Registration 
Thank you for participating in the Veritas Conference "Stay With Us" with a focus on the Eucharistic Presence - on Saturday September 21, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in St. Louis Catholic High School, 1620 Bank Street. Use the form below to register for the conference.  The Diocesan Core Teamyouth will offer Child Care, the cost is $5 and it does include lunch. We ask that children be pre-school age and older. 

Keynote Speaker: Father Stan Fortuna, CFR

Fr. Stan Fortuna C.F.R., a Roman Catholic priest ordained on December 8, 1990, is one of the eight founding members of the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (an order established in the Archdiocese of New York under the jurisdiction of John Cardinal O'Connor). Prior to his conversion, Fr. Stan was a professional jazz musician who studied with the legendary Lennie Tristano (the ‘father of improvisational jazz’).

The C.F.R.s adhere to an ascetic lifestyle in their friaries and live in impoverished areas around the world ministering to the needy. Fr. Stan has been involved with community development and the implementation of various social programs in his neighborhood of the South Bronx for over twenty five years when the religious order started in 1987.

Fr. Stan has since independently released over twenty (20) CD’s in various genres as well as DVDs and books. Assigned to the work of preaching full-time, Fr. Stan travels extensively across the country and around the world celebrating Mass, giving talks, and performing concerts with proceeds from bookings and sales going directly towards his work with poor and underprivileged families.

If you do not feel comfortable registering and paying online, registration forms are available in the parishes of the Diocese of Lake Charles and at the Office of Religious Education, 411 Iris Street, Lake Charles. Call 337-439-7400 for more information, if needed.