Saint Charles Center

06/17/2026

Girls are signing up fast! Come on guys where are you?

ATTENTION: PARENTS OF CATHOLIC TEENS!

If your teenage son or daughter is interested in deepening their faith and wanting to discover more about what it means to be a Catholic in this highly secular world, then Teen D.E.E.P. is the retreat for them — July 29 through August 1, 2026.

This retreat is for teens who have completed 9th grade to entering 12th grade.

D.E.E.P. is an acronym for Discipleship, Eucharist, Evangelization, and Prayer. This retreat was developed to help attendees go "deeper" in their faith, by developing a closer relationship with the Lord, Jesus Christ by focusing on the removal of the vices that stand in the way of that relationship and striving to live the virtues which counteract those vises.

There is a strong emphasis on building that relationship with Christ through knowledge of the Catholic Faith, the Sacraments, and the points of the acronym — Discipleship, Eucharist, Evangelization and Prayer.

The D.E.E.P. Retreat is presented by Catholic priests, deacons and religious, with support provided by Catholic laity. To sign your teenager up today, call Saint Charles Center at 337-855-1232, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

06/12/2026

Parents if your teens are serious about their Catholic Faith you don’t want them to miss this

ATTENTION: PARENTS OF CATHOLIC TEENS!

If your teenage son or daughter is interested in deepening their faith and wanting to discover more about what it means to be a Catholic in this highly secular world, then Teen D.E.E.P. is the retreat for them — July 29 through August 1, 2026.

This retreat is for teens who have completed 9th grade to entering 12th grade.

D.E.E.P. is an acronym for Discipleship, Eucharist, Evangelization, and Prayer. This retreat was developed to help attendees go "deeper" in their faith, by developing a closer relationship with the Lord, Jesus Christ by focusing on the removal of the vices that stand in the way of that relationship and striving to live the virtues which counteract those vises.

There is a strong emphasis on building that relationship with Christ through knowledge of the Catholic Faith, the Sacraments, and the points of the acronym — Discipleship, Eucharist, Evangelization and Prayer.

The D.E.E.P. Retreat is presented by Catholic priests, deacons and religious, with support provided by Catholic laity. To sign your teenager up today, call Saint Charles Center at 337-855-1232, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

06/09/2026

F O R T E E N S - July 29 - August 1
Attention Parents of Catholic Teens! If your teen is interested in deepening their faith and wanting to discover more about what it means to be a Catholic in this highly secular world Teen DEEP is the retreat for them!
D.E.E.P. is an acronym for Discipleship, Eucharist, Evangelization, and Prayer. This retreat was developed to help attendees go "deeper" in their faith, by developing a closer relationship with the Lord, Jesus Christ by focusing on the removal of the vices that stand in the way of that relationship and striving to live the virtues which counteract those vises. There is a strong emphasis on building that relationship with Christ through knowledge of the Catholic Faith, the Sacraments, and the points of the acronym - Discipleship, Eucharist, Evangelization and Prayer.

The D.E.E.P. Retreat is presented by Catholic priests, deacons and religious, with support provided by Catholic laity.
This retreat is for teens who have completed 9th grade to entering 12th grade.
To sign up call 337-855-1232

06/08/2026

Please pray for the health of Canon Moreau

06/08/2026

For those in need of this important ministry please consider joining these ladies.

NEW MINISTRY IN THE DIOCESE!

“A Widow’s Mite" will host its second meeting at 6PM on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Saint Charles Center, Katharine Drexel Conference Center. Young widows with children are welcome, but all are invited.

This mission of this new support group is to create a community for widows to talk about their losses, cry, share, feel connected and loved while growing in their friendship with Jesus.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Nicole Foreman at 337-802-4871 or email [email protected]. See flyer for more details.

06/06/2026

Happy Anniversary to Father Whitney Miller the second Director of Saint Charles Center

Today, we congratulate Father Whitney Miller on the 46th anniversary of his priestly ministry. Father Miller was ordained on June 6, 1980, as the first priest for the newly established Diocese of Lake Charles. Now that he is a senior priest, he is “refocusing” his efforts on the “Spreading Roots, Growing Saints” Capital Campaign for St. Louis Catholic High School.

Father Whitney said he always knew he wanted to be a priest from as far back as kindergarten. “I often say if there would have been an elementary seminary I could have gone to, I would have gone. I was a holy little kid. I loved to pray. After my paper route, I can remember stopping by the church to make a tabernacle visit. I say I have been a priest all my life.”

"The priest is not his own. He is a man who must pour himself out daily. Hope is what fills him again when he feels empty”. — Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
Gracious and loving God, we thank your for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments.

Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love for your people. Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

Inspire our priests with the vision of your Kingdom. Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel. Allow them to experience joy in their ministry. Help them to become instruments of your divine grace.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen

06/04/2026

Happy Anniversary Father Don!

Today, we congratulate Father Don Piraro on the 59th anniversary of his priestly ministry. Father Piraro was ordained on June 3, 1967. He served as the first director of Saint Charles Center when it opened in 1995. Father Piraro lives in residence at Villa Maria Retirement Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Father Piraro served as a Priest for the Diocese of Lafayette from 1967 to 1980. He continued his priesthood for the Diocese of Lake Charles after it was formed in 1980. Church parishes where Father Piraro served include:
• In the Diocese of Lafayette — Church of the Assumption in Franklin; and Pastor of Our Lady of Wisdom Chapel and the Catholic Student Center at USL (now UL, Lafayette)
• In the Diocese of Lake Charles — Saint Margaret of Scotland, Our Lady of Good Counsel, and Our Lady Queen of Heaven, all in Lake Charles; Saint Theodore in Moss Bluff; and Saint Pius X in Ragley

"The priest is not his own. He is a man who must pour himself out daily. Hope is what fills him again when he feels empty”. — Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
Gracious and loving God, we thank your for the gift of our priests. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments.

Help our priests to be strong in their vocation. Set their souls on fire with love for your people. Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

Inspire our priests with the vision of your Kingdom. Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel. Allow them to experience joy in their ministry. Help them to become instruments of your divine grace.

We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest. Amen

06/01/2026

Notice: Location change this week!

LOCATION CHANGE FOR JUNE 2

Tuesday's Eucharistic Adoration with Divine Mercy Chaplet will be held in the Katharine Drexel Conference Center at Saint Charles Center from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. because the annual Convocation for Priests will be in progress. Please keep our blessed priests and seminarians in your prayers during this special time.

In the words of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, “I need nothing but God, and to lose myself in the heart of Jesus.”

We hope you can join us! Katharine Drexel Conference Center is the first building on your left as you enter the grounds of Saint Charles Center. Bring a friend! Jesus will be waiting for you!