• Msgr. Giroir's priestly mantra: Just serve others
    Msgr. Giroir's priestly mantra: Just serve others
    Msgr. Frank Giroir is a proud 1973 graduate of Archbishop Rummel High School, and now he's Alumnus of the Year for his selfless service as a priest since 1981.
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  • Abp. Aymond takes us through Holy Week – from Palm Sunday to Easter
    Abp. Aymond takes us through Holy Week – from Palm Sunday to Easter
    Archbishop Gregory Aymond explains the highlights of Holy Week to the Young Church in his latest column for Kids’ Clarion.
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  • St. Dominic’s ‘Dragoneers’ FIRST LEGO League team headed to Worlds in April
    St. Dominic’s ‘Dragoneers’ FIRST LEGO League team headed to Worlds in April
    St. Dominic School’s FIRST LEGO robotics team will be the sole Louisiana team in its age division to compete in next month’s World Championships in Houston.
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  • Archdiocese announces new pastors, parochial vicars
    Archdiocese announces new pastors, parochial vicars
    Archbishop Gregory Aymond has made the following pastoral appointments, including 17 new pastors and the retirement of seven other priests.
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  • $4M windfall earmarked for Reconcile’s future
    $4M windfall earmarked for Reconcile’s future
    Reconcile New Orleans has given many young adults a chance to learn valuable skills not only in the workforce but in life. Its Cafe Reconcile offers training for the hospitality industry by offering home-cooked food. Catering, on- and off-site is also offered by the program.
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  • Teacher: Remind kids of how much God loves ‘magnificent’ them!
    Teacher: Remind kids of how much God loves ‘magnificent’ them!
    Having taught kindergartners at Mary Queen of Peace (MQP) School in Mandeville for 16 years, Marijo Abruscato Rapp knows a thing or two about getting children off to a great start in school. Read her insightful Q&A here!
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  • Movie shares Mother Cabrini’s legacy with world
    Movie shares Mother Cabrini’s legacy with world
    St. Frances Xavier Cabrini's early missionary years in the United States are chronicled in the $40 million blockbuster movie, "Cabrini" now in theaters nationwide. Cabrini High School, locally, has ties to Mother Cabrini because she founded an orphanage on the school's site and lived and worked there. Cabrini hosted a preview screening of the movie with a reception March 7, the day before it opened to the public.
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  • Duet leads Clarion Herald’s 2024 Elite girls’ Team
    Duet leads Clarion Herald’s 2024 Elite girls’ Team
    St. Scholastica junior point guard Emilee Duet’s contribution of 16 points per game earned her 2023-24 Clarion Herald Elite Basketball Team Outstanding Player accolades.
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  • Calendar - March 16, 2024
    Calendar - March 16, 2024
    Archdiocesan events from March 19-June 3, 2024 Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: MARCH 30, 2024
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  • A joy-filled ride at the Clarion Herald
    A joy-filled ride at the Clarion Herald
    Clarion Herald associate editor Christine Bordelon is retiring and writes this farewell column.
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  • Summer Activities 2024
    Summer Activities 2024
    Get the latest information on summer camps and activities for 2024 in our 16-page special section!
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  • St. Michael café gets thumbs-up from diners
    St. Michael café gets thumbs-up from diners
    St. Michael Special School culinary science students operated a series of pop-up cafés last month to expose them to the various tasks of operating a restaurant.
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  • St. Paul’s band performed at special parades this Carnival
    St. Paul’s band performed at special parades this Carnival
    Many Catholic high schools march in Mardi Gras parades each year. In addition to major downtown parades, St. Paul's and St. Scholastica combined forces to march in special parades in St. Tammany.
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  • MCA Chorale will hit high notes at Carnegie Hall
    MCA Chorale will hit high notes at Carnegie Hall
    Mount Carmel Academy's award-winning Chorale has the opportunity to sing as a featured choir at Carnegie Hall in New York City in April.
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  • Calendar - March 2, 2024
    Calendar - March 2, 2024
    Events from March 1 to April 20, 2024 in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: MARCH 16, 2024
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  • St. Joseph altar traditions live in New Orleans
    St. Joseph altar traditions live in New Orleans
    A list of 2024 St. Joseph altars in the Archdiocese of New Orleans that were sent to the Clarion Herald.
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  • Physicist: Science and faith are not ‘at war’
    Physicist: Science and faith are not ‘at war’
    The pervasive “myth” that there is conflict between science and faith was turned on its head at a recent symposium attended by 240 Catholic high school students.
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  • No strings attached: All Ursuline 3rd & 4th graders learn how to play the violin
    No strings attached: All Ursuline 3rd & 4th graders learn how to play the violin
    Ursuline Academy’s vibrant music program includes teaching violin to every third and fourth grader.
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  • Jesus comes to life in teacher’s religion classroom
    Jesus comes to life in teacher’s religion classroom
    This month, we get a peek at the teaching vocation of Carmen Davis Foltz, the primary-grade religion teacher at Immaculate Conception School (ICS) in Marrero.
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  • Without a home, Blue Jays’ baseball has to roam
    Without a home, Blue Jays’ baseball has to roam
    John Ryan Stadium on Airline Drive will not be available, so Jesuit will use Kirsch-Rooney and Mike Miley stadiums in the interim.
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