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by Kim Roberts
The Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation introduces the Purple Star School program to schools in the Archdiocese to help students of military families adjust to new schools.
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by Kim Roberts
Dominican High School Class of ’72 donated a bronze sculpture commissioned by a world-renowned Italian sculptor to the school.
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by Macie Capote
Following the recent merger of several parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans on July 1, the new pastors of the merged parishes are adapting to their roles and working to foster community within their congregations.
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Events in the Archdiocese from July 11 to August 23, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: July 20, 2024
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by Kim Roberts
It started out as a normal June morning at sea for Brother Martin graduate and Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadet William Flores, but things started moving very quickly during a life-saving rescue of three Cubans adrift at sea for 15 days.
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St. Augustine High School Marching 100 traveled to France to participate in memorial ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the American landing at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, the offensive that led to the Allies’ victory in WWII.
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by Peter Finney Jr.
The pastoral planning process that began 20 months ago with the goal of nurturing parish vitality across the Archdiocese of New Orleans will be implemented July 1 with the creation of five new parishes from among 11 existing parishes.
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In order to provide pastoral governance for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointments, effective July 1, 2024.
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by Macie Capote
Jesuit graduate Degan Dansereau Jr. and his lifelong family friend Carson Browne decided to tackle a significant challenge: raising funds to provide St. Michael Special School with a much-needed bus.
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by Macie Capote
Deacon Dominic Njoku was ordained June 1 as a priest for the Josephite order by fellow Josephite, Bishop Emeritus John Ricard. He is among three new Josephites ordained in the past year.
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by Kim Roberts
The Louisiana Senate followed the lead of the House of Representatives May 31 and voted to phase in state-funded Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to help parents defray the cost of tuition for private or Catholic schools, home-schooling or tutoring.
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Hail to the graduates of all 22 Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans!
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by Beth Donze
When St. Thérèse Academy religion teacher Phillip Garside was looking for regular service opportunities for his “ROSE” students, he looked no further than St. Thérèse’s on-campus church: St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Metairie.
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The Clarion Herald invited teachers retiring this month after 30 or more years of service to reflect on their vocation of Catholic education.
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Archbishop Gregory Aymond will ordain three men as priests for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 1 at a 10 a.m. Mass of Ordination at St. Louis Cathedral.
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by Peter Finney Jr.
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was so impressed by a “60 Minutes” report on two St. Mary’s Academy graduates cracking the code on a trigonometric proof of the ancient Pythagorean Theorem that he has pledged $1 million to the school, the Birmingham (Alabama) News reported.
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Fifth grader Emersyn Banquer of St. Peter School in Covington is wise beyond her years on matters of faith. Read her reflection here.
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Kids’ Clarion ends its year-long “Teacher Q&A” series with these insights from Christian Brothers math teacher Shawn Falcon.
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by Peter Finney Jr.
Gov. Jeff Landry rallied support Thursday at two Catholic schools for a plan to allow parents to use state money to choose the best school for their children.
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Archbishop Gregory Aymond presented the national St. Timothy Award to 16 young persons in the Archdiocese of New Orleans for their leadership, service and good moral standards.
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