On Saturday, May 19, 2018, at 10:00 AM at St. Louis Cathedral, we will ordain to the transitional Diaconate Douglas Michael Busch, Daniel Steven Darmanin, Andrew Octavio Gutierrez, Daniel Chinedu Okafor, Leon Keller Poche, Jr., Andrew Charles Rudmann, and Damian Patrick Zablocki for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and Br. Ton Huu Dang for the Missionaries of Faith. You are cordially invited to attend the ceremony. Priests and deacons are asked to bring their alb. Vestments will be provided. Reception at the Old Ursuline Convent to follow. … [Read more...]

Beginning Sunday, May 20, 2018, Good Shepherd Parish will have a 5:00pm Mass each Sunday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. … [Read more...]

On May 6, 2018 at 3:00pm at St Joseph Church, our parishioners Dotty Forley and Michael & Donna Riess will be awarded the Order of St. Louis IX Medallion by Archbishop Aymond at St. Louis Cathedral.  The Order of St. Louis IX award was established more than 40 years ago to honor those members of the laity who have contributed their time and talents to the church. Even if you don’t know Dotty, Michael and Donna, you surely know of their work! Dotty is extremely active in our ministry to the poor both at the Rebuild Center and here in our ministry to our neighborhood poor. Michael & Donna headed our Restoration Campaign, which is the reason we’re making so much progress in restoring our church. … [Read more...]

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  Pope Francis has asked our parish (and every parish throughout the world) to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps maintain a Christian presence in the Holy Land. Your support helps the Church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and other religious education, and preserve the sacred shrines, such as the recent restoration of the Tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The collection helps to support Christians who are the victims of increasing persecution in the midst of broader wars, unrest and instability that threatens to drive them out of the land where Jesus walked. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and solidarity with the Christians in the Holy Land. The Archdiocese of … [Read more...]

Confessions will be at St. Henry. March 7, 2018 Confession available in all parishes, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM March 14, 2018 Confession available in all parishes, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM March 21, 2018 Confession available in all parishes, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Click here to read Message from Archbishop Aymond   … [Read more...]

Due to the Fête Francaise there will be no Stations of the Cross on Friday, March 9.  The Stations and the Fish Fry will resume on Fridays beginning March 16. … [Read more...]

Knights of Columbus will be hosting the Lenten Fish Fry every Friday starting February 27th through March 27th at the Mother Pauline Center.  Food will be served after the Stations of the Cross at St. Henry Church.  Plates consist of Fried Fish, French Fries or Crawfish Pasta, Cole Slaw, Vegetable, Dessert and a drink for $9.00.  You can eat in, or get the food “to go.” Proceeds benefit the KC and Good Shepherd Parish. … [Read more...]

Fridays in Lent: There will be Stations of the Cross at the Basilica of St. Stephen with Confession at 5:30pm and the Stations at 6:00pm. Remember that Msgr. Nalty is also in the Confessional from 3:00-3:45pm on Saturdays and 9:00-10:15am on Sundays. … [Read more...]

Former pastor of St. Stephen Church, James Ward, C.M., will lead a Lenten Mission which will take place Monday-Wednesday, February 26-28, 2018 at St Henry Church.  The theme for the Mission is “The Wisdom of Pope Francis.”  More information will be provided next weekend, but the schedule is below. 6:00 pm, Mass 6:30-7:15 pm, conference 7:15-8:00pm, questions and answers Daily topics: Monday: Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium) Tuesday: On the Care for the Common Home (Laudato Si’) Wednesday: On Love in the Family (Amoris Laetitia) … [Read more...]