
June 10Rev. Michael J. Moroney
Dcn. Donald L. Ard
Sr. Kathleen Babin CSJ
June 11Rev. Caye A. (Trey) Nelson III
Dcn. Frank E. Bains
Br. Malcolm Melcher SC
June 12Rev. Hung Viet Nguyen ICM
Dcn. Thomas D. Benoit
Sr. Sandra Blanchard CSJ
June 13Rev. Tan Viet Nguyen ICM
Dcn. Mark T. Berard
Br. Paul Montero SC
June 14Rev. Nicholas J. (Jack) Nutter III
Dcn. Willie M. Berthelot Sr.
Sr. Carolyn Brady CSJ
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Youth today – Who are they really?
A
seminarian I know recently went
to a party on a Friday evening at
a local university campus. The
group was a crowd of young, college students and when he was introduced as a
seminarian, as someone who was trying
to become a priest and who had taken a
vow of celibacy, the mention of celibacy
evoked some giggles in the room, some
banter, and a number of jokes about
how much he must be missing out on in
life. Poor, naïve fellow! Initially, within
this group of millenniums, his religious
beliefs and what this had led to in his
life was regarded as something between
amusing and pitiful.
But, before the evening was out, several young women
had come, cried on
his shoulder and
shared about their
frustration with their
boyfriends’ inability
to commit fully to
their relationship.
This incident
might serve as a
parable describing
today’s young people
in our secularized
world. They exhibit
what might aptly
be called a bi-polar
character about faith, church, family,
sexual ethos and many other things that
are important to them.
They present an inconsistent picture:
On the one hand, by and large, they
are not going to church, at least with
any regularity; they are not following
the Christian ethos on sexuality; they
seem indifferent to and even sometimes
hostile to many cherished religious
traditions; and they can appear unbelievably shallow in their addiction and
enslavement to what’s trending in the
world of entertainment, fashion and
information technology. Looked at from
one perspective, our kids today can appear irreligious, morally blasé, and on
a heavy diet of the kind of superficiality
that characterizes reality television and
video games. More seriously still, they
can also appear myopic, greedy, pampered and excessively self-interested.
Not a pretty picture.
But this isn’t exactly the picture. Beneath that surface, in
most cases, you will
find someone who is
very likeable, sincere,
soft, good-hearted,
gracious, moral,
warm, generous and
searching for all the
right things (without
much help from a
culture that lacks
clear moral guidance
and is fraught with
over-choice). The
good news is that
most young people,
at the level of their
real desires, are not at odds at all with
God, faith, church and family. For the
most part, youth today are still very good
people and want all the right things.
But, that isn’t always so evident. Sometimes their surface seems to trump their
depth so that who they really are and what
they really want is not so evident. We see
The good news is that most
young people, at the level
of their real desires, are
not at odds at all with God,
faith, church and family.
For the most part, youth
today are still very good
people and want all the
right things.
A
the surface
and, seen
there, our
youth can
appear more
self-interested than generous, more
shallow than
deep, more
blasé than
morally
sensitive,
and more
religiously
indifferent
than faithfilled. They
can also manifest a smugness and selfsufficiency that suggests little vulnerability and no need for guidance from anyone
beyond themselves.
Hence their bi-polarity: Mostly they
want all the right things, but, too often,
because of a lack of genuine guidance and
their addiction to the culture, they aren’t
making the kinds of choices that will
bring them what they more-deeply desire.
Sexuality is a prime example here: Studies
done on millenniums indicate that most
of them want, at the end of the day, to be
inside a monogamous, faithful marriage.
The problem is that they also believe
that they can first allow themselves ten
to fifteen years of sexual promiscuity,
without having to accept that practicing
ten to fifteen years of infidelity is not a
good preparation for the kind of fidelity
needed to sustain marriage and family.
In this, as in many other things, they are
caught between their cultural ethos and
their own fragile securities. The culture
In Exile
Father Ron Rolheiser
trumpets a certain ethos, liberation from
the timidities of the past, complete with a
smugness that belittles whatever questions
it. But much of that smugness is actually
whistling in the dark. Deep down, our
youth are pretty insecure and, happily, this
keeps them vulnerable and likeable.
Maybe Louis Dupre, the retired
philosopher who taught for many years
at Yale, captures it best when he says
that today’s young people are not bad,
they’re just not finished. That’s a simple
insight that captures a lot. Someone can
be wonderful and very likeable, but still
immature. Moreover, if you’re young
enough, that can even be attractive,
the very definition of cool. The reverse
is also, often times, true: More than a
few of us, adults, suffer from our own
bi-polarity: we are mature, but far from
wonderful and likeable. This makes for
some strange, paradoxical binaries.
So who is the actual young person of
today? Is it the person who is wrapped up
in his or her own world, obsessive about
physical appearance, addicted to social
media, living outside marriage with his
or her partner, smug in his or her own
non-traditional moral and religious
views? That, I believe, is the surface appearance. The actual young person of today is warm, good-hearted, generous and
waiting, waiting consciously for love and
affirmation and waiting unconsciously
for God’s embrace.
Oblate Father Rolheiser, theologian, teacher and award-winning author, is president of the Oblate School of Theology in
San Antonio, Texas. He can be contacted
at ronrolheiser.com, or facebook.com/
ronrolheiser.
God is with us even when our greatest joy seems to vanish
s a priest, I’ve spent the
past 30 years of my life
writing about supernatural joy in the lives of others.
The message is simple: faith,
together with the discipline of
controlling your thoughts, can
help overcome even the most
horrible emotional pain we can
experience.
The pain of life, as many of
us know, is real, and seemingly
unending while we’re going
through rough moments. However, in any tragic circumstance
there is one word you need to
focus on and that is survival.
You can go on grieving for a
year or a decade or more, but
sooner or later you will have to
decide whether you’re going to
be a survivor or whether you’re
going to let problems destroy
you.
Spirituality
For Today
Father John Catoir
There is still a job for you to
do in this world, perhaps a job
that nobody else can do, and if
you don’t do it, it will remain
undone. Millions have come to
the realization that they must be
ready to carry on with courage. I’ve learned some of this
through the correspondence I
sometimes receive.
A woman once wrote me a
letter that helped me understand a great deal about the
pain of grief. She said that on a
beautiful sunny July morning,
her 26-year-old son was killed
in a car accident. He was on
his way to work when a driver
pulled out of a side street and
killed her “wonderful boy.”
She said she never knew such
a feeling of desperation, such
isolation and unending agony
before. The depth of the pain,
the flow of tears and the silence
were overwhelming. And yet,
she said, “I never knew one
could still exist when everything
inside had died.”
This brokenhearted woman
managed to survive with the
help of God. She later said that
with time, and with the help of
God, she found her bearings.
She said she learned to find joy
in the midst of the most excruciating pain.
She said she learned that
even when you have suffered a
terrible loss, the worst loss one
can imagine, one day a person
will discover that he or she
will laugh again and live again.
Knowing that God is by your
side, helping you every step of
the way, you will come to learn
the important lesson that joy really does prevail over sorrow.
This story also reminds me
of a grief-stricken man who was
tempted to commit suicide. One
day while riding on a bus, he
spotted a pamphlet on the floor
and picked it up out of curiosity.
It contained this message: “Today you may feel hopeless, but
tomorrow or the next day you
will remember that you have a
purpose, a true mission in life. It
will transform you, and give you
the courage to carry on.”
He decided not to commit
suicide, and never thought of it
again. He wrote to me several
months later to explain how this
sense of mission changed his life
forever.
It reassured me of the words
found in John 16:33: “In the
world you will have trouble, but
take courage, I have conquered
the world.”
Father Catoir writes on issues of
spirituality for today’s Catholic
for Catholic News Service.
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Right to Life Breakfast – Baton Rouge Right to Life
will host a benefit breakfast Saturday, June 25, 9 – 11:30
a.m., at St. Thomas More Church Parish Activity Center,
11411 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge. Speakers include
Dr. Rob Chassuk, family physician, associate director of
graduate medical education and family medicine residency program chief at the Baton Rouge General Hospital and affiliate of Woman’s New Life Center, and Karen
Stoehr, a pro-life mother and jazz vocalist. Dr. Wojciech
“Al” Krotoski will be posthumously honored with the
Joan Dowd Lifetime Achievement Award. Tickets are
$30 and $200 for a table of eight. For more information,
visit prolifelouisiana.org.
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Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites welcomes all who
are interested in developing their prayer life according to
the Carmelite saints. The next meeting will be Sunday,
June 12, 1:30 p.m., at Our Lady of Mercy Parish Activity
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Center in St. Gabriel’s Room, 444 Marquette Ave., Baton
Rouge. For more information, call 225-343-3181 or 225803-3391, or email [email protected].
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trace descendants.
Because Neely and his descendants remained steadfast to the
Catholic faith, Riffel traced the
sacramental records to Crump
and her family. It was learned
Neely worked the soil of a 2,800acre estate near Bayou Maringouin, owned by John Beaty near
where Crump grew up.
Crump said it was as if time
stood still.
Selling Lives
Georgetown University relied on Jesuit plantations in
Maryland to finance its operations. The plantation’s slaves
were often donated to the Jesuits by wealthy parishioners, said
Cellini. When the university
ran into financial trouble, its
presidents, Cellini said, Fathers
Thomas Mulledy and William
McSherry arranged the sale,
which is worth about $3.3 million in today’s dollars.
The buyers of the slaves included Henry Johnson, who
was a member of the House of
Representatives and owned a
plantation in Donaldsonville,
and Beaty.
There was dissension among
the Jesuits regarding the sale
because many knew about the
harsh conditions slaves faced in
the South.
Father Mulledy justified the
sale by promising the slaves
would receive the sacraments,
practice their Catholic faith and
remain together as a family.
Thomas Murphy wrote in
his book, “Jesuit Slaveholding
in Maryland, 1717-1838,” “Father Mulledy was concerned
that diehard Jesuit opponents
might assist the slaves to escape before transportation, so
he arrived on the (Maryland)
plantations, unannounced, accompanied by Johnson and a
sheriff, to confiscate as many
slaves as possible by force. Not
all the slaves could fit in one
ship, however, so there had to
be a second transportation a
few weeks later. During the interval, several Jesuits indeed
encouraged their slaves to hide
in the woods. At least a dozen
slaves avoided transportation
altogether by so doing. In the
confusion, it seems quite likely
that several slave families were
separated.”
Corneluis Hawkins was 13
when he was forced aboard the
Katharine Jackson and brought
to New Orleans and subsequently to Maringouin.
This book in the Diocese of Baton Rouge Archives Department contains multiple references of baptisms by Ascension Catholic Church
slaves belonging to Henry Johnson, who owned a plantation in
Donaldsonville. Photo by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator
Broken Promises
records. We have great civil reBecause of financial obliga- cords and a great (Catholic) artions, the plantation owners had chives here.”
difficulty meeting their notes,
“Sacramental records are
and promises, to the Jesuits.
the vital records of the Catholic
Murphy wrote in his book that Church,” said Ann Boltin, arin 1848 Father James VandeVel- chivist/record manager for the
de SJ toured Louisiana and vis- Diocese of Baton Rouge. “They
ited Thompson, a former pupil, are invaluable in their primary
to see what had hapfunction which is
pened to the slaves.
to record the sacHe wrote to Father
raments of the
Mulledy about the
faithful and their
spiritual problems
secondary use as
in the neighbora genealogical tool
ing plantations of
is such a rich reJohnson and John
source for researchThompson. The two
ers and family hishad negotiated deals
torians. Not only
is the information
to pay off Johnson’s
contained within
mortgage.
Father
the
sacramental
Vandevelde noted
records important,
the closest Catholic
but the church also
church (Ascension
Judy Riffel
places a high imCatholic Church in
Genealogist
portance on the
Donaldsonville) was
10 miles across the Lafourche preservation and maintenance
Bayou. There were also no near- of this information.”
Riffel said the Jesuit’s reby churches for slaves in Marinquest that the slave families
gouin to attend.
be kept together made finding
Tracking Family
Tracing the history of the some descendants easier.
Riffel added that Ancesslaves has been quite a venture
tory.com has provided her with
for Riffel.
“I have spreadsheets to keep DNA testing kits. Through DNA
track of the slaves over time,” samples provided by identified
descendants, Riffel hopes to
she said.
She began researching what find further connections within
happened to the enslaved after the slave population.
When Cellini called Crump,
slavery ended.
“That’s when I got into the she was excited to hear the
Catholic Church records,” said name Cornelius, a name that
Riffel. She followed a trail of has been passed down through
marriage, death and baptismal the generations in her family.
When Riffel said he was burrecords to locate descendants.
“I told my client that if these ied in a Catholic cemetery in
slaves were sent anywhere else Maringouin, Crump knew Imbut Louisiana, we wouldn’t maculate Heart of Mary Cembe talking today, because if it etery was the only Catholic one
weren’t for the Catholic records there. Using a burial map, she
here, we wouldn’t be able to do and Riffel located the grave
marker where Neely is buried.
what we are doing here.
“Louisiana has wonderful The headstone had been broken
“Louisiana
has wonderful
records. We
have great civil
records and a
great (Catholic)
archives here.”
off, but Riffel saw it nearby and
recognized it. On it is written,
“Neely Hawkins. Died April 16,
1902. Seventy years old.”
Accountability and Reconciliation
Crump’s family recently
visited Neely’s gravesite after
celebrating one of their member’s graduation from Southern
University. In a bittersweet moment they reflected upon the
high price Neely and the other
slaves sold by Georgetown paid
so some could better their lives
through an education and the
need for changes so all can have
that opportunity.
Crump said she and her family have a range of thoughts and
emotions concerning the news
of her great-great-grandfather.
“To be sold is bad enough,
but to be sold and mistreated
and think of what his children
and their children went through
is hard,” said Nathaniel Crump.
Maxine Crump said she faces
her struggles by trying to put
things in perspective of the times.
At that time, many thought there
was nothing wrong with slavery.
She said such tragedies occur
when no one monitors or challenges unjust practices.
Crump wants to see the university give recognition to those
slaves sold at Georgetown as
benefactors of the university
in a prominent place, since it is
through their sale that Georgetown survived. She also wants a
scholarship program established
for the slave’s descendants.
She has received some response from the university, as
the president sent her a correspondence saying the university
would take stock and see what it
needs to do. She replied in kind
with a letter thanking him for
looking into the matter.
Cellini noted the university
temporarily renamed the buildings named after Fathers Mulledy and McSherry until permanent names are given.
Crump said she and her family members do not have negative
feelings toward the Catholic faith,
and many, not all, steadfastly
held to Catholic practices, even
naming children after the saints.
“How Catholic can you be?”
Crump asked.
She said while the slaves
could have abandoned the faith,
many associated with it because
it is the faith of the suffering.
“We were the faithful who
were baptized, confirmed, married and buried by the church.
We kept the traditions alive,”
Crump said.
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DePaula
named
to lead
Catechesis
Dina DePaula has been named
director of the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis for the Diocese of Baton Rouge.
DePaula, who holds a Master
of Arts in Theology degree from
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
in New Orleans, is currently the
director of pastoral services and
adult formation at St. Thomas
More Church in Baton Rouge, a
position she has held since 2011.
From 2002-2011 she was the
producer and office manager at
CatholicLife TV and served as
a talk show host for three years.
DePaula, who earned advanced
catechist certification through St.
Joseph’s Seminary College, has
also served in a number of volunteer ministries.
“I am deeply humble and
grateful for this new calling,” DePaula said.
DePaula will begin her new
position July 1.
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church parish,
school and
organization
news and
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Richard
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rmeek@diobr.
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May 27, 2016
Spiritual director to be lector at papal Mass during deacon gathering
By Richard Meek
The Diocese of Baton Rouge
will play a prestigious role when
deacons from around the world
converge in Rome for the Jubilee for Deacons, scheduled May
27-29.
The event is a celebration for
deacons, along with their wives
and children, during the Jubilee
Year of Mercy
Lisette Borné, associate director for vocations and seminarians
for the Diocese of Baton Rouge,
has been invited to be the lector at
a papal Mass scheduled May 29 at
St. Peter’s Square.
Borné, a Marian Servant of
the Eucharist and a spiritual
director certified through the
Cenacle of Our Lady of Divine
Providence and Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio,
said Sunday, the invitation was
extended to her by Father Geno
Sylva, a priest originally from
New Jersey who celebrates an
English Mass at Santo Spiriti
Lisette Borné
Deacon Dan Borné
in Sassia, a 12th century titular
church in Rome.
Borné and her husband, Deacon Dan Borné, have been attending the Mass celebrated by Father
Sylva while visiting Rome in recent years. Deacon Borné has assisted at Mass, and Lisette Borné
has previously served as lector.
Two weeks ago Deacon Borné,
who is also attending the jubilee
celebration, received an email
from Father Sylva, an official of
the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of New Evangelization,
asking if Lisette would be interested in being a lector at the Mass
to be celebrated by Pope Francis.
“After being rendered speechless and crying a few tears of disbelief, I humbly and joyfully accepted the honor and blessing of
reading God’s Word at the papal
Mass,” she said.
The deacons are scheduled
to participate in a number of activities, including a pilgrimage to
the Holy Door at the Vatican, as
well as attend several meetings.
The papal Mass is scheduled
to air live at 3:30 a.m. and rebroadcast at 1:30 p.m. on EWTN.
CatholicLife TV is also airing the
Mass live.
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CLASS OF 2016
May 27, 2016
St. John High School graduates May 12 OLOL College announces
May 2016 graduates
Graduation ceremonies for
St. John High School Class of
2016 were held Thursday, May
12 at St. John the Evangelist
Church in Plaquemine.
Named as valedictorian was
Alexandra Nicole Cheramie and
Jerry An Uong as salutatorian.
Included in the class of 2016
are Walter Marionneaux Barker Jr., Noah Lane Barrilleaux,
Joseph David Beatty, Garrett
Miles Booksh, Kasey Thomas
Bourgeois, Jace Thomas Cedotal, Collin Wren Crockett, Casey Renee Curry, Michael Jules
D’Albor, Jacob Richard David,
Maci Elyssa Devillier, Blake
Turenne Doiron, Alexis Victoria
Finch, Cori Elizabeth Granier,
Amanda Nicole Guidry, Kyndal
Leigh Guillory and Andrew Joseph Gulotta.
Chandler Michael Hebert,
Zackary Michael Hurst, Gavin
Paul Landry, Courtney Elizabeth LoBue, Holly Elizabeth
Medine, Payton Lynn Passantino, Kenneth Sterling Payne,
Anna Marie Pitre, Gavin Kyle
Primeaux, Samantha Jo Pu-
Valedictorian Alexandra Nicole Cheramie, left,
and Salutatorian Jerry An Uong
lizzano, Jacob Paul Richard,
Dina Brooke Roberts, Madison
Louise Robichaux, Caleb Aaron Romig, Colby Dale Sadden,
Nadia Aleah Sam, Gabrielle
Kay Schnebelen, Madison Grace
Schnebelen, Nicholas James
Seneca, Leighton Elizabeth
Stagg, Dylan Anthony Tempanaro, Kortlyn Blaire Theriot, Joseph Patrick Thibeau, Breanna
Elizabeth Thibodeaux, Peyton
Joseph Voisin, Brian Gabriel
Weaver, Allie Marie Wintz, Mason Barrett Young and Andrew
Joseph Zito II.
CONGRATULATIONS
St. John High School Class of 2016
Over $1.7 MILLION in scholarship offers
91% of 2015 seniors qualified for a TOPS Award
Seniors received college acceptances to:
Louisiana State University, Spring Hill College, Tulane University, Nicholls State University, University of Louisiana-Lafayette,
McNeese State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Belhaven University, Louisiana Tech University, Mississippi
State University, University of Louisiana - Monroe, Louisiana State University - Alexandria, Penn State University, Our Lady of
the Lake College, Millsaps College, Louisiana College, Northwestern State University, Mississippi College, Dillard University,
Grambling State University, Southern University, Wingate University, Delgado Community College,
Baton Rouge Community College, ITI Technical College, and The Aveda Institute.
More than 190 Our Lady of
the Lake College students were
conferred master’s, bachelor’s
or associate degrees during the
commencement exercises held
on Monday, May 23 in the Baton
Rouge River Center Arena.
The keynote speaker, Deacon
Dan S. Borné, is president of the
Louisiana Chemical Association,
Chairman of the Board of BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana and
a Our Lady of the Lake College
Board of Trustee. Deacon Borné
has also worked for a state senator, a congressman, three United
States senators and a governor in
addition to serving as a public address announcer for LSU football
and basketball. He talked to the
new graduates about the importance of this transition in their
lives, alerted them to the many
challenges that are sure to come,
and suggested to them that their
faith, families and friends are the
things they can depend upon to get
through the changes that life will
throw at them.
School of Arts
and Sciences
Master of Health
Administration
Mirrion Moran and Erika Washington
Bachelor of Arts in
Liberal Studies
Addison Heffron
Bachelor of Science in
Biology
Darian Breaux, Elizabeth Dauer, Ana Heully, Teyona James,
Travis Lambert, Sally Moon, Autumn Rounds and Chelsea Taylor, Derek Wiltz
Health Sciences
Bailie Guidry
Bottom row, from left: Salutatorian Jerry An Uong, Kortlyn Blaire Theriot, Madison Louise Robichaux, Walter Marionneaux
Barker, Jr., Jacob Paul Richard, Gavin Paul Landry, Kenneth Sterling Payne, Noah Lane Barrilleaux, Cori Elizabeth
Granier, Maci Elyssa Devillier, and Valedictorian Alexandra Nicole Cheramie. 2nd row: Joseph David Beatty, Nadia Aleah
Sam, Amanda Nicole Guidry, Courtney Elizabeth LoBue, Andrew Joseph Zito, II, Nicholas James Seneca, Kasey Thomas
Bourgeois, Gavin Kyle Primeaux, Colby Dale Sadden, Kyndal Leigh Guillory. 3rd row: Samantha Jo Pulizzano, Alexis Victoria
Finch, Anna Marie Pitre, Garrett Miles Booksh, Blake Turenne Doiron, Dylan Anthony Tempanaro, Allie Marie Wintz, Jace
Thomas Cedotal, Holly Elizabeth Medine, Caleb Aaron Romig, Casey Renee Curry, Jacob Richard David, Madison Grace
Schnebelen, Leighton Elizabeth Stagg, Gabrielle Kay Schnebelen, Breanna Elizabeth Thibodeaux. Top row: Dina
Brooke Roberts, Zackary Michael Hurst, Payton Lynn Passantino, Joseph Patrick Thibeau, Andrew Joseph
Gulotta, Chandler Michael Hebert, Michael Jules D’Albor, Brian Gabriel Weaver, Mason Barrett
Young, Peyton Joseph Voisin, Collin Wren Crockett.
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Health Service
Administration
Christina Johnson, Amy Kell,
Ashley Mathis, Shayla Picquet
and Rachel St. Germain
School of Health
Professions
Master of Medical Science
in Physician Assistant
Studies
Kristin Annaloro, Patrick Arcement, Alicia Brand, Amanda
Bucher, Krystle Chase, Jason
Cohen, Madison Corley, Jen-
nifer Fender, Melinda Flocke,
Jade Gautreau, Kristen Hebert,
Johanna Lasseigne, Amanda Menard, Emily Rea, Thuy
Tran, Angelique Vidrine, Carlissa Wells, Mary Willis, Maddie
Windstein and Alicia Zeringue
Associate of Science in
Physical Therapist
Assisting
Matthew Clark, Mary Coco, Holly
Crochet, Austin Demsky, Lauren
Falgoust, Ryan Garcia, Dustin
Gary, Erin Gilbert, Alaynna
Hebert, Amanda Hunt, Ashley
Hurst, Jennifer Hymel, Kenneth Joffrion, Chelsea Landry,
Emily Landry, Merritt Luneau,
Lara Murray, Lani Richardson,
Amanda Sanchez, Rick Schenck
Jr., Jonathan Schoen, Lorne
Velazquez, Robert Watson, Eric
Weber and Michael Weber, Kayla
Young
Radiologic Technology
Mallory Barre, Leah Belleau,
Sidnee Blohowiak, Trent David, Danielle Delaune, Amanda
Fernandez, Erin Ficklin, Paige
Foote, Dylan Hammond, Kyleigh
LeBlanc, Ryan McGriff, Kirstie Newman, Katherine Nijoka,
Katie Nuza, Caitlyn Saltaformaggio, Kaitlyn Weaver, Breylan
Williams and Muriel Williams
Respiratory Therapy
Ryan Batton, Sharon Bernard,
Brandi Blowers, Drew Cashio,
Renee Rogers, Mandy Sharkey,
Rachel Sherwood, Dayna Shilling, Chelsea Simmons, Allison Taylor, Callie Taylor, Regan
Terry, Maegan White and Erica
Wooden
School of Nursing
Nursing
Madelyn Albarado, Amy Alsman, Alexandra Babcock, Jordan Bailey, Summer Barnum,
Jessica Boedecker, Taylor Booth,
Meagan Bourgeois, Kolleen
Bouvier, Morgan Boyer, Karley Broussard, Maurie Brown,
Meghan Brown, Angelle Cancienne, Pashel Carriere, Lauren
Casanova, Emilee Chapman,
Kisler Cooper, Kalie Corley, Savanna Cox, Emily Daniels, Michele Dedrick, Kristyn DeVun,
Claire Dinnel, Anneliese Doheny,
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May 27, 2016
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Ascension Catholic graduates 2 valedictorians and 2 salutatorians
Leading the Class of 2016 are
valedictorians Courtney Dazé
and Jacob LaGrange and salutatorians Mariana Cuervo and
Meredith Daigle. Baccalaureate
Awards/Mass was held May 12,
and commencement was held
May 14, both at Ascension of Our
Lord Church in Donaldsonville.
Also graduating in the class
Glenn Richard Bartels Jr.
Valedictorian
of 2016 were Cole Anthony
Amedee, Julia Ann Beck, Meagan Rayna Brooks, Danielle
Elizabeth Brou, Kaylee Michelle
Burns, Blaire Alexandra Falcon,
Danielle Claire Giroir and Troy
Michael Graves Jr.
Also Burt James Grisaffe Jr.,
Sevrin Thomas Guillot, Garrett Don Hales, Erica Michelle
Alexis Nicole Theriot
Salutatorian
St. Thomas Aquinas
graduates its 27th class
St. Thomas Aquinas High
School held its 27th graduation
exercises on Thursday, May 19
at Holy Ghost Church in Hammond. Glenn Richard Bartels
Jr. was named valedictorian and
Alexis Nicole Theriot was salutatorian.
Included in the class of 2016
Edwin Wayne Alexander, Ryan
Harold Amerson, Brett Carrol Bass, Olivia Michelle Bates,
Brady Robert Becerra, Carlos
Terrodd Bell, Haileigh Clerc
Bolton, Reed James Bolton, Regan Olivia Bolton, Alexis Margaret Borne, Christopher Tyler
Boudoin, Morgan Hannah Busch, Alexander Johann Castro,
Chloe Phelps Chauvin, James
Chi, Christopher Allen Coats and
Dylan Joseph Compton.
Also Edward Stephon Cooper Jr., Cameron Shemar Dantzler, Megan Elizabeth Davis,
Courtney Marie Dawsey, Scott
Michael DePaula, Lindsey Elizabeth Dettwiller, Collin Allen
Dillon, Hunter Vincent Gerard
Dupre, John Nicholas Falcon,
Bryce Joseph Ferrara, Aaron
Vincent Flores, Zackery Arcaido Fortier, Christopher Roger
Freese, Alison Taylor Garaudy,
Shannon Barbara Garrety, Abby
Marie Gaudet, Reagan Claire
Greer, Hayden Seth Hart, Ralph
Jerome Haynes III and Lauren
Noel Hebert.
And Walter Timothy Henderson Jr., Roman Lawrence
Carl Herring, Jesse David Hester, DíNejah Lanae Hills, Jarrett Dylan Jordan, Zachary Paul
Landreneau, Collin Joseph Lee,
Madison Alexis Lymon, John
Peter Matthews, Lance Michael
McCalla, Rebecca Marie McDonald, Madelyne Claire Miley,
Mason Matthew Miller, Sydney
Alexis Milton, Roman Joseph
Moschitta, Luke Aaron Orlando,
Emily Dalene Owens and Jennifer Rose Paille.
Also Anna Patricia Parker,
Mollye Renee Peralta, Hayes
Thomas Perrilloux, Laura Elizabeth Regenberg, Zachary Taylor
Reid, Allie Caroline Ridgell, Vincent Stassi Rusciano, Cailin Alise Sampey, Dominick Paul Schiro, Natali Rose Scimeca, Connor
Mark Seale, Haiting Shui Shui,
Hunter Austin Stanley, Gabriel Emile Stant, Frank Salvador
Tallia III, Jordyn Lynn Tantillo,
Jimmy Martin Taylor III, Logan
Michael Thompson, Derik Tran,
Timmy Tran, Alberto Antonio
Valenzuela, Britley Dru Wells,
Destiny Treniece Williams and
Tomiek Týell Williams.
Harris, Carson Elizabeth Hitzman, Maerys Alyvia Alexander Joseph, Gabrielle Elizabeth
Klack, Brandi Ann Landry,
Collin Martin Landry, Landon
James Landry, Auldyn Marie
LeBlanc, Caroline Grace Louque, RaéShaun Marie Malancon,
Daniel Christopher Mattingly,
Connor Lee Ourso, Claudia Al-
exandra Rome, Hayes David
Rousseau, Brad Joseph Schexnayder, Eden Marie Schexnayder, Michayla Elizabeth Spano
and Kaleb Ontario Winchester.
From left, Salutatorian Mariana Cuervo, Valedictorian Courtney Dazé, Valedictorian Jacob LaGrange and
Salutatorian Meredith Daigle
St. Michael high School
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Distinguished Secondary Educator of the Year • Over 60 participants in
March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C. • 164 Graduates • $5.25 Million in
Scholarships • LSU Golden Achievement Award for 9th Consecutive Year
• Award Winning Band Program • Boys Cross Country State Champions
• Girls Cross Country State Champions • Girls Tennis State Champions
• Boys Tennis State Runner-ups • Girls Basketball State Semifinalist
• Baseball State Semifinalist • District Baseball Coach of the Year
• 17 Academic All-State Honors • 11 All-State Honors
• 18 All-Metro Honors • 67 All-District Honors • Advocate Girls Tennis
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4B
CLASS OF 2016
May 27, 2016
Catholic High School graduates 231 students
Catholic High School of Baton
Rouge held its graduation ceremony Saturday, May 21 at the
Baton Rouge River Center Arena.
Valedictorian for the Class of
2016 is Parkes Peltier Winder. Salutatorian is Carson Montgomery
Piontek.
Also graduating were André
Cary Aguillard, Michael Paul Annaloro, Kade Saurage Ashy, Jason
Blaine Attuso Jr., Jared Michael
Barrilleaux, Andrew Michael
Barrios, Spencer Jeffrey Baudier, Jonathan Karl Bernard, Alex
John Bertrand, Vincent Joseph
Bianca, Blair Patrick Bogan, Connor James Bollich, Colin Murray
Bone, William Jacob Borne, Connor Hiram Bowen, Wayles Baker Bradley III, Matthew Charles
Bremer, David Ian Brian, Austin
Michael Brock, Nicholas Asher
Brooksher and Chase Christian
Brouillette.
And Thomas Joseph Broussard, Bailey Heck Brown, Matthew James Browning, Walter
Anthony Joseph Bueche, Brennan Patrick Burke, Caleb William
Parkes Peltier Winder
Valedictorian
Carson Montgomery Piontek
Salutatorian
Burruss, Connor Lewis Burruss,
George Gregory Caballero II,
Logan Michael Caillouet, Patrick Ross Leslie Campesi, Samuel Paul Cancienne Jr., Richard
Nikolas Carley, John Nicholas
Carville, Christopher Michael
Castel, Arthur Jules Chassaignac,
Samuel Harper Chastain, Brandon Jude Chatelain, Tanner Paul
Chauncy, Miles Christopher Coleman and Grant Michael Conway.
Also Peyton Todd Cooley,
Philip Andrew Core, Roman Bernardo Corripio, Clinton Joseph
Craig, Cameron Ross Crochet,
Michael Salvatore Culotta, Benjamin Blake Curtis, Nicholas Cole
Danna, Nicholas Walter Davies,
Michael Ronnie Delatte, Denver Ross Denison, Brennon Kole
Denny, Nigel Jarrod Despinasse,
John Joseph Donner, Drake Stephen Dugas, Joshua Alexander
Duke, Phillip Duffy Duncan III,
Joshua Charles Dupuis, Christian
Brian Dyess, and Raphael Barney
Eaglin II.
And Eric Blaine Edmonson Jr.,
Kenneth Paul Edwards, Brandon
Jerrel Fairbanks, Brian Christopher Fairbanks, Keegan Thomas
Ferachi, Kennedy Charles Ferachi, Benjamin Thomas Ferrell Jr., Michael David Knotts
Focht, Brett Nicholas Fontaine,
Jason William Francioni, Toliver Stevenson Freeman, Jonathan Michael Fresina, Joseph
Patrick Gaudin, Preston Joseph
Gautreau, Jorge Getz-Garcia,
Jack Winston Godbery, William
Montgomery Grammer, Michael
Breton Green, Daniel John Guilbeau, Daniel Grant Gunn and
William Benjamin Hackney.
Also Lawrence Victor Hamilton III, Brendan Fisher Hardin,
Daniel Robert Heltz, Brian Joseph Herry, Kenneth Tullio Hingle, Benjamin Charbonnet Holden, Frank Graham Holloway,
Jacob Adam Honore, Michael
Morgan Hubbell, Grayson Thom-
as Hunt, Parker James Hunt,
Charles Colt Reese Hurst, Jenaro Rasheed James II, Ryan Michael Jeanfreau, Demeco Dekel
Johnson, Tarick Darius Johnson,
Rajbir Kapany, Brenner Charles
Keaton, Chandler Patrick Kelleher, Jeffrey Joseph Kelley, Nicholas Drew Kellner and Hudson
Brandt Kirkpatrick.
And Bryce Lawrence Kleinpeter, Bailey Christopher Landry,
Patrick Joseph Landry, Christopher Ray LeBlanc, Conner Todd
LeBlanc, Ethan Joseph LeBleu,
Brendan James LeDuff, Robert Evans Lee, William Arthur
Lee, Jace Matthew LeJeune,
Kole James Lemoine, Ross Lucien Lemoine, Stephen Marshall
Lemoine, Brent Michael Logarbo, Samuel Phillip Lovretich,
Charles Brennan Major, Blake
Joseph Mancuso, Mason Randall
Mann and Brian Andrew Manthei.
Also Jackson Werner Marcin,
William Neal Mathews, Miles
Louis McLindon, Justin Mont
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St. Joseph's Academy holds its 2016 graduation
St. Joseph’s Academy gradu- Cole Catherine Dunnam, Emily
ation was held Sunday, May 22 Elizabeth Durio, Allison Carat the Baton Rouge River Center olyn Edwards, Colleen Claire
Arena.
Eisenbraun and Grace Anne EiFor the Class of 2016, Car- serloh.
oline Elizabeth Matthews was
Also Abigail Elizabeth Ellis,
designated valedictorian and Savannah Sue Esteve, AlexAshley Marie Roy salutatorian.
is Christine Falcon, Annaliesa
Others in the Class of 2016 Renee Fanguy, Allyson Elise
include Madison Claire Acaldo, Farris, Kaci Marie Favaro, ErMiranda Beth Acaldo, Kennedy ica Elise Fertitta, Claire Anne
Shaye Achord, Danielle Rebec- Fisher, Emily Elizabeth Flores,
ca Adams, Allison Reed Adler, Madeline Elise Ford, Lauren
Natalie Marie Aguillard, Gloria Kate Foshee, Caroline Michelle
Elisa Alvarado, Alyssa Rose An- Fourroux, Cecilia Angelle Fullders, Andie Elizabeth Anseman, er, Raegan Mackenzie Gallegos,
Delia Ann-Lang Ardoin, Anna Elizabeth Joy Garner, Riana
Fay Ashford, Mary Katherine Marie Gaudet, Claire McKay
Audiffred, Caroline Paige Babin, Gauthier, Jenny Tameka ChrisRowan Edaire Baird, Francesca tina Gautier, Victoria Lee Geiger
Elizabeth Baker, Julia Louise and Fallon Francis Gerald.
Baronet, Hannah Elise BarrilAnd Allie Marie Godso, Ashleaux, Katherine Landry Barton, ley Nicole Gremillion, Madison
Lauryn Nicole Bass and Aman- Elizabeth Grob, Sarah Catherine
da Doris Bell.
Guarisco, Katie Claire GuilloAnd Sarah Elizabeth Bellue, ry, Victoria Elizabeth Guitreau,
Katherine Gaye Belou, Caroline Claire Elaine Hadlock, KathElizabeth Bergeron, Grace Ma- erine Drusilla Harelson, Mary
rie Bienvenu, Clayton Elizabeth Elizabeth Harrel, Aleah Jules
Black, Mallory Marie Blanchard, Harris, Molly Frances Harris,
Victoria Lynne Bloise, Sophia Alexis Monet Hart, Valencia OlCecile Bologna, Caroline Ada ivia Henderson, Ashlyn Marie
Bondy, Jeanne Bronier Boyce, Hindrichs, Melanie Anne HoleEva Juniper Braud, Kaitlun Mi- man, Gabrielle Victoria Hollier,
chelle Bridges, Lindsey Michelle Franki Lynn Holmes, Hannah
Brierre, Olivia Frances Brown, Grace Honoré, Courtlyn Nicole
Alaina Claire Bruce, Katherine Hood and Kayleigh Elizabeth
Marie Brunet, Natalie Marie Hoppe.
Bush, Alaina Nicole Canaday,
Also Carly Elizabeth HubAnna Claire Capdevielle and bard, Callie Renae Hunt, Olivia
Madison Nichole Carlson.
Catherine Hymel, Mary Michael
Also Kristian Alexandra Ibert, Khoury Myhand Ieyoub,
Caruso, Laura Elizabeth Cas- Kelsey Elizabeth Jarreau, Partille, Samantha Lucia Castro, ish Eileen Jarreau, Olivia Rose
Nicole Theresa Catalano, Chloe Johnson, Nicole Ann Jones,
Hope Cates, Claire Marie Char- Jessica Katherine Katzmarzyk,
pentier, Ashley Engel Chastain, Clare Noel Kelsey, Margaret
Kelly Ngoc Chau, Riley Carson Ann Kimble, Olivia Grace King,
Chustz, Sullyn Angelle Clou- Eleanor Marie Koonce, Alanna
det, Taylor Michelle Coleman, René Kowal, Haley Catherine
O’Tallay Irene Collins, Danielle Kraus, Caroline Marie Kurzweg,
Christy Conti, Chapman Kay- Brooke Nicole Laird, Claire Malynn Cooper, Claire Elizabeth rie Lakvold and Adrienne Carole
Cordell, Caroline Renee Cothern Lambert.
and Mary Casey Countryman.
And Ava Elidia Landry, HanAnd Claire Kraemer Couvil- lon Michele Landry, Karalene
lion, Molly MichelleINSERT
Cowgill, PICTURE
Marie Landry, Sarah Elaine
Caroline Elizabeth Cox, Claire Langlois, Lillian Margaret MaElizabeth Credeur, Baylee Renee bel LaPlace, Cayley Elizabeth
Daigle, Holly Elizabeth Daniel- LeBlanc, Kalyn Renee LeBlanc,
son, Adrienne Margaret Daw- Kylene Marie LeBlanc, Courtson, Alison Elizabeth Dazzio, ney Margaret LeJeune, Hannah
Abrielle Elizabeth DeCuir, Car- Marie LeJeune, Annie Emery
oline Elaine DeJohn, Camille Lewis, Madison Rebecca Loewe,
Catherine Delaune, Anna
Eliza- Students
Alexa Michelle Lonibos, Molly
13 Honor
beth Deshotels, Mary Katherine Elizabeth Lopinto, Anna Claire
Anticipated
TOPSLusco,
4 YearSydney
Awards
– Machen,
Dicharry, Hannah
Nicole DiLeo,
Paige
Wellesley Jane Dittmar, Gabriel55%
Caroline Kays Magee, Mol$1,189,411.48
– Scholarship
Ngoc Ngan Doan,
Taylor Marie
ly ElizabethMonies
Magee, Elizabeth
Dottley, Emily Anne DuBoulay, Randall Marchand and Megan
The graduating class of 2016
at
Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School
Caroline Elizabeth Matthews
Valedictorian
Ashley Marie Roy
Salutatorian
Elizabeth Marcus.
Also Madelynn Isabella
Florence Marks, Caroline Elise
Martin, Amie Marie Martinez, Isabelle Brooks Maxwell,
Ashley Michelle Mayer, Lillian
Roques Mayhall, Lauren Nicole
McFarland, Gabriella Elizabeth
McLemore, Kylie Elizabeth
McNamara, Maria Angelety
Mengis, Amy Elizabeth Miller,
Mary Grace Miller, Sarah Louise
Miller, Mackenzie Theresa Mire,
Michaela Mary Mitchell, Sarah
Rose Modica, Paige Elizabeth
Modicut, Grace Anne Montgom-
ery, Emily Mary Moore, Sophie
Marie Moran and Kylie Brianne
Morazan.
And Kellie Marie Mounger,
Anna Celine Nasser, Ali Michelle
Neck, Emily Louise Neck, Taylor
Michelle Norris, Aniko Alicia
Nowakowski, Hannah Sebastian Oatley, Katelin Ann Olinde,
Caroline Elizabeth Olivier, Natalie Alise Olsen, Lindsay Marie
Ortego, Katherine Joyce Oubre,
Sara Camille Panepinto, Catherine Noelle Pearson, Laura Jean
Piccoli, Angelle Marie Plauche,
Mary Hannah Plumlee, Emma
Michael Poché and Delanna Lizabeth Broussard Poiencot.
Also Ava Catherine Politz,
Bailey Anne Polson, Emily
Elizabeth Poole, Amy Elizabeth Powell, Hannah Nicole
Prejean, Leslie Claire Purpera,
Skylar Mackenzie Quartararo,
Emily Ann Rapp, Grace Elizabeth Reames, Mary Catherine
Reinschmidt, Lily Anastasia
Rennhoff, Avery Elisabeth Richardson, Sydne Michael Rigby, Emily Renee Riviere, Julia
Grace Roane, Grace Kellye Rogers, Natalie Elizabeth Roppolo,
Olivia Lynn Ruffino, Emily Ann
Rumfola and Abigail Grace Saia.
And Alejandra Beatriz Sanchez, Whitney Estelle Say, Cecilia Jane Schexnayder, Caroline Groves Schroeder, Elise
Nicole Schuyten, Marie Claire
Scioneaux, Gabrielle Marie
Sheets, Elizabeth Anne Sicard,
Molly Elizabeth Sides, Brooke
Elizabeth Christina Smith,
Meagan Gaither Smith, Maci
Danatta Smothers, Ivy Katherine Souter, Ysabella Carmen St.
Amant, Elise Marie Sterling,
Tristan Marie Stewart, Caroline
Elizabeth Stoewer, Haley Nicole
Sylvester, Amelia Aline Talbot
and Avery Elizabeth Talbot.
SEE SJA PAGE 7B
The graduating Class of 2016 at
Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School
had 33 members.
had 33 members.
Photo by
Michael Tortorich
Photography
13 Honor Students
Anticipated TOPS 4 Year Awards – 55%
$1,189,411.48 – Scholarship Monies
6B
CLASS OF 2016
May 27, 2016
TO THE ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY CLASS OF 2016
The Class of 2016 was offered admission to
27th
98
consecutive year for college credits
earned at LSU Spring Invitational.
colleges & universities.
$21.4
million in scholarship money was offered
to 67.5 percent of the Class of 2016 (does not include TOPS
information. TOPS data is not yet available for the Class of 2016)
113
AMDA - College and Conservatory
Georgetown College
North Carolina State University
Spring Hill College Honors Program
University of Louisiana at Monroe
of the Performing Arts
Gustavus Adolphus College
Northwestern State University of
St. Edward’s University
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Arizona State University
Hendrix College
Louisiana
St. Edward’s University Honors Program
University of Michigan
Auburn University
High Point University
Our Lady of the Lake College
St. Olaf College
University of Mississippi
Auburn University Honors College
Howard University
Our Lady of the Lake University of
Texas A&M University
University of Mississippi McDonnellBaton Rouge Community College
Knox College
San Antonio
Texas Christian University
Barksdale Honors College
Baylor University
LIM College
Pace University, New York City
Texas Christian University Roach
University of Missouri
Baylor University Honors Program
Louisiana Scholars’ College at
Parsons School of Design-The New School
Honors College
University of Missouri Kansas City
Belhaven University
Northwestern State University
Pepperdine University
The Ohio State University
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Belmont Abbey College
Louisiana State University
Pepperdine University Regents
Tulane University
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Belmont University
Louisiana State University Eunice
Scholars Program
Tulane University Honors Program
University of New Orleans
Beloit College
Louisiana State University of Alexandria
Rhodes College
United States Air Force Academy
University of New Orleans Honors
Birmingham-Southern College
Louisiana State University Ogden
Roanoke College
Preparatory School
Program
Birmingham-Southern College Harrison
Honors College
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Alabama
University of Notre Dame
Honors Program
Louisiana Tech University
Saint Leo University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Oklahoma
Boston College
Louisiana Tech University Honors
Saint Louis University
University of Alabama at
University of Oklahoma Scholars Program
Boston College Carroll School of
Program
Samford University
Birmingham Honors College
University of Oregon
Management Honors Program
Loyola University New Orleans
Samford University Scholars Program University of Alabama Honors College
University of South Alabama
Centenary College of Louisiana
Loyola University Honors Program
Sarah Lawrence College
University of Arizona
University of South Carolina
Clemson University
Marymount Manhattan College
Savannah College of Art and Design
University of Colorado Boulder
University of South Florida
Colorado Christian University
Marymount University
Sewanee The University of the South
University of Colorado
University of Southern Mississippi
Emory University
Millsaps College
Southeastern Louisiana University
Boulder Honors Program University of Southern Mississippi Honors College
Emory University-Oxford College
Mississippi College
Southern Methodist University
University of Dallas
University of Utah
European Business School London
Mississippi State University
Southern Methodist University Cox School
University of Denver
University of Virginia
Flagler College
Mississippi State University Shackouls
of Business Scholars Program, Honors
University of Georgia
Vassar College
Florida State University
Honors College
Program and Pre-Law Scholars Program
University of Georgia Honors
Wartburg College
Fordham University
New York University
Southern University
Program
Washington and Lee University
Furman University
Nicholls State University
Spring Hill College
University of Houston
Xavier University of Louisiana
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Recognized three times as a U.S. Department
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SJA has a non-discriminatory
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CLASS OF 2016
7B
9
St. Michael holds graduation
Sarah Ann Elliott
Valedictorian
Masyn Inell Cameron
Salutatorian
William Smith Jewell
Valedictorian
Reed Mark Smith
Salutatorian
Catholic of Pointe
Coupée graduates 56
Catholic of Pointe Coupée
High School held its graduation ceremony Friday, May
13 at St. Mary of False River
Church.
Selected as valedictorians
were Sarah Ann Elliott and
William Smith Jewell. Selected as salutatorians were
Masyn Inell Cameron and
Reed Mark Smith.
Completing the Class of
2016 were Tracy James Aucoin, Katelyn Marie Bellelo,
Garrett George Bradley, Jacob Landry Bradley, Hannah Nicole Cannon, Kaitlyn
Nicole Chenevert, Joseph
Thomas Chustz, Molly Elizabeth Cline and Jared Arthur
Clinton.
And Jared Stephan Collins
Jr., Rebeca Vaughn Cortes,
John Haydn Crochet, Emma
Marie Daigrepont, Alexis
D'Neigh Davenport, Abbey
Eloise Devillier, Tristan Wallace Dorgan, Austin Luke Ducote, Madeline Elise Elliott,
Cade Morris Forbes, Made-
line Lenora Fourrier, Ryland
Elizabeth Frey, Olivia Gail
Fulmer, Abram Jude Glaser,
Tyler Marie Grezaffi, Samuel Edward Guidroz and Bret
Louis Hawkins.
Also Bailey Elise Jarreau,
Daphney Elizabeth Jarreau,
Trenton Joseph Jarreau, Wyatt Aaron Jarreau, Jené Leanne Langlois, Joshua David
Langlois, Haley Elizabeth LeJeune, Sabrina Ann LeJeune,
Taylor Nicole LeJeune, Logan
Christopher Maggio, Carley
Jo Major, William Holden
Melancon and Jordan Blaise
Moore.
And Jasmine Huyen Thuy
Nguyen, Madeline Claire
Olinde, Lucas Carl Patin,
Luke Isaac Peebles, Troy
Kristian Pichon Jr., Megan
Lynn Potts, Mason Joseph
Ramagos, Casey Lorraine
Riché, Boyd Gerard Smith,
Devin Clay Soulier, Hailey
Michelle Thibodeaux, Bailey
Joy Vandegrift and Mathew
Joseph Williams.
St. Michael High School's
graduation was held Friday,
May 20 at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena.
Lauren Elizabeth Reed was
selected valedictorian and Colin
Joseph Shortess salutatorian.
Included in the Class of
2016 were Emily Marie Alfieri,
Michael Joseph Alfred, Rachel Alyce Armstrong, Braden
Nicholas Aucoin, James William Avault IV, Samantha Raye
Badame, Esther Claire Badon,
Madeline Michelle Bailey, David
Eric Bell, Amari Victoria Bellard, Cameron Reed Bennett,
Rachel Elizabeth Bergeron,
Breezy Lynne Berteau, Robert
Alexander Beuerle, Paige Reneé
Boudreaux, Claire Elizabeth
Bowman, Taylor Alysse Boykin,
Bradley James Walls Brignac,
Madison Marion Brooks and
Michael Edwin Buckley Jr.
Also Stella Rae Burke, Andrew Joseph Button Jr., Jack
Ellis Caballero, Courtney Xiaobei Calvaruso, Jeremiah Lloyd
Campbell, Bryan Alexander
Cary, Carolyn Amber Maria
Celestin, Anthony Riess Coll,
Carlye Nicole Conrad, Vincent
Louis Cook, Samantha Nicole
Copeland, Landon Michael
Cormier, Daniel Joseph Crifasi, Jonathan Paul Culivan, Avery Michael Dearman, Camille
Grace DeBenedetto, Paige Bethany Didier, Alexander Joseph
Do, Cameron Alexander Duhon,
Alexandra Cheri Dupuis and
Monet Ishanel Ealy.
And Philip Matthew Eckert, Erin Gwin Ellison, James
Anthony Ensminger, Jacob
Maxwell Etue, Meagan Renee
Fabacher, Cody Robert Fife,
Brennan James Frederick, Matthew Jacob Gegg, Austyn Lee
Germany, Lauryn Alexandra
Goff, Chase Michael Gomez,
Brandi Marie Gosserand, Madison Mary-Elizabeth Graham,
Nicholas Joseph Grass, Hailey Nadine Gros, Julian Paul
Guillory, Drew Caston McNabb
Harrell, Patrice DéShae Harris,
Carly Noelle Hebert and Zachary Tyler Heritage.
Lauren Elizabeth Reed
Valedictorian
Colin Joseph Shortess
Salutatorian
Also Kristen Hope Hernandez, Margaret Mary Hoover,
Kylie Marie Johnson, Ashley
Michelle Johnson, Anna Marie Jones, Hannah McGuire
Keltner, Carly Rae Kimbrough,
Rachel Alyce Lachney, Jacob
Anthony LaCour, Anna Grace
Landry, Annalise Claire LaSavia, Jacob Thomas Lasseigne, Benjamin Joseph Lauman,
Claire Elizabeth Lavastida,
Schyler Marie Lee, John Michael Leggio, Jasmine Kenelle
Mackson, Alexander Matthew
Madere, Steven Austin Maestas,
Connor Daniel Mains and Avery
Robin Malatesta.
And Shelby Lee Manuel,
Laken Kathleen Marionneaux,
Chandler Reed Matlosz, Emily
Anne Matzke, Ian Conor McCool,
Clarissa Charmagne McGarner,
Clarence Emile McGarner Jr.,
Katie Nicole McKinney, Arthur
Patrick Messina, Matthew Joseph Miller, Zachary Dane Miller, Arthur Thomas Miller, Colin
Mark Mix, Philip Robert Morley,
Beau David Morris, Tyler Mikal Morrison, Brooke Morgan
Mougeot, Narenae Azad Moutafian, Maxx Robin Musemeche,
Madeline Frances Newchurch,
Catherine Georgia Nguyen and
Thomas Tai Nguyen.
Also Brandon Khoi Nguyen,
Duc Minh Nguyen, Renee Yen
Nhi Nguyen, Jayla Jean Notestine, Rachel Celeste Odom,
Miranda Jade O’Neal, Joy
Nneamaka Onwuzuligbo, Ad-
die Marie Otterstetter, Victoria
Ann Ourso, Bradley Alan Palmer, Davon Shamar Parker, Rachel Conover Parker, Brandon
Michael Perrien, Caitlin Elise
Pethke, Larissa Marie Powers,
Jessie Marie Quantrille, Robert
Manuel Quiroga and Julia Elizabeth Robe.
And Dustin Charles Robillard, Rebecca Michelle Robinson, Ian Matthew Rogowski,
Brett Joseph Ross, Hayden Alexander Salles, Vanessa Paola
Sanders, Katherine Rees Saucier, Jordan Nicole Schexnayder,
Elizabeth Anne Seidenglanz,
Victoria Leigh Simmons, Kyle
Patrick Simpson, Reagan Claire
Skidmore, Marianne Whitman
Smith, Michael Robert Smith,
Bennett Wade Smith, Gabriel
Paul Soileau, Trenton Jay Spinosa, Benjamin Dale Steib, Devereaux Lea Stevison and Peyton
John Stone.
Also Madison Elizabeth Taylor, Autumn Reneé Thomas,
Robert Zachary Tyler Tolbert,
Autumn-Skye Rita Tollefson,
Hope Reneé Troxclair, Alec Dale
Tull, Keagan Kaliek Valdry, Brittni Leigh Venable, Susan Marie
Verdin, Lucas Phat Vo, Jennifer Trinh Vu, Daniel Manh Phi
Vu, Anthony Washington Jr.,
Jordan Blake Weber, Ashlee
Rae Weigand, Nathan William
Welsh, Rebekah Leigh Willoughby, Sabree Monet Wilson,
Barrick Leonhard Wittmann
and Nejad Mouin Yazbeck.
SJA
From page 5B
Also Elizabeth Nicole Talbot, Taylor Reneé
Tanoos, Avery Anne Terrell, Katelynn Maire
Thompson, Caroline Alysse Thornton, Grace
Elizabeth Toups, Natalie Adele Toups, McKenzie
Layne Tucker-Gosnell, Madeline Elizabeth Van
Pelt, Stormi Noel Verret, Carly Elizabeth Vicknair, Katherine Marie Vukovics, Elise Michelle
Weinfurter, Eleanor Claire Whitfield, Madelyn
Kaye Wilks, Catherine Isabel Williams, Whitney
Marie Williston, Ashlyn Everett Womack, Emily Ann Wood, Claire Ellis Woodward, Victoria
Anne Woodward, Katharine Lynn Wysocki and
Asa J. Young.
8B
CHS 
From page 4B
McNeely Jr., Tom Joffre Meek
III, Andrew Boyd Melancon, Andrew Blake Messina, Sean Riley
Methvin, Austin Patrick Michiels,
Matthew Paul Miller, Matthew
Masaaki Miyagi, Brian Thomas
Montagnino, Matthew Joseph
Morales, Benjamin Robert Morgan, Martin Tate Morris, John
Sylvester Morvant IV, Edward
CLASS OF 2016
Louis Mouk, Najib Robert Moukarzel, Nathan Peter Musso and
Ray James Nebel Jr.,
And Benjamin Jacob Noto,
Austin James Odom, Grant Fulton Odom, Jordi Enrique Osuna, Taylor Paul Pastorek, Tyrone
Ledell Payne, Stewart Brannon
Perilloux, Jeffrey Valdemar
Poché Jr., Davis Joseph Polito,
Patrick Joseph Popadic, Henry
Gaither Pope, Brett Matthew Prejean, Chase Hugh Priest, Brian
Matthew Quartano, Alexander
Brian Quebedeaux, Kevin Nicholas Quebedeaux, Grant Nicholas
Rembert, Payton Douglas Reynolds, Luke Latour Richardson
and Frederick Colin Robinson.
Also Pablo Andres Rosas,
Matthew Robert Ruiz, Brandon
Michael Ruth, Ronnie Deshun
Sanfie Jr., Joshua Allen Sardisco, Brady William Sartain, Val
Joseph Saurage Jr., Grant Joseph Sceroler, Robert Paul Sci-
May 27, 2016
ambra, Peter Joseph Sclafani IV,
Mark Jacob Shaheen, Gwynn
Lance Shamlin III, Demarcus
Charles Shepherd, Robert Davis
Shill, Eric Richard Simpson, Joseph Braeden Smith, Josh Harris Smith, Brandon Kyle Snyder,
Ivan Anthony Songné and Joseph
Nicholas Sotile.
And Landon Bryant St. Angelo, Joseph Daniel Stassi, Nathan
James Stephens, Patrick James
Stephens, William Thomas Stout,
Nicholas James Strate, Parker
Alexander Sulik, Jesse Wood
Theriot, Mark Alexander Thibodeaux, Trevor Wyatt Thibodeaux,
Jack Peyton Thomas, Dylan Earl
Thompson, Grant Joseph Thompson, Brent Anthony Torres, David Paul Toups, Rhett O’Gwynn
Townsend, Ryan Patrick Trah-
an, Michael Paul Tramonte Jr.,
Eric Nguyen Tran, Richard Tran,
Ethan Michael Treigle, Brennan
Kade Triche, Devin Matthew Tullier, Joshua Matthew Tuminello,
Peter Raoul Tumminello, Carlos
Antonio Turner III, Nicholas Paul
Uzee, Marcus Stephen Vasquez,
Connor Hilton Waits, John Christian Walker, Tyler Joseph Wallis,
John Forrest Ward IV, Tristan
James Welch, Tyler Michael
Werner, William Arthur Whitehead III, Taylor Joseph Wigley,
Bailey Blaine Sayer Wilburn,
Tristan Dee Williams, Grant Joseph Wills, Connor Scott Wilson,
Jacob Marshall Wilson, Kevin
Lamar Wilson Jr., Mason Glenn
Wilson, John Curtis Wood IV,
Joshua Ethan Worley and Adam
Whitfield Yarbro.
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Four seminarians for the Diocese of Baton Rouge graduated
with their bachelor’s degree on
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Seminary, St. Benedict.
They are Mathew Thomas
Dunn, Nicholas Chase Lyons,
Chase Michael Rodrigue and
James Michael Wallbillich.
All four will continue their
studies in the fall at Notre Dame
Seminary in New Orleans.
Deacon Edwin Martin re-
ceived a Completion Certificate
for the Ordination Preparation
Program and Danny Roussel
received a Completion Certificate for the Pre-Theology Program from Notre Dame Seminary.
Also, graduating with a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from the Diocese of Baton
Rouge were Ryan C. Carruth of
Baton Rouge and Scott Lindsey
Smith Jr. of New Roads.
Three from diocese graduate
Three students from the Diocese of Baton Rouge will receive
their diplomas from St. Stanislaus College Prep Saturday, May
28.
They are Nicholas Lee Robins, Prairieville; Richard Cade
Harkrider, Zachary; and Keaton Joseph Turnipseed, Baton
Rouge.
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garet Oswald, Margaret Otwell,
Jeanne’ Palmisano, Todd Patton,
Shannon Perere, Ethan Perrodin, Nyeisha Philson, Kathleen
Posey, Nicole Punch, Veronica
Quintanilla, Diane Rakestraw,
Royneshia Ricard, Isheika Riley, Jalesia Roach, Kristi Robert,
Alexis Robichaux, Shawn Segur,
Lauren Severson, Leslie Smith,
Susan Squadrito, Marissa Streit, Elizabeth Swift, Markeeta
Tennie, Alfreda Thomas, Jessica Trauernicht, Ellen Travis,
Ashley Troegel, Brandon Tumey,
Tori Underwood, Ella Vermillion, Jessica Webb, Kelsey Westley, Brittany Williams, Echezona Williams, Garrett Williams,
Sarah Williams, Christina
Wood, Jessica Wright and Helen
Zyjewski
From page 2B
Jennifer Drouin, Mary Edwards, Joseph Farley, Molly Fekete, Annessa Flowers, Andrea
Fockler, Kaitlyn Gahan, Audra
Gardner, Melissa Gomez, Kelcie
Gonzales, Jazlyn Green, Jeffery
Green, Hyacinth Hansel, Olivia Hebert, Brianne Hicks, Alise
Hodges, LáPorcha Holmes, Alisha Hunt, Kristin King, Sydney
Laborde, Deborah LaGoo, Jenna Landry, Grace Lee, Lindsey
Lobell, Claudia Martinez, Janet
McCue, Joan McEwan, Matthew McFall IV, Chase McGarry,
Brooke Melancon, Kay Melancon, Leslie Melancon, Cooper
Moore, Elizabeth Nichols, Faith
Olivera, Tammy Onellion, Mar-

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