Catholic Parish News

Here is the schedule of Catholic school bands marching in Carnival parades from Feb. 16-22...

The parish’s bells rang for the first time in more than 30 years at a Vigil Mass celebrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, with Father Noel and former pastor Father Ed Grice concelebrating.

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....

Even after 39 years of teaching third graders at St. Edward Confessor in Metairie – 20 of them as director of the school’s Nativity play – Aimee Gardner admits she.....

X-mas is actually a Greek sign of respect During the Christmas season, one is often told to “Keep Christ in Christmas.” What does this even mean? The entire holiday revolves around the birth of Christ, so why is he not being celebrated? Here’s the issue: Many abbreviate Christmas as “X-mas,” and Christians interpret this phrase as Christ’s removal from Christmas. Instead of a holiday meant to celebrate the arrival of our Savior, Christians use “X-mas” as evidence that Christmas has become perverted by materialism, greed and jealousy. However, the letter “X” might not be as bad as society believes. The Greek word for Christos (Χριστός) uses the Greek letter “X” to communicate the “chi” sound. Early Christians, such as Emperor Constantine, abbreviated  “Χριστός” into “Χρ,” directly translating to “chi rho.”