Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrated Mass on Sunday, Oct. 17 for parishioners of St. Anthony in Lafitte and St. Pius X Mission Church in Crown Point. After Mass, the archbishop blessed a new bridge spanning Bayou Barataria.
" ... where a growing chasm between the haves and the have-nots continues to cause much untold suffering, it is our moral duty to prophetically tell our national political and corporate leaders that 'The world is given to all, and not only to the rich.'" - Tony Magliano
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"The allure of the show is its ' ... range of ability and the emphasis on baking as a hobby, as something that brings passion' (and) ... affirms that these are everyday people." - Dr. Witcher
Freedom is built on truth, he said, and “the truth of faith is not an abstract theory, but the reality of the living Christ, who touches the daily and overall meaning of personal life.”
From 1918 to 1964, four high schools which were named for New Orleans Archbishops joined in the 60th anniversary celebration Mass at Archbishop Chapelle High School on Sept. 28.
Jason Berry was so fascinated by the African-American heritage of jazz funerals in New Orleans that he spent more than a quarter century researching and filming the tradition.
The tradition of the "Quinceañera" – when a woman who reaches the age of 15 is presented to God as a sign of her Catholic faith – was carried on Sept. 25 by Medari Fonseca.
"Every diocese in the world has been asked by Pope Francis to begin a local synod process on Oct. 17. ... continental synod meetings (will be held) from September 2022 through March 2023. Then the synod is expected to take place in Rome in October 2023." - Archbishop Aymond
St. Paul's School and St. Scholastica Academy, two Catholic high schools in Covington, earned the National Blue Ribbon Schools status by the U.S. Department of Education for 2021. It was the second time both schools received the award.
Students at Our Lady of the Lake in Mandeville are investigating real-life problems in their school’s ambitious STEM program. OLL is the only elementary school in Louisiana whose STEM program is Cognia-accredited.
In his homily at the Red Mass Oct. 4 at St. Louis Cathedral, Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron argued strongly for positive law to flow from the moral or natural law.
Lloyd and Jan Tate have devoted years of their time in Catholic ministry. For their efforts separately and together, they are being honored with the St. Paul II award by the Catholic Community Foundation.
