Abp. Hannan trio sweeps to honors

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It has been an amazing journey ever since I entered seminary almost six years ago. I learned a lot about the church, prayer, the priesthood and myself – more than what I had previously thought possible.

Throughout my journey to the priesthood I have been blessed to meet and work with many great, wonderful people from all over, thus experiencing the universal church come alive before my very eyes. I am thankful to all of the many people who have prayed for me and supported my formation to the priesthood over the years.

Forty-two. According to Douglas Adams in his trilogy “A Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” that is the answer to “life, the universe and everything.” It was also the age of my wife when I met her. It was the age I was when she died.

I knew that May 19, 2012, would be a day that would forever change my life, but I never could have imagined what this year would bring. The ministerial year began with me witnessing the marriage of my mother and stepfather and being introduced to the people of God at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Belle Chasse.

For many years I have been considering the possibility that God could be calling me to serve the church as a priest of Jesus Christ. My journey of discernment and formation toward this vocation was not the most direct, but the Lord has used the experiences during this time to prepare me for the priesthood to which he has been calling me.

Be pro-active Kenner After reading Peter Finney’s  article in the Clarion Herald (May 18 issue, “Juggling life and an unplanned pregnancy”), the same thought again came to me each time I hear of another abortion.

When the bullets began whizzing past his head at Frenchman and North Villere streets on Mother’s Day – popping like firecrackers on the Fourth of July – Edward Buckner, a man born with a set of drumsticks in his hands and an icon of perpetual motion, froze.

A jury in Philadelphia found Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a late-term abortionist, guilty of murdering three infants after they were born alive as well as causing the death of a woman through a drug overdose.

Starting June 1, residents will begin moving into the newly built St. Bernard Manor in Meraux. The rebirth of the independent living site is another sign of St. Bernard Parish’s return from Hurricane Katrina, considering the three apartment buildings that once comprised St. Bernard Manor I, II and III – a fixture since the 1980s – were flooded with 12 feet of water from Katrina and put out of commission.

Planned Parenthood’s reputation as a provider of comprehensive “women’s health services” is not only a sham but also a smokescreen for the profitable and heinous procedure it foists on nine out of every 10 women who enter its doors: abortion.

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Father Emile “Buddy” Noel, who was ordained in 2012, has cherished memories of his childhood in Mobile, Ala., when his father set an early example for him of what “ecumenism” meant in real life. “My father was always intrigued with inviting people into the home,” said Father Noel, who recently was appointed ecumenical officer of the Archdiocese of New Orleans by Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

Marianite Sister Marjorie Hebert had served for the last four months as the interim president and chief operating officer of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans (CCANO). At the end of a national search, Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced May 1 that Sister Marjorie would lead the organization as its permanent president/CEO, saying her experience in education, health care, community and building “will continue to be a blessing” to the archdiocese and the Catholic Charities.

While adults find it relatively easy to both forgive and offer words of encouragement to the children in their lives, they often have a much tougher time forgiving and encouraging their fellow adults, observed Marianite Sister Judith Gomila, speaking to the 80 seniors involved in Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Foster Grandparents Program.

Music class is a serious – and fun – endeavor at St. Anthony of Padua School in New Orleans. All students, ages 2 through seventh grade, receive music throughout the school year, with students in kindergarten and up getting a weekly two hours of instruction.

When it comes to spelling, Robert Cerise insists he has a weakness. “I always want to double consonants when I’m spelling words I’m unfamiliar with,” said Robert, a Stuart Hall seventh grader whose favorite subject is history.