Dr. Jeryl Parmenter recently joined the staff at PACE GNO, an affiliated ministry of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans, which provides a comprehensive network of social services to connect clients living in eight civil parishes within the archdiocese to resources that empower them and their families to thrive and remain living at home.

Christopher Homes, Inc., has been named one of 55 local “Top Workplaces” in a survey commissioned by The Times-Picayune-New Orleans Advocate.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Kenner celebrated the opening of its new campus on Sept. 5 with a prayer service and blessing led by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, who blessed the 82,000 square feet of school buildings, the school’s 500 students and each classroom on nine acres of Divine Mercy Parish.

The first inkling Gilly Charbonnet had that something was wrong with his body came when he began having trouble tying his shoes and buttoning his shirt.

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (CNS) – Standing where the phrase “by the sweat of their brow” is a daily reality for hundreds of Madagascar’s poor, Pope Francis prayed for those whose daily bread is earned by hard physical labor and for the unemployed longing to earn a living for their families.

You probably remember where you were on Sept. 11, 2001. The day when 19 hijackers commandeered four airliners to strike the World Trade Center’s Twin Tower buildings in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and an unknown site – with the fourth plane crashing outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania – is a day that remains quite vivid for many of us.

“Now I’m a believer, and, just two days ago, I wasn’t,” said Alayna Smith of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Luling, who traveled for nine days to Medjugorje in August with 17 others on a trip called “Meghan’s Mission.” They stayed at the guest house run by visionary Mirjana Soldo.

Usted, ha hablado antes sobre el poder de las palabras hostiles, para dañar a las personas. ¿Por qué esto se ha convertido en un problema, en un mundo donde la comunicación en las redes sociales es instantánea y, a menudo sin filtro?

The image of a Catholic church parish offering charitable assistance to the needy sometimes leans heavily on the “mom-and-pop” theme: a few inspired volunteers, here and there, offering food or emergency cash to individuals in need of a helping hand.

You’ve talked before about the power of harsh words to harm people. Why has this become such a problem in a world where social media communication is instantaneous and often unfiltered?

MAPUTO, Mozambique (CNS) – Greeted with full military honors, traditional dances and huge crowds lining the streets, Pope Francis arrived in Mozambique Sept. 4 at the start of a weeklong trip to Africa.

Two reigning state volleyball champions may be off to unusually slow starts, but there are other aspiring Catholic school teams ready to make their moves.

Queridos hermanos: el evangelio de este domingo nos invita a centrarnos en la actitud de Dios ante el pecador. Somos invitados, además, a reflexionar sobre la imagen que tenemos de Dios y, tal vez, a modificarla. No se trata de nuestro “concepto teórico” de Dios, pues Dios no cabe en ningún concepto y los desborda a todos.

GOSPEL MUSIC FEST, 12th annual event, “Like the Good Ole Days,” with local choirs singing at least one song that reflects the theme of old school church, Sept. 14, 6 p.m. St. Peter Claver Church.   Food and donations collected for Second Harvest Food Bank.

The annual collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign, which helps fund the Clarion Herald and communications efforts in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, will take place in all churches of the archdiocese on the weekend of Sept. 14-15.

Sean Payton is big on themes, and moments after the Saints’ last preseason game, he was quick to turn the page, and so were his players. “Coach mentioned that the last five years, we haven’t won the opening game,” said quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. “We are going to see what we can do to  change that.”

“Chariots of Fire” is the Oscar-winning movie that told the story of Eric Liddell, the Olympic gold medalist raised in Scotland. Liddell was born in China into a family of Christian missionaries. As a young child, he wanted to be a missionary in a distant land.

The American Heart Association (AHA) sponsors a year-round program that encourages students to get involved in heart-healthy activities.

As a siren named Dorian churned toward a collision with Florida’s Atlantic coast, she brought to mind other meteorological Valkyries that wreaked havoc on the New Orleans area over the decades.

St. Pope John Paul II’s words and message have left an incredible impression on me personally. He boldly proclaimed with courage preserving the dignity of every human person as a vocal advocate for a “Culture of Life.”