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. Jean Vianney:
“It is always springtime in the heart that loves God.”
St. Margaret Queen of Scotland, and St. Thomas Chapel of Livingston Parish
St. Margaret Queen of Scotland Catholic Church has served the Catholic community of eastern Livingston Parish for more than a century. In recent years, parishioners and staff have added a focused prison ministry to an already healthy list of service ministries led and coordinated by the church. For women released from the Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women (LCIW) in St. Gabriel, the transition to ready employment and healthy independence invites guidance and support.
St. Margaret Church will invest their Works of Mercy Trust grant in an ongoing women’s prison ministry program, offering transitional support and honoring Christ’s call to serve those with such special needs: “ ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me’ ” (Matthew 25:44-45). To learn more about St. Margaret’s and to offer your support to this worthy effort, please visit: www.stmargaretstthomas.com
THE STEWARD'S BOOKSHELF
Recommended Resources
for Reflection and Study
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Please visit “The Steward’s Bookshelf”
for additional recommendations.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWS
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- North American indigenous support Amazonian indigenous at synod
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. |
Diocesan Pastoral Ministries
The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge invests in a variety of essential Pastoral Ministries, serving thousands of our fellow parishioners, neighbors and friends of the Church. Among those are the following: the Office of Black Catholics, the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Ecumenical Affairs, the Hispanic Apostolate, and the diocesan Missions Office. In addition, active ministry staff are devoted to nursing home visitation and hospital chaplaincies. To learn more about these influential works of mercy and service, please visit the diocesan website, www.diobr.org
STEWARDSHIP IN SCRIPTURE
“God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written, ‘He scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.’ The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.”
(2 Corinthians 9:8-10; New American Bible, Revised Edition)
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Bless Our Work
From the Stewardship Today Archives, October 2004
The fall sun was hot, blistering skin and baking earth. Every shovelful of dirt pulled at sore muscles and aching backs. Leaning on the handle, a loving father straightened and watched his sons open a path for a walkway that would connect the house and their mother’s garden. Dad whispered a prayer of thanks. The two teenagers shared Mom’s eyes, his own steady, hard-working manner, and their parents’ love for God. ...read more
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Planned Giving
The Benefits of Giving Stock
A Tax-Smart Way to Make an Impact
Making a gift of appreciated stock to the Diocese of Baton Rouge is an investment with real benefits. Aside from the potential tax advantages of making a generous future gift, you also gain the satisfaction of knowing that you are leaving a lasting impact on a cause close to your heart.cates? Are they tucked away in a desk drawer or stuffed into your filing cabinet? There’s a better place for them.
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
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“Give me, good Lord, such a love for you that I will love nothing in a way that displeases you, and I will love everything for your sake.””
St. Thomas More
“Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God never changes.”
St. Teresa of Avila
