• Mount Carmel students: ‘Throw me something, Sister!’
    Mount Carmel students: ‘Throw me something, Sister!’
    Mount Carmel Academy art students worked with the Sisters of Mount Carmel to turn the nuns' house into a neighborhood house float as part of the Krewe of House Floats, using the theme, "Simply the Best."
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  • Stuffed rabbit was child's way of reminding archbishop he's not alone
    Stuffed rabbit was child's way of reminding archbishop he's not alone
    At the Catholic Schools Week Mass, Archbishop Gregory Aymond said he was touched by a student's gift of a stuffed rabbit so that he wouldn't feel alone preaching in an empty cathedral.
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  • Jesuit Father Hervé Racivitch, 92
    Jesuit Father Hervé Racivitch, 92
    Jesuit Father Hervé Racivitch, who taught English literature at Jesuit High School, died Jan. 8 at the age of 92.
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  • Suicide prevention essay winner: 'Talk about it'
    Suicide prevention essay winner: 'Talk about it'
    Lauren Weber, a junior at St. Charles Catholic High School, won first place from the Amitie suicide prevention memorial foundation for her essay on breaking the stigma around suicide.
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  • Catholic Schools Week 2021: Statistics, CSW Mass livestreamed
    Catholic Schools Week 2021: Statistics, CSW Mass livestreamed
    Due to COVID, the Catholic Schools Week Mass on Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. will be livestreamed on the St. Catherine of Siena Parish YouTube page.
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  • Catholic Schools Week focus is steeped in gratitude
    Catholic Schools Week focus is steeped in gratitude
    Our Catholic schools are a vital part of our future as a Church and a nation. Please join me in  praying for God’s blessings upon our schools.
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  • St. Edward the Confessor School produces its second national penmanship champ
    St. Edward the Confessor School produces its second national penmanship champ
    Meet third grader Truc Dao Le
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  • Our Lady of Lourdes teacher: Making sacred art brings Jesus into focus for young people
    Our Lady of Lourdes teacher: Making sacred art brings Jesus into focus for young people
    Saints were the subject of a recent sacred art project at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Slidell.
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  • New department aims to form ‘lifelong disciples’
    New department aims to form ‘lifelong disciples’
    The core mission of the new Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation is to "form lifelong disciples."
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  • Dominicans to withdraw from St. Dominic in July 2022
    Dominicans to withdraw from St. Dominic in July 2022
    The Southern Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres has announced that the Dominican friars will withdraw from St. Dominic Parish in New Orleans, beginning July 2022.
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  • Quieter CSW Fest will showcase art, skip live acts
    Quieter CSW Fest will showcase art, skip live acts
    The visual arts component of the annual Catholic Schools Week Fest will proceed at Lakeside, Feb. 1-5.
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  • Chapelle’s 3-D anatomy table reveals hidden life
    Chapelle’s 3-D anatomy table reveals hidden life
    A high-tech anatomy visualization table called The Anatomage is teaching Archbishop Chapelle students the hidden intricacies of the human body.
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  • Local Catholic schools encouraged to tell their stories during CSW 2021
    Local Catholic schools encouraged to tell their stories during CSW 2021
    The archdiocesan Department of Education and Faith Formation offers these social media tips and daily themes for Catholic Schools Week 2021.
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  • How have COVID adjustments affected learning?
    How have COVID adjustments affected learning?
    Catholic school administrators know that on-site learning is the best thing for students, and they hope that will in the end help student achievement in these challenging COVID times.
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  • Pandemic sparked hasty creativity for fundraisers
    Pandemic sparked hasty creativity for fundraisers
    When the coronavirus hit in March 2020, schools had to quickly pivot plans for their annual fundraisers. Several held virtual only events for the first time.
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  • Scripture bursts to life in hands of Sacred Heart freshmen
    Scripture bursts to life in hands of Sacred Heart freshmen
    Religion and art come together in teens’ Scripture-based projects.
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  • Adoration chapel became source of inspiration
    Adoration chapel became source of inspiration
    Divine Mercy parishioner Frank Raab is devoted to adoration chapel and has received messages from God while there.
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  • Calendar - Jan. 23- Feb. 5, 2021
    Calendar - Jan. 23- Feb. 5, 2021
    Upcoming events - archdiocesan and in parishes and schools. Please submit two weeks ahead for next issue (events Feb. 6-19, 2021.)
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  • Cabrini sock drive nets 700 pairs for Covenant House
    Cabrini sock drive nets 700 pairs for Covenant House
    Cabrini High School's National Honor Society raised donations for Covenant House to end 2020 with its "Sock-ember" season of giving drive.
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  • Monica retires as St. Charles Catholic football coach; Stein named successor
    Monica retires as St. Charles Catholic football coach; Stein named successor
    Frank Monica concluded his legendary coaching career at St. Charles Catholic High School by announcing his retirement. Wayne Stein will succeed him.
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