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The debate over the new set of educational standards known as Common Core is heating up as math standards are being applied in the classroom this year. Several hundred parents marched on the state capitol in Baton Rouge Sept. 28 in protest of the implementation in Louisiana, one of 45 states to adopt the standards.

Educating young women in mind, body and spirit – with an emphasis on service to others – is the crux of Ursuline Academy. The Sept. 26 dedication of the Ursuline Academy Fitness and Wellness Center – comprising a new two-story building connected to a renovated gym, as well as a new courtyard and softball field – makes educating the whole student a little easier, especially when it comes to scheduling training and practices for sports and dance teams.

Sister of Mount Carmel Denis Rodrigue knows a thing or two about teaching. With a career that spans more than 65 years in elementary and high schools throughout south Louisiana, she’s learned how to reach students.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Recognizing that Blessed John XXIII and John Paul II have widespread reputations for holiness and that years of studying their lives and actions have proven their exceptional virtue, Pope Francis announced he would declare his two predecessors saints at a single ceremony April 27.

Two years after praying “Our Family Prayer” against violence, murder and racism, the Archdiocese of New Orleans is offering a vehicle by which Catholics can open a dialogue and take action. In October, Archbishop Gregory Aymond will invite individuals to participate in discussion sessions on racism.

Bajo la dirección del Apostolado Hispano se imparten los siguientes cursos de Biblia en las siguientes áreas de la arquidiócesis ➤ ESCUELA SAN ANDRES , Curso sobre evangelio de San Mateo. Para los miembros de la Escuela de Evangelización San Andrés y abierto a cualquier persona de cualquier parroquia o movimiento, o gente que no está en ninguno de ellos.

A principios de este mes, celebramos el aniversario de seis meses de la elección del Papa Francisco. Para usted, ¿Que es lo que más se ha destacado de su papado? Lo más sorprendente para mí, es cómo, el Papa Francisco, nos conduce con el ejemplo de la oración.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Sept. 28-Oct.6 EVENTS SPECIAL MASS FOR ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX, Sept. 28. Prayers and confession, 10 a.m.; musical prelude with Trish Foti Genco at 10:30 a.m.; Mass at 11 a.m.; veneration of St. Therese relics; reception and St. Therese exhibit after Mass.

The Christ in Christmas Committee, which places billboards across the Archdiocese of New Orleans as a reminder to the public to “Keep Christ in Christmas,” is seeking group, individual and business sponsors to expand its message.

Father Tad Pacholczyk, director of education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, offered priests at the Louisiana Priests’ Convention an update on end-of-life issues, particularly the many factors that determine what constitutes “ordinary” or “extraordinary” medical treatment.

In his session at the Louisana Priests’ Convention on the art of preaching, Dominican Father Peter Cameron, the editor of Magnificat magazine, asked priests to assess the spiritual condition of their parishioners.

Reflexión sobre el Evangelio Lc.16:19-31 26 Domingo del tiempo ordinario “El rico y Lazaro” En esta hermosa parábola encontramos símbolos muy interesantes. ➤ Hay dos puertas: una  ancha y otra estrecha.

Cabrini freshman Kay Shirer and eighth grader Amanda Sisung received scholarships from the Daughters of Isabella at St. Francis based on essays they wrote on “What my faith means to me and my family.” They will receive their scholarships at the Daughters of Isabella Tea Sept. 29.

School is back, and the real fun starts as teens get excited making their plans for the big homecoming dance. So many choices to make and yet, has anyone been thinking about WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Tuesday, the New Orleans Pelicans open training camp in their brand new, state-of-the-art practice facility – after a summer of roster moves that portrayed a real sense of urgency. Owner Tom Benson wants to win now.

The administration of De La Salle surprised former athletic director Joe Hines, center, before the Cavaliers and Archbishop Hannan held their non-district football game at Tad Gormley Stadium on Sept. 20.

Brace yourselves. The District 6-I volleyball season is about to serve up championship action. Local volleyball fans received their first taste of the action on Sept. 9 when defending state champion Mount Carmel defeated District 6-I rival Archbishop Chapelle in three games.

This year’s 23rd annual Greater New Orleans Rosary Congress kicks off Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m. with a march from Mount Carmel Academy on Robert E. Lee Boulevard down Canal Boulevard to St. Dominic Church.

RECORD ATTENDANCE The 2013 Louisiana Priests’ Convention, held every four years in New Orleans since 1993, attracted 353 priests from throughout the state for three days of prayer, study and fellowship.

It is fitting, perhaps, that the archbishop who was larger than life will have an exhibit that might burst the centuries-old seams of the Old Ursuline Convent. The abundant life of Archbishop Philip Matthew Hannan, who served for 23 years as archbishop of New Orleans and was well-known for his WWII service as a paratroop chaplain, counsel to a president, social service ministry and defense of the unborn, will be on display Oct. 5 through May 26, 2014, at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum in the French Quarter.