An ode to Drew Brees ...

October 15, 2023 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 25:6-10a Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Philippians 4:12-14,19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 or 22:1-10

Dominican Father Manuel Solorzano gives us his homily in Spanish for the weekend of Oct. 14-15.

Novena for Life and Mercy will be held at various churches throughout the Archdiocese of on Fridays from Oct. 13-Dec. 8.

Loyola graduate Amy Sins receives Integritas Vitae award on Nov. 10.

A Funeral Mass was held Oct. 6 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Parish for Father Leo "Lee" Meyer, a priest who served the Archdiocese of New Orleans for almost 60 years. He was 91.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond encourages everyone to go out and vote in his latest column. To help you, view the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' document: www.usccb.org/civilizeit

A portrait of St. Edward the Confessor consisting of 40 rectangles of original art was made by student artists at the saint’s eponymous elementary school in Metairie.

Principals and athletic directors cast votes at the Oct. 3 LHSAA meeting in Baton Rouge to determine which schools would be classified as select or non-select.

Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans from Oct. 15-Nov. 8, 2023 Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: October 28, 2023

The Catholic Community Foundation will honor Joseph and Sue Ellen Canizaro with the St. John Paul II Award Oct. 26 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.

Father Colm Cahill, vocation director for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, has been the celebrant at many recent Catholic weddings in the archdiocese. He’s pictured above with now-Father Andrew Rudmann, St. Philip Neri pastor.

“I express my closeness to the families and victims,” Pope Francis said. “I am praying for them and for all who are living hours of terror and anguish.”

Father Billy O'Riordan led the Clarion Herald's pilgrimage to Ireland and Scotland and told heartwarming stories about his farming family and its love for horses.

Hotel Hope opens a new kitchen/dining hall to help moms and their children.

Archbishop Aymond looks ahead to the archdiocesan celebration of Children’s Mission Day, set for Saturday, Oct. 21 at St. Dominic Church in New Orleans.

Archbishop Aymond: "We must vote. It is our responsibility to vote with a well-formed conscience and call on our fellow citizens to dialogue respectfully, recognizing the dignity of one another despite what might be divergent opinions. Pray as we prepare to vote!"

Purposefully released on Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology, "Laudate Deum" boldly ... challenges us to get out of our comfort zones.

Archdiocese of New Orleans schools have been dominant in this sport for decades because its schools have given rise to some of the most outstanding players in Louisiana.