• Making a Difference: ‘A riot is the language of the unheard’
    Last year I was knocked to the ground and pinned down by an assailant who held his hand over my mouth.
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  • Rediscovered my family, joys of life
    Rediscovered my family, joys of life
    The world changed in March – and one group uniquely affected was the high school graduating Class of 2020.
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  • Water, water everywhere, and too much to drink
    Water, water everywhere, and too much to drink
    Days before the fifth anniversary (May 24, 2020) of Pope Francis’ encyclical that encourages humans to live in harmony with the environment – “Laudato si’: On Care for Our Common Home”...
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  • A ‘Parade of Gratitude’: Thank you, men of God!
    A ‘Parade of Gratitude’: Thank you, men of God!
    The Council of African-American Deacons in the Archdiocese of New Orleans recently paid tribute to the trailblazing, African-American permanent deacons who have ministered for decades and provided an inspiring model of faith. 
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  • Why former LSU running back Edwards-Helaire ran to the church
    Why former LSU running back Edwards-Helaire ran to the church
    LSU running-back Clyde Edwards-Helaire was considered the “heart and soul” of the LSU offense during the Tigers’ run to the national championship at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Jan. 13.
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  • CRS said COVID-19 swells global need
    CRS said COVID-19 swells global need
    Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishop’s international aid agency that has assisted the poor and vulnerable since 1943, has recently launched a “Lead the Way on Hunger” campaign...
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  • Campus minister was steadfast in faith
    Campus minister was steadfast in faith
    The time we are living in is one that I personally did not see coming, and I’m sure most people feel similarly.
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  • Summer enrichment for children includes Catholic options
    Summer enrichment for children includes Catholic options
    Each year, as summer approaches, I begin to organize my son’s summer plans so that he is engaged while I am working.
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  • I lost loved ones, but God pulled me through
    I lost loved ones, but God pulled me through
    The world changed in March – and one group uniquely affected was the high school graduating Class of 2020.
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  • Higher learning: Indoors, outdoors and in between
    Higher learning: Indoors, outdoors and in between
    What will the fall look like? It’s the question that’s on everyone’s minds – students, parents, teachers and administrators alike.
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  • Pope: Prayer is powerful, life-giving, combats evil
    Pope: Prayer is powerful, life-giving, combats evil
    Prayer is powerful not because it changes God or God’s plans, but because it changes individuals and communities, one heart at a time, Pope Francis said.
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  • Five Daughters of Charity prepare to leave N.O.
    Five Daughters of Charity prepare to leave N.O.
    With the coronavirus pandemic making their promise to live in community virtually impossible, the five Daughters of Charity currently residing at Chateau de Notre Dame Apartments will be leaving New Orleans in the coming weeks...
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  • Archdiocese denies overcharging FEMA for Katrina damages
    Archdiocese denies overcharging FEMA for Katrina damages
    The Archdiocese of New Orleans denied allegations made in a federal lawsuit June 3 that it knowingly inflated property damage claims after Hurricane Katrina for two projects.
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  • Catholic Charities services are always ‘essential’
    Catholic Charities services are always ‘essential’
    One thought has struck Marianite Sister Marjorie Hebert throughout this COVID-19 crisis as she hears the words “essential services” and “essential personnel.”
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  • Deacon Durr: God has kept me here for a reason
    Deacon Durr: God has kept me here for a reason
    Uriel Durr always has had what the world might consider a simple faith: Straight and to the point.
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  • Overcoming adversity is a lifetime gift
    Overcoming adversity is a lifetime gift
    The world changed in March – and one group uniquely affected was the high school graduating Class of 2020.
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  • Graduation 2020: A Mosaic of Perseverance
    Graduation 2020: A Mosaic of Perseverance
    During a time when the Class of 2020 should have been celebrating the culmination of their years of hard work and study, the coronavirus pandemic changed everything overnight.
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  • Floyd’s death ‘a tragic symptom’ of pervasive racism
    Floyd’s death ‘a tragic symptom’ of pervasive racism
    There comes a time when silence in the face of evil constitutes complicity in that evil, and for me, that time has come.
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  • Death of George Floyd an ‘unconscionable’ tragedy
    Death of George Floyd an ‘unconscionable’ tragedy
    The death of George Floyd is indeed a very sad tragedy. We pray for his eternal rest in God’s kingdom and consolation for his family and friends.
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  • Letters to the Editor
    Letters to the Editor
    Click "Letters to the Editor" (above) for information on how to send a Letter to the Editor.
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