The Discernment Year

Often, young people want clarity about their vocational calling but do not find it because they do not know how.  The Discernment Year is designed to bring clarity to vocational discernment by showing a young man how to discern.  The Discernment Year is for young men who are juniors in High School through 25 years old. 

The Discernment Year involves the seven commitments listed below: 

  • 25 Minutes of Daily Prayer 

  • Liturgy of the Hours Daily (at least Night Prayer daily) 

  • 3 Discernment Retreats 

  • Monthly Meetings with Fr. Michael Caraway 

  • Monthly Discernment Group Meetings 

  • Monthly Reading  

  • Monthly Confession 

If you are interested in learning more about the discernment year. Please contact Fr. Michael Caraway at
337-439-7400 ext. 226 or email michael.caraway@lcdiocese.org.

Teach me how to pray

Do you know how to pray? Have you ever been taught how to pray? The Interior life is a mysterious and precious thing, and unfortunately, it is almost non-existent in the world today. Join Fr. Michael Caraway and other young men who desire to learn how to pray, develop an interior life, grow in holiness, and strive to become the saint that you are made to be.

IN SIGNING UP, YOU COMMIT TO:

-Regular Meetings
College: September 24, October 8, October 15, October 29, November 5, November 12; All meetings are at 6:45 PM

High School: September 22, October 13, October 27, November 3, November 24, December 8, December 22; All meetings are at 6:00 PM

-25 Minutes of Daily Prayer
-Spiritual Reading
-Anchor Check-Ins
-Monthly Confession
-1 Weekday Mass or Holy Hour per Week

Cor ad Cor

Unmarried women, ages 18 and up, are invited to join the Religious Sisters of Mercy at their Convent on the First Tuesday of the Month. These evenings consist of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, Dinner, and Discussion. If you cannot attend the whole evening, you are welcome to come for just a part.

The schedule for the evening is as follows:
4:55 PM Holy Hour
6:15 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Conclusion

Address: 1414 Martha Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Please RSVP to 337-564-0030 or email lakecharles@almamercy.org