Moments after a 37-10 rout of Georgia, the confetti, purple and gold, of course, fell in droves from the roof of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. LSU had defeated yet another college football powerhouse.

Pope Francis scolded people who consider themselves practicing Christians, but who turn to fortune-telling, psychic readings and tarot cards.

Ana Tolkach and Alex Roscigno met and fell in love as undergraduates at Franciscan University of Steubenville, and, later,  even as they were separated by hundreds of miles – Ana in Pennsylvania and Alex in Slidell – they knew they were going to be married.

Beginning in fall 2019, Brother Martin High School and Ursuline Academy joined forces in Brother Martin’s Navy Junior ROTC, a school leadership and scholarship program.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The Christmas tree is up, nativity sets are out and our outdoor lights depict a candlelit walkway with oversized presents and trees. 

Regardless of whether your mother is on this, or the other side of eternity, you can still give her the most wonderful gift of all: your love.

Engaged couples have a multitude of marriage preparations to choose from in the Catholic Church. But, what exists for baptized Catholic couples civilly married who seek validation of their marriage in the eyes of the Catholic Church? 

The 38th Annual Gulf Coast Faith Formation Conference for catechists and religion teachers, hosted by the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Office of Religious Education, will be held Jan. 9-11 at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.

Dr. Stanton McNeely was installed Dec. 6 as the 19th president of the University of Holy Cross, his alma mater. He said his appointment would not have been possible without the generous example and love of his late aunt and godmother, Marianite Sister Bertilla McNeely, who mentored him. “I pray to her daily,” he told administrators and students at Blessed Basil Moreau Center. “Twenty years ago, at this very lectern, I was representing the McNeely family with this room completely full for her funeral. She died young – only 56 years old – of pancreatic cancer.

Posing the question of who should be the Outstanding Defensive Player in the Catholic League, two names were mentioned to the coaches: senior linebacker Tyler Grubbs of Holy Cross and senior tackle from Jesuit, Sonny Hazard.

If there is a College Football Playoff selection committee for Catholic Church musical seasons – actually, be assured that “God so loved the world that he did not send a committee” – the obvious No. 1 and No. 1a seeds are Advent/Christmas and Easter.

Since early on in our marriage, my wife has had to deal with my tendency to avoid thinking about anything but the here and now. For instance, I often forget to tell my wife important scheduling details, and I don’t remember to take note of the ones she shares with me. So, after a few major events got double-booked, it became clear to us that we needed a merged online calendar ASAP.

“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends,” was the Gospel reading Dec. 6 at a Mass at Archbishop Rummel High School celebrating the 20th anniversary of the death of Jesuit Father Wayne Roca, the school’s chaplain for 11 years.

“Now, more than ever, it is important that I tell my story because I’m one of the only ones left and, after me, it will be up to you to share the story and keep our memories alive,” said Jeannine Burk, a Holocaust survivor who spoke Dec. 3 to Archbishop Chapelle students enrolled in the Holocaust Studies elective.

ST. CLEMENT OF ROME, Nativity exhibition, Dec. 14-15, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. More than 100 antique and modern nativities from around the world on display. Vosbein Hall, 3978 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie. Free admission.

Queridos hermanos: El tercer domingo de Adviento es el llamado domingo “Gaudete” por tanto se presenta como una llamada a la alegría por la proximidad de la Navidad: “alégrense”. Ya “huele a Navidad”, ya casi se toca el nacimiento de Jesús. Y, como dice el refrán, lo mejor de la fiesta es la víspera, porque ya empezamos a sentir anticipadamente la alegría que ésta trae consigo.

¿Cómo fue su visita ad limina a Roma y, su reunión con el Papa Francisco y, los funcionarios del Vaticano? Fue una experiencia espiritualmente conmovedora.

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Archbishop Gregory Aymond was the principal celebrant of a Mass Dec. 5 in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as U.S. bishops from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky made their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican.

What was your ad limina visit to Rome and your meeting with Pope Francis and Vatican officials like? It was a spiritually moving experience. “Ad limina” literally means “to the threshold” of the apostles, so we as bishops prayed before the tombs of St. Peter and St. Paul, who were great leaders of the Church and surrendered their lives as martyrs.