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Wolfpack Athletics and the Alumni Association of Loyola University New Orleans invite alumni, family and friends to attend the Second Annual Coach Louis “Rags” Scheuermann Baseball Scholarship Fundraiser, Thursday, May 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Walk On’s Bar and Bistreaux, 1009 Poydras St., New Orleans.

Although some might perceive a vocation to the priesthood or religious life to be a choice that limits, the calling actually opens up a world of possibilities, said Alison McCrary, a working attorney who has been in formation with New Orleans’ Congregation of St. Joseph since 2010.

Dominican Father Neal McDermott, who served as the executive director of the archdiocesan Department of Christian Formation from 2000-11 and as pastor of St. Dominic Parish from 1990-2002, has retired – sort of.

Father Herb Kiff, pastor of St. Rita Parish in Harahan, says a new monthly fellowship series for men – “Wild at Heart,” based on the book by John Eldredge – has been a catalyst for spiritual growth among his parishioners.

As the end of the semester draws near and summer is only a glimpse away, it can be easy to get lost in the chaos of final exams and stop for moments of reflection. This semester, for me in particular, has been seemingly filled with utter chaos: deadlines looming; to-do lists filled, but never fully accomplished; plans made, but fallen through, etc.

Usted es miembro de la Comité Administrativo de los Obispos de U.S., que aprobaron la semana pasada una nueva declaración sobre la libertad religiosa que llama a los Católicos a resistir las leyes “injustas” como un deber ciudadano.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted April 28-May 5 DON’T MISS The MIR Group, a Marian/Medjugorje Ministry founded in 1987, presents a series of free, open-to-the-public concerts featuring Catholic artists.

When a community is faced with crisis, persecution and trouble, it should come together in prayer for strength from God, not formulate strategic plans to defend itself from difficulties, Pope Benedict XVI said.

That breath of fresh air rolling through the LSU basketball program was much needed. Welcome home, Johnny Jones. I hope you can have as much success as … John Brady. Don’t laugh. All Brady did in a stretch of seven seasons is take LSU to four NCAA Tournaments, a Sweet 16 appearance and the 2006 Final Four.

Spring is in the air for the ladies. The reigning Class 1A softball champion, Archbishop Hannan, is heading back to Sulphur this week to defend its title in the “Fast Pitch 56 State Tournament.” And the Lady Hawks will be joined by St. Charles Catholic and the Academy of Our Lady from the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

I am under no delusion that I have been ordained as a bona fide authority who possesses the inalienable right to determine what’s right or wrong. And I find it a discredit to my profession when members of the media use an isolated event as a soapbox to expound their pseudo virtues as the guardian of good and evil to the public, which knows no better.

Dominican Father Neal McDermott, who served as the executive director of the archdiocesan Department of Christian Formation from 2000-11 and as pastor of St. Dominic Parish from 1990-2002, has retired – sort of.

Father Herb Kiff, pastor of St. Rita Parish in Harahan, says a new monthly fellowship series for men – “Wild at Heart,” based on the book by John Eldredge – has been a catalyst for spiritual growth among his parishioners.

What have you  learned from the town hall meetings that have been held throughout the archdiocese to solicit public feedback on the strategic plan that will guide schools into the future? I learned that people in the archdiocese care passionately about Catholic education, and that’s a wonderful thing.

Father Giles Conwill grew up in the same west Louisville neighborhood as Muhammad Ali, a part of the city so Back-of-Town that, for some reason, the municipal fathers decided that gravel roads provided a superior surface to cement until the late 1950s.

Can you explain how you will proceed when you receive the recommendations of the strategic plan for Catholic schools? Dr. Lancaster and I will receive the report, probably in early June, and we will make copies to send to all pastors, principals and presidents.

F ather Giles Conwill grew up in the same west Louisville neighborhood as Muhammad Ali, a part of the city so Back-of-Town that, for some reason, the municipal fathers decided that gravel roads provided a superior surface to cement until the late 1950s.

Msgr. Clinton Doskey, the retired pastor of St. Pius X Church who preached the homily at the funeral Mass of Archbishop Philip M. Hannan last October, died April 22 at Ochsner Medical Center from complications of a heart infection.

Twenty members of the Society of Gilders donated their time and expertise last week to restore the gold leaf to the Communion rail at St. Alphonsus Church. The painstaking process, said Michael Kramer, president of gilding society, included a forensic paint analysis that restores the rail to the off-white color that was used in the 1880s, about the time the gold leaf was added to the 1859 church.

Fourteen Holy Cross high school students had the opportunity to be professional artists for a month with an open-to-the-public art exhibit at the old Ursuline Convent on Chartres Street. The exhibit continues through April 30.