Lenten Reflection with Deacon Randall Waguespack

Mark 7:1-13   Brothers and Sisters, it is easy to hear the Gospel and to think about all of the hypocrites out there in the world. The first hypocrites that come to mind are all of the TV evangelists who fell from grace and some of the scandals in our own Church – but this…

Going Forth, Together

Being part of a community doesn’t mean we just show up for one event and lead.  Our Church needs dynamic, active members – like YOU – to go out and do the work of the Church.  St. Margaret is a dynamic community that invites YOU to go forth to proclaim the Good News! Members of…

Intentional Formation

The first book of the 2022-2023 season of the OneBook, OneChurch Ministry – St. Margaret’s faith-sharing book discussion, came to a close this week. The book, “Forming Intentional Disciples, The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus,” by Sherry Weddell, was thought provoking and sparked great discussion among the participants. The next book discussion will occur…

Blind Date (With a Book)

This summer, our Youth Group Core Team donated books for our Youth Group to find in our Youth Library. These books were about a variety of topics and covered many genres.  From Christian/Catholic books on virtue to fiction books that found their footing in pointing to beauty, truth, and goodness, our library had something for…

Family: A Domestic Church

“Why do you love me,” the bride asked her groom. “Because I choose to,” answered the groom. Deacon Joseph Bresowar presented a talk regarding the Domestic Church for our first installment of Family Faith Formation.  He noted that the family is the domestic church where parents, by their word and example, are the first preachers…

What’s Your Good News?

St. Margaret’s youth were posed a question during one of their summer youth nights: What is your good news? Youth Minister Ansleigh Munn explained that the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the universal Good News, but she wanted the youth to pinpoint and write down what piece of that Gospel is…

Responsibilities That Can Fill A Magnum

Sunday, August 21, 2022, was quite a day at the bustling St. Margaret campus!  The day began with Mass, celebrated with the newly-ordained Deacon Randall Waguespack preaching, his beautiful reception, the first day of classes for the 2022-2023 PSR program, meetings galore, and it ended with the first  installment of Theology in a Bottle.  This…

Prayer, Praise & Play

This past Saturday, St. Margaret took 12 of her youth group members to St. Michael High School in Baton Rouge’s MP3 Event. MP3 is for high school students and provides an atmosphere of music, prayer, praise, and play. On this particular evening, there were about 250 teenagers present from around the diocese. The youth heard…

A “Monumental” Week

St. Margaret hosted her annual Vacation Bible School July 18-22, 2022.  Our program had 85 participants with 15 adult helpers and over 25 youth helpers! The week was filled with tons of fun aimed at helping the participants dive deeper into the faith. This included dynamic bible stories, games, and lots of dancing!  At the…