• Our Lady of Wisdom lauds its resident jubilarians
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    When Sister of the Immaculate Conception Angela Bergeron was finishing up her senior year at a public high school near Mamou, La., her teacher went around the class to inquire about students’ post-graduation plans.
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  • Ethicist: Obamacare fraught with conscience threats
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  • 'Humanae Vitae' led Hilgers on a sacred, fertile search
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  • Diminutive Mother Olga is a powerhouse of prayer
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    A serenity surrounds Mother Olga Yaqob that belies her 46 years. Mother Olga, who was in New Orleans last month speaking to two Legatus groups, told a story of survival – living through four Iraqi wars, comforting and burying fellow Iraqis and living homeless after her parents disowned her for disobedience.
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  • Deacon Williams' life gave total witness to service
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    “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” was sung near the end of the funeral Mass Aug. 2 at St. Rita Church in New Orleans for Deacon Everett J. Williams, who died July 28 at age 82. Deacon Williams, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and a doctorate from Michigan State University, was a man dedicated to his Catholic faith and education.
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  • Hispanic Apostolate loved pope's simple message
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    “Viva essa experienca” (live this experience). This is exactly what the 40 people from the Hispanic Apostolate of the Archdiocese of New Orleans who attended World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, did while in South America and plan to continue now that they are home.
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  • Catholic Charities of New Orleans still aids Isaac victims
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    As some residents devise a hurricane preparedness plan for 2013, others are still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac a year ago. It is the latter that Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans (CCANO) continues to assist through its Hurricane Isaac Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP), established after the hurricane struck Louisiana Aug. 28 and lingered slowly along the coast for another day, causing tidal surges to devastate 26 parishes in Louisiana.
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  • St. Charles Catholic gets science award
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    The Supriya Jindal Foundation for Louisiana’s Children and Marathon Petroleum Corporation recently selected St. Charles Catholic High School to receive two interactive whiteboards and lab equipment for its science classrooms.
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  • Officials conscious of player safety
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    Player safety will be the paramount issue for Louisiana high school football officials this season. Officials will be particularly conscious of unsportsmanlike issues, including defenders lunging into opponents with their heads, making helmet-to-helmet contact and purposely striking unprotected opponents.
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  • Local blue chippers could be LSU key
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    Within days of the opening kickoff against TCU, I have a message for LSU opponents: If you plan on getting the Tigers, make sure you do it now. Because the future of LSU football is as bright as the look on my wife’s face every time we drive by a shopping mall.
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  • Official 8-24-13
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    In order to provide pastoral care for the people of God in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointments: PASTOR
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  • Resurrection’s 50 years special
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    “Fifty years ago this was a junkyard of tires, but not now,” said Archbishop Gregory Aymond at a Thanksgiving Mass Aug. 18, marking the end of the golden anniversary of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in eastern New Orleans.
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  • 108 and feeling great!
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    Want to live to be 108 years old? The secret, said LaPlace centenarian Felix Simoneaux Jr., is to chew food well before swallowing, eat what agrees with you, and don’t overeat, smoke or drink hard liquor.
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  • Local Society of Jesus honors 22 Jesuits at jubilee
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    The New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus honored 22 Jesuits celebrating milestones of service to the Society and the church July 28 at Holy Name of Jesus Church. This year’s jubilarians represented a combined total of 1,085 years of service to the society and the church.
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  • St. Paul’s one of few not affected by reclassification
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    It has been said that change is good. It could be for Archbishop Hannan, which moved up in class and into a new and more accessible and competitive district. It was definitely not for St. Charles Catholic and De La Salle, who were placed in a district with 25-time state football champion John Curtis.
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  • Clases de Inglés como Segundo Idioma - Otoño 2013
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    Sitios: ➤ UNIVERSIDAD DE TULANE EDIFICIO: Newcomb Hall, 1229 Broadway St., N.O. Oficina: Sala 418. Fechas de la clase:  4 de septiembre al 18 de diciembre. Lunes y miercoles, 6-8:30  p.m. Tutoría empieza el 16 de septiembre y está abierto los lunes, martes y miércoles de 6:30-8:30 p.m. ➤ ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER,  455 Ames Blvd., Marrero Matricula: 29 de agosto, 6-8 p.m. Fechas de la clase: 5 de septiembre al 19 de diciembre.
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  • La Visita en Roma con el Papa Francisco, fue una revelación
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    Usted viajó a Roma hace varias semanas. ¿Podría Usted recapitular su viaje? Fui a Roma por tres razones, y fue providencial que los tres coincidieron en la misma semana. Soy el moderador del obispo del Instituto de Liderazgo Católico (CLI siglas en inglés), que proporciona educación continua y formación a los sacerdotes, a través de un programa llamado “Buenos Líderes, Buenos Pastores.” El CLI también ofrece un programa similar para los obispos.
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  • Calendar - August 24, 2013
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    Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Aug. 24-31 EVENTS LATIN MASS, Aug. 25, 12:30 p.m., St. Stephen Church (Good Shepherd Parish), 1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans.
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  • Blindsided by blasphemous ‘Book of Mormon’
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    I recently was in Chicago for a few days of church ministry and vacation time. I enjoy Broadway musicals and saw several advertisements for “The Book of Mormon,” touting it as “Winner of 9 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.” I knew nothing about the show but got very excited at the thought of seeing an award-winning Broadway musical.
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  • Pope says Mary is always near, helping the church face its trials
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    Mary, the mother of Jesus and mother of the church, already is in glory in heaven, but she is always with the church and helps it face the trials of the devil, Pope Francis said. While the church is blessed and holy, on earth it continues to live through “the trials and challenges which the conflict between God and the evil one, the perennial enemy, brings,” the pope said in his homily Aug. 15 at a Mass for the feast of the Assumption of Mary.
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