• Ursuline Student Sparks Organ Donation Awareness
    Ursuline Student Sparks Organ Donation Awareness
    January 27, 2020
    In eighth grade two years ago, I started volunteering for Legacy Donor Foundation. That experience prompted me to raise awareness and educate my peers....
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  • Catholics With Celiac Disease Can Receive The Precious Blood
    Catholics With Celiac Disease Can Receive The Precious Blood
    January 27, 2020
    About two years ago I made the decision to see a doctor about chronic stomachaches. They had been occurring for about nine months on and off and were....
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  • Little Details At A University Can Give Hints To The Right Fit
    Little Details At A University Can Give Hints To The Right Fit
    January 27, 2020
    During the fall semester,  advertisements for high schools and colleges fill the pages of diocesan newspapers as eighth graders and 12th graders – and their families – try to select the place they will.....
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  • 3rd Sunday In Ordinary Time: A Great Light
    3rd Sunday In Ordinary Time: A Great Light
    January 27, 2020
    Michelangelo Merisi, known to the world as Caravaggio, was a celebrated painter of his generation. He lived in the late 16th century and completed some 40 masterpiece paintings during his young and troubled life. He would exert considerable influence on....
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  • The time is 100 seconds to midnight
    January 24, 2020
    ​​​​​​​On Jan. 23, 2020 the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board, together with 13 Nobel Laureate consultants, moved
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  • ASH Exchange Program Enriches Student Life
    ASH Exchange Program Enriches Student Life
    January 24, 2020
    By Wesley Warren, Contributing Writer Photo  |  COURTESY ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART The Clarion Herald asked student Wesley Warren about her experience with the Academy of the Sacred Heart’s exchange program in which students study in the U.S. and abroad....
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  • LHSAA Principals Have Tough Decisions To Make
    LHSAA Principals Have Tough Decisions To Make
    January 24, 2020
    By Ron Brocato, Clarion Herald Administrators of elementary and high schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans are incensed by a series of rule changes proposed by the Louisiana High School Athletic....
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  • Original Artist, New Stations Of The Cross At St. Angela
    Original Artist, New Stations Of The Cross At St. Angela
    January 24, 2020
    Story and Photos By Christine Bordelon, Clarion Herald When Father Beau Charbonnet was appointed pastor of St. Angela Merici in Metairie 6 1/2 years ago, he looked around the church and though....
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  • Knights Of Peter Claver Dedicate Social Justice Mural
    Knights Of Peter Claver Dedicate Social Justice Mural
    January 23, 2020
    Story By Clarion Staff Photo | COURTESY KNIGHTS OF PETER CLAVER The Knights of Peter Claver, Inc., headquartered in New Orleans, recently unveiled and dedicated a social justice mural entitled, “Open Wide Our Hearts....
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  • All In The Family For Standout Abp. Chapelle Teacher
    All In The Family For Standout Abp. Chapelle Teacher
    January 23, 2020
    Story and Photos By Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald Additional Photo  | COURTESY ARCHBISHOP SHAW HIGH SCHOOL Kati Boudreau Kelley, a 2006 graduate of Archbishop Chapelle High School....
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  • Mary Prodded Until He Painted The Face Of Jesus
    Mary Prodded Until He Painted The Face Of Jesus
    January 23, 2020
    Story and Photos By Christine Bordelon, Clarion Herald   Tony Manzella knew from the time he was an elementary student attending St. Augustine School in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans that he....
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  • ‘Scraping Stations’ Foster Mindfulness At Ursuline
    ‘Scraping Stations’ Foster Mindfulness At Ursuline
    January 23, 2020
    Story and Photos By Beth Donze, Clarion Herald Photo | COURTESY URSULINE ACADEMY The problem came into focus last summer, when members of Ursuline Academy’s service immersion group asked their school’s....
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  • Catholic Schools Check Off The Most Important Boxes
    Catholic Schools Check Off The Most Important Boxes
    January 22, 2020
    By Dr. RaeNell, Houston, Superintendent Photos By Frank J. Methe | CLARION HERALD Please join us, and the entire nation, in celebrating National Catholic Schools Week! Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 26-Feb. 1) is a celebration......
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  • Catholic Education Enriches The Mind And The Soul
    Catholic Education Enriches The Mind And The Soul
    January 21, 2020
    The annual Catholic Schools Week celebration will be held across the country Jan. 26-Feb. 1. How important are Catholic schools to the fabric of our community? I consider Catholic schools a vital ministry in the church, particularly in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It’s an awesome bit of history to....
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  • Christ The King School In Terrytown To Close
    Christ The King School In Terrytown To Close
    January 21, 2020
    By Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald Citing financial struggles and declining enrollment that had slumped below 200 students, the Archdiocese of New Orleans announced Jan. 17 that Christ the King School....
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  • Catholic School Students Know How To Keep Score
    Catholic School Students Know How To Keep Score
    January 21, 2020
    Story and Photo By Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald Commentary Not surprisingly, our children and grandchildren have it all figured out. Last year, the Clarion Herald thought it would be....
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  • Pope: God’s Word Can Never Be Enchained; Life Is Fundamental
    Pope: God’s Word Can Never Be Enchained; Life Is Fundamental
    January 21, 2020
    By Pope Francis A true apostle is one who continues to be a courageous and joyful evangelizer even in the face of persecution and certain death,....
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  • St. Charles Borromeo Launches ‘Operation Christian’ To Blanket Military Men And Women In Prayer
    St. Charles Borromeo Launches ‘Operation Christian’ To Blanket Military Men And Women In Prayer
    January 21, 2020
    Story and Photos By Beth Donze Kids Clarion Two events converged over the Christmas break to grab the attention of St. Charles Borromeo religion teacher Lisa Benoit....
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  • God Is For Life
    God Is For Life
    January 20, 2020
    Story By Clarion Staff Photos By Sarah McDonald | ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS “Let the children come to me” (Matthew 19:14) was the theme of the annual Memorial Prayer Service for the Unborn Jan. 15 at the Holy Innocents Prayer Garden inside....
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  • St. Charles Borromeo Launches ‘Operation Christian’ To Blanket Military Men And Women In Prayer
    St. Charles Borromeo Launches ‘Operation Christian’ To Blanket Military Men And Women In Prayer
    January 19, 2020
    Story and Photos By Beth Donze Kids Clarion Two events converged over the Christmas break to grab the attention of St. Charles Borromeo religion teacher Lisa Benoit.....
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