When Debbie Fagnano, 70, was an infant, her father Eugene would climb the stairs to the choir loft at Our Lady of Grace Church in Fairview, New Jersey – just across the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan – with his babe in arms.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond will turn 75 years old on Nov. 12, the date on which he is required by canon law to submit his resignation letter to the pope, who may accept the resignation or ask that he remain as archbishop of New Orleans. Archbishop Aymond writes the following reflection for the people of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

“Confirmation is for all the faithful what Pentecost was for the entire church,” the pope said.

​Archbishop Gregory Aymond delivered the following homily at the annual Mass for the Victims and Survivors of Violence at St. Louis Cathedral on Oct. 27.

Voting with an informed conscience is an important first step in exercising Catholic political responsibility.

Two years ago, my husband started attending Manresa, the all-male silent retreat house. Every time he returns, he mentions a priest who always says that one of the most important relationships in life is that of a father and daughter, and I wholeheartedly agree.

Meeting the pope is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I highly encourage anyone to seize the moment when presented with the chance. It is a transformational experience I will never forget.

One of the many blessings of my work as editor of a Catholic newspaper is to travel occasionally with members of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on pilgrimages to seminal Catholic sites across the world.

On Nov. 1 each year, we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. While it is true that each saint has a day designated to him or her, the Church asks us on Nov. 1 to remember all the saints and to ask for their prayers for us.

"When Jesus heard this, he was amazed.” “Amazed” is not a word I easily associate with Jesus.

Spooky season is upon us, and my children are over the moon. Each morning as we make our way to school, their faces are seemingly glued to the windows, monitoring the neighborhood for new decorations.

Christian Brother Gale Condit is 82 now, and his life as a lion tamer turned Catholic school educator has blessed him with a deep reservoir of wisdom, prudence and humor that can be built only by daily rubbing elbows with teenage boys and girls who sometimes don’t know which end is up or whom to trust.

As we prepare to celebrate World Mission Sunday on Oct. 20, I reflect on the rich history of mission work within our Church and how it continues to shape us today.

Queridos hermanos: La enseñanza de Jesús en este domingo es muy clara, si le seguimos debemos estar abiertos a todo lo bueno y positivo que está presente en el mundo, porque siempre es un signo profético, siempre será una manifestación del amor de Dios venga de donde venga.

As a mom, the reality of our oldest son entering high school in 2011 felt like a daunting leap of faith out of the protective environment of elementary school, where we all knew the families.

"In 2014, two artists and information designers decided to visualize a week of their lives and mail the results by postcard to each other. I’m having my students do the same thing on a smaller scale."

Pope Francis publicly thanked God for allowing him “to do as an old pope what I would have liked to do as a young Jesuit...”

"There are many other life issues that neither presidential candidate has addressed in a way that is compatible with the Gospel and Catholic social teaching." - Tony Magliano

The late Dominican Father Val McInnes would have loved the cozy, purposely understated, four-day meeting in New Orleans last week of some of North America’s most avid patrons of sacred art.