LINKS WE RECOMMEND
Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
http://www.diobr.org
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://usccb.org
The Vatican Website
http://www.vatican.va
Diocese of Baton Rouge Office of Stewardship
http://www.officeofstewardship.com
CATHOLIC SAINTS ON STEWARDSHIP
From St. Frances Xavier Cabrini:
“We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend on material success, but on Jesus alone.”
St. Vincent de Paul
For more than a hundred and fifty years, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge has offered a clear mission of ministry and service to our hungry, homeless and needy neighbors. The Society is “a network of friends, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need, offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering.”
One of this year’s recipients of a Works of Mercy Trust grant, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge offers dozens of programs and services to those in need in our community: food services, shelter and housing, distribution centers and stores, a Uniforms for Kids program, prescription services, disaster relief and the Thirst for Justice legal clinic for underprivileged clients. Your contributions, along with gifts and grants, support their life-saving work. Give online by visiting www.svdpbr.org
THE STEWARD'S BOOKSHELF
Recommended Resources
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NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWS
- Signs emerging that at least some dioceses' financial picture is better
- Bishops in Canada, Spain remind Catholics of importance of the elderly
- Update: New study: Lead exposure from Notre Dame fire worse than first thought
- Pope sends respirator to Brazilian hospital treating indigenous patients
- Update: Pope, U.S. bishops 'saddened' by Turkish court ruling on Hagia Sophia
LOCAL DIOCESAN NEWS
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Catholic Life Television broadcasts the Tuesday Midday Mass, live from St. Joseph Cathedral at 12 Noon, and rebroadcasts the service at 6 PM and 10:30 PM. Visit www.catholiclifetv.org for a variety of daily Catholic programming. |
Works of Mercy Trust
In 1991, Bishop Stanley J. Ott initiated the Diocese of Baton Rouge’s Works of Mercy Trust to help fund area ministries through annual awards secured by the Works of Mercy endowment. Five worthy beneficiaries received grant awards this spring. The following organizations epitomize the kind of ministry and service for which Bishop Ott was well known, and each is a fine addition to the list of honored recipients: the Way to Work Program at HOPE Ministries of Baton Rouge; Metanoia Inc., to assist with creating a Sensory Therapy Room for human trafficking survivors; St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge, to support their dentistry program; St. Agnes Catholic Church for cafeteria maintenance and renovations; and Manners of the Heart, to produce a Spanish translation of their book Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World. With thanks for their devotion to the needs of others, congratulations to each worthy recipient.
STEWARDSHIP IN SCRIPTURE
“As a matter of equality, your surplus at the present time should supply their needs, so that their surplus may also supply your needs, that there may be equality.”
(2 Corinthians 8:13b-14; New American Bible, Revised Edition)
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Seeds of Instruction
From the Stewardship Today Archives, July 2011
Squirrels may be simple scavengers, but they are resourceful ones. Much of their diet is readily gathered from the base of trees, along sidewalk edges, and in collecting pockets as diverse as shingled roof valleys and blocked aluminum gutters. Encased in its protective shell, the meat of an acorn is a ready supply of food for the excitable squirrel just as it comes, resting right there on the soil. Yet, when consumed by that rich earth, its inherent potential yields more than food, for an oak provides sustenance, shade and shelter for many more animals and for people, too. A simple, innocuous seed is a truly miraculous thing....read more
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Planned Giving
Invest in Our Future
An endowed gift to the Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge today provides a brighter picture for our future. When you make a donation to our endowment, you give a gift with both immediate and long-term benefits.
Read more . . .
And, for additional information concerning Diocese of Baton Rouge Planned Giving options, please visit the “Plan My Legacy” page through the Office of Stewardship website: http://officeofstewardship.planmylegacy.org
“Nothing is mine. I no longer have anything but Jesus. No place, no thing, no person, no thought, no feelings, no honors, no suffering can turn me away from Jesus. He is for me honor, delight, heart and soul.”
St. Bernadette Soubirous
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“If the bond of your communion is love, devotion, and Christian perfection, then your friendship will be precious indeed: precious because it has its origins in God, because it is maintained in God, and because it will endure forever in him.””
St. Francis de Sales
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