The numbers say it all. Combined record: 19-0. Number of points scored: 544. Never before in the history of prep football in New Orleans has an entire district entered the halfway point of the season with unblemished records.

Decked out in their finest frocks and hats, more than 200 women and children enjoyed tea and scones Sept. 11 at St. Francis Xavier’s annual Daughters of Isabella “Royal Tea and Fashion Show.” Now 100 strong, members of the Catholic women’s organization – St. Joan of Arc Circle 1405 in Metairie – spent days cooking cranberry scones, finger sandwiches and desserts for the sold-out fund-raiser.

The former Prince of Peace Parish rectory in Chalmette is flourishing with activity again now that the Arc of Greater New Orleans opened its Chalmette Community Center to clients on Sept. 19. The 4,000-square-foot building had been undergoing renovations since February.

Classical music played softly in the background as a roomful of adults diligently computed math problems and mastered English skills and vocabulary with the help of three nuns and a volunteer. Everyone was working toward a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) at the St. Vincent de Paul Adult Learning Center, 1995 Gentilly Blvd., but each came for a different reason.

Father Robert Barron, the Francis Cardinal George Professor of Faith and Culture Seminary in Chicago, will speak on “Evangelizing the Culture” Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Notre Dame Seminary’s Schulte Auditorium.

Cardinal Edward Egan, the former Archbishop of New York, will be the homilist at the Red Mass, the traditional liturgy for members of the legal profession, Oct. 3 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Louis Cathedral.

It’s the the “white knight” syndrome, and Archbishop Gregory Aymond, even while dressed in his black clerics, has been like Roy Rogers galloping Trigger at full speed along mostly happy trails since returning home to the Archdiocese of New Orleans in June 2009.

How do you put into words what happened at the priests’ convocation last week? It’s difficult to express that in words. It was a very powerful experience, and I left feeling overwhelmed. I continue to remain deeply grateful for the incredible spirit of support and cooperation that my brother priests have extended to me personally in my role as archbishop.

Retired New Orleans Archbishop Philip Matthew Hannan, a WWII paratroop chaplain who befriended and secretly counseled John F. Kennedy during and after his historic march to the White House as the first U.S. Catholic president, died Thursday, Sept. 29, at 3 a.m. at the age of 98.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond issued the following statement Sept. 24 at 3:30 p.m. on the health of former Archbishop Philip M. Hannan, age 98: “Archbishop Philip Hannan is not doing well, and his doctors are not optimistic.

We have received several inquiries about a possible Pope John Paul II exhibit at St. Henry. The Archdiocese of New Orleans is interested in hosting this exhibit, and we are in the process of looking for resources to make this possible.

More than 200 priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans are meeting with Archbishop Gregory Aymond at a Metairie hotel this week to discuss the best ways to “cultivate unity” among themselves, and the results thus far have amazed facilitators.

It’s an ad that instantly gets its point across: the results window of a pregnancy test stick reads “OMG!” The arresting image, which began appearing this month on billboards along the West Bank and Earhart expressways, is part of a bold, new advertising campaign for ADifficultChoice.com, a Web site with links to 27 pregnancy resource centers across the state.

On Saturday afternoons, a vacant lot in Treme blossoms into a cheerful children’s reading hub filled with books, blankets and storytellers. This “street library,” which rolls out at the corner of Urquhart and Annette streets, has been a weekly neighborhood fixture since March, thanks to local volunteers with the “Fourth World Movement,” an international effort that enlists the help of the poor to eradicate the persistent poverty at their doorstep.

I’ve been a wife for 1 1/2 years and a mother for five months, and feel more complete than ever in these new-found roles. I recall being impatient and eager about finding “the one” and am very happy I trusted God’s timing, for when I was true to myself, love found me.

I have been involved in marriage for the past 43 years, personally, and a counselor in marriage and family counseling for the past 10 years. I have been involved in marriage preparation for 33 of my 43 years of marriage.

For more information on the dates and times of specific marriage preparation programs, please call the Family Life Apostolate, (504) 861-6243 . ENGAGED ENCOUNTER For Whom Program Is Directed Engaged couples marrying for the first time; cost is $290 per couple.

El Arzobispo Gregory Aymond dirigió una reunión con más de 100 directores y presidentes de escuelas Católicas de primaria y secundaria el 8 de septiembre. Pidió a los administradores examinar siete solicitudes durante el próximo año académico.

Remember thank you Destrehan Please be good to your spouse. I took my husband for granted sometimes. I can remember he once told me I treated everyone else nicer than I treated him. I had not been feeling well for about 18 months.

Praying in the midst of suffering, Christians must remember how God has loved them all their lives and will rescue them, Pope Benedict XVI said. Holding his weekly general audience Sept. 14 in the Vatican audience hall, Pope Benedict continued teaching about prayer and used Psalm 22, “one of the most prayed and studied psalms,” as an example of how to cry out to the Lord from a basic position of trust.