Official Appointments In order to provide pastoral governance for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointments: Reverend Henry Davis, S.S.J., as Dean of the Cathedral Deanery, effective August 1, 2019.

Jesuit Brother William J. Dardis, a legendary figure at Jesuit High School, died July 10 in the school residence where he had lived for 55 years. He was 79 years old, a Jesuit for almost 61 years and in final vows for 45 years.

In partnership with the Catholic Book Store, Sister of St. Joseph Helen Prejean will speak and sign copies of her new book, “River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey,” Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. in the St. Rita School cafeteria, 65 Fountainbleau Drive, New Orleans.

This school year, a new school designed exclusively for elementary and secondary students with exceptional needs and learning differences will open on the former campus of Our Lady of Divine Providence, located in Metairie at 1000 North Starrett Road.

Today’s first reading and Gospel criticize focusing attention on getting rich. Some of us might feel that this topic has little relevance. A recent study by the Federal Reserve found that 40% of American households would not be able to come up with $400 to deal with an emergency financial need without borrowing. The dangers of wealth accumulation would seem distant from such homes.

A two-story addition to St. Pius X Elementary School in New Orleans will provide beautiful new dedicated spaces for students’ enrichment and core studies in art, music, computer, library and science.

A pilot program set to begin its third year of operation at The St. Paul’s School in Covington is showing how students with developmental disabilities not only can survive but also can thrive alongside their peers in a traditional Catholic high school setting.

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In the early 1980s, Stanton McNeely, the future president of the University of Holy Cross (UHC), was a young student at St. Cletus School in Gretna when his father, like so many others who worked in oil-related industries in south Louisiana, was downsized out of a job.

“Move from the basement to the balcony, pull your talents up … Build to the future.  … Name your strengths, claim your strengths and aim to use your strengths to enhance your life and the lives of others,” were messages heard by 70 Catholic educators at the 12th annual Summer Institute for Catholic Educational Leadership held at Loyola University New Orleans.

Ashley Code was an extraordinary Catholic teenager with such faith, optimism and care for others that now – three years after succumbing to a brain tumor – she is inspiring others to enact her dream to find a cure for cancer.

A group of statues atop a tomb in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery No. 1 tells the story of Christ’s crucifixion from an unusual perspective. While Mary is seen in her typical posture of kneeling at the foot of the cross, her back is turned to her dying son and she looks outward, as if to share her grief with the world.

For the past month, approximately 70 murals painted by Benedictine artist Dom Gregory de Wit have been in the process of repair in the refectory of St. Joseph Abbey. The murals had been damaged by water intrusion from the roof and moisture that had accumulated first after Hurricane Katrina, followed by the March 2016 flood that inundated the abbey, causing millions of dollars of damage to the campus, said Benedictine Abbot Justin Brown.

Clarion Herald editor Peter Finney Jr. spoke Tuesday with Brother Martin principal Ryan Gallagher, a board member of the newly constituted Louisiana Select Association (LSA), which has been given the authority by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) to oversee “Select” school state championships in football, basketball, baseball and softball.

Behold is my favorite word in Scripture. Every time it shows up, we’re summoned to snap to attention and take notice. God is about to do something new. Let’s not miss it.

In our first reading, God appears to Abraham, but Abraham doesn’t know it’s God. God takes the form of three travelers who pass by Abraham’s campsite during the blazing heat of midday, as Abraham sits in the shade of the huge tree under which his tent is pitched. That Abraham doesn’t know the travelers are God is crucial for understanding what happens next.

Mount Carmel Academy has gained 29,000 square feet of instructional space with the recent purchase of the motherhouse and the land it and the school sit on from the Sisters of Mount Carmel.

Have you ever felt like you spend more time praying than anything else in life? I adamantly know that I do spend more time praying than anything else in my life. I accept this obligation of blessings all the time.

A $70,000 grant from the Ford Motor Company has allowed Second Harvest Food Bank to purchase a new Ford F-350 Transit van and upgrade it with equipment to expand its ability to distribute hot meals during disasters and for its Kids’ Café after-school and Summer Feed programs for children.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (CNS) – Just before the July 6 closing Mass for the Archbishop Lyke Conference that seeks to enrich liturgies and ministries and promote evangelization at parishes serving Black Catholics, Andrew Lyke reflected on the legacy of his late uncle for whom the conference was named.