Calendar - January 20, 2024

EVENTS

ECHO COMMUNITY, two-day introduction to St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, Jan. 25-26 or Jan. 26-27. This seminar helps individuals better understand God’s plan for love and sexuality. Required for certification of archdiocesan teachers of Theology of the Body, but open to all interested adults. Mary Queen of Peace Church, 1501 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville. Register: Echocommunity.us/totalvision.

ARCHDIOCESAN SPIRITUALITY CENTER, “Art and Prayer,” Jan. 25, 9 a.m.–noon, with associate director Ann LaBauve exploring how God speaks to us through the language of art using nature and clay. No art experience necessary; bring an apron and large shirt. Donation: $30. Teresian Center, 18080 St. Joseph’s Way, Covington. Also, a virtual Lenten Retreat in Daily Life to help you deepen your relationship with God during Lent by praying with Scripture. There’s a virtual opening group session Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.; then daily personal prayer with Scripture and private weekly meetings with a trained spiritual director through March 21. Donation: $40. Register by Feb. 9, 2024. For either, visit https://nolacatholic.org/registration,   email:[email protected] or call (504) 861-3254.

ARCHBISHOP SHAW, third annual Don Bosco dinner catered by Olive Branch Cafe with music by da Rockits, Jan. 27, 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 each or $300 for tables of eight. Email [email protected] for details. In Shaw’s cafeteria, 1000 Salesian Lane at Barataria Boulevard, Marrero.

MAGNIFICAT, Westbank chapter breakfast for Catholic women, Feb. 3, 9 a.m.-noon, with speaker Tina Covington, a critical care nurse who was cured of breast cancer. Location: Marrero KC Hall, 566 Avenue D, Marrero. $20 through Jan. 29. Call (504) 341-6558 or mail payments to: Magnificat Westbank, c/o Cindy Delger, 231 10th St., Gretna, LA 70053.

WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE, religious of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will gather to celebrate Feb. 3 with an 11 a.m. Mass, at Notre Dame Seminary Chapel, followed by lunch provided by the Serra Club in Schulte auditorium. 2901 South Carrollton Ave., New Orleans.  RSVP [email protected] or call (504) 861-6281.

CHRIST IN THE CITY, monthly evening of eucharistic adoration with confession available and time to get to know other adults ages 18-39, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi, 631 State St., New Orleans. nolacatholic.org/citc

2024 ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS MEN’S CONFERENCE, “I Have Called You Friends,” Feb. 24, 8 a.m. Registration open at nolacatholicmen.org. Location: St. Catherine of Siena Church, 105 Bonnabel Blvd., Metairie. (504) 861-6243, [email protected], Facebook/Instagram @nolacatholicmen.

DR. MARIAN T. HORVAT, gives two talks Feb. 24 on the Catholic church-approved apparition of Our Lady of Good Success in Quito, Ecuador. The first, 10 a.m.: “Our Lady of Good Success: Prophecies, Warnings and Hope for Our Times,” followed by a light lunch, then, the second, “Prophecies Fulfilled, and Those to Come on the Chastisement and the Reign of Mary.” Horvat, who holds master’s and doctorate degrees in Medieval History from the University of Kansas, with a specialty in cultural history, has written books and conferences on Our Lady of Good Success. The body of visionary Spanish Sister Mariana Jesus de Torres, who first saw her in 1594, is incorrupt to this day, as are the bodies of several nuns from the convent. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chapel 4465 North Causeway Blvd., Covington.

MEN’S DAY OF REFLECTION NORTH SHORE, March 2, 8:30 a.m.-approximately 2:30 p.m. (with a noon Mass). Benedictine Father Jude Israel of St. Joseph Abbey and Seminary will lead the day. Reconciliation will be offered. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Assembly 2922 of St. Anselm and Mary Queen of Peace churches. All men, especially Knights of Columbus, are invited. Held at the Teresian Spirituality Center, 18080 St. Joseph Way, Covington. Details: Jim Moore, (985) 871-8801, [email protected]; Frank Courtenay, (504) 858-9905, [email protected]. Donation: $35 a person includes coffee, donuts and lunch by Steve Fradella.

ASCENSION DEPAUL FOUNDATION NEW ORLEANS, formerly Daughters of Charity Foundation of New Orleans, 10th annual Keeping Our Promises Gala with live entertainment, silent auction, food and drinks, April 13,  The Higgins Hotel, 1000 Magazine St., New Orleans. This year’s gala will honor the 190th anniversary of the Daughters of Charity’s work in New Orleans and 2024 Inspired Cross Award honorees Phyllis Taylor, the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing Alumni Association and Daughter of Charity award founder Sister Bonnie Hoffman. Patron party 7 p.m., gala at 8 p.m. Tickets: patron party $175, gala $100. (504) 212-9509 or [email protected].

KUDOS

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and Law Alumni Board has presented the law school’s prestigious St. Ives Award to Law Clinic director and professor emeritus Bill Quigley, JD ’77. The award recognizes Quigley’s distinguished career as a public interest and human rights lawyer, an academic and an author. His work has been devoted to social justice issues, including public housing, the right to a job and a living wage, voting rights and education reform. He served as director of the Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center at Loyola for more than 30 years. Quigley has also litigated numerous cases with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., the Advancement Project and the ACLU of Louisiana and has served as an advisor on human and civil rights to Human Rights Watch USA and Amnesty International USA. He has been an active lawyer with School of the Americas Watch and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. Quigley is the author of “Ending Poverty As We Know It: Guaranteeing A Right to A Job At a Living Wage” (2003) and “Storms Still Raging: Katrina, New Orleans and Social Justice” (2008).