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Student Council leaders at St. Mary’s Dominican High School in New Orleans received a crash course Nov. 15 on what to do if someone has a severe bleed wound and how, by taking a few easy steps, they could save a life.

By Beth Donze Lyrics tend to pop into the head of James Behan Jr. when he is doing the most mundane and repetitive things – like the time he was mindlessly washing his car over Labor Day weekend. In two, short September weeks, Behan cobbled together a six-verse hymn he entitled “Thanks Be to God,” using the “Notes” function of his phone as words and phrases occurred to him and tweaking their syllabic flow on his guitar at night.

WASHINGTON (CNS) –  The U.S. Catholic Church focused attention on the plight of persecuted Christians in Iraq and Syria with a day of prayer Nov. 26 and a weeklong observance to raise awareness and educate people about their situation.

In observance of Advent and Christmas, the archdiocesan offices of Evangelization and Communications have partnered to produce video reflections on the Gospel readings for Sundays and Holy Days. The reflections feature clergy, religious and lay people.

By Beth Donze Eight years ago, Sharon Brandt’s eyes were drawn to a brochure inside the vestibule of her home church of St. Matthew the Apostle in River Ridge. Entitled “Faith Companioning,” Brandt assumed it would contain information on how she might find a friend with whom to discuss her spiritual journey.

By Ryan O’Connor, Guest Column, Brother Martin Clarion Herald Over the past month, the Crusaders for Life, Brother Martin High School’s Pro-Life Club, planned a Respect Life Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 3. Many potential ideas and projects emerged from weekly club meetings such as the documentary, “I Lived on Parker Avenue,” by David Scotton, a diaper drive, a baby bottle coin drive and a fetal development walk to be displayed in the backyard outside of school.

When Nikolas T. Nikas first entered the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in Poland, something did not compute. The Phoenix attorney knew from his reading of history that 1.1 million people, most of them Jews, had been exterminated in the gas chambers there during WWII, but the warehouse of death, as chilling and silent as it was, seemed too small to have accommodated genocide on such a massive scale.

At St. Mary’s Dominican High School, 41 students were inducted into Mu Alpha Theta (MAO). MAO is the national high school and two-year college Mathematics Honor Society with 110,000 student members in more than 2,400 schools in the United States and in 20 foreign countries.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) [email protected] (504) area code unless noted Dec. 4-11 EVENTS ST. JOSEPH-ST. ANTHONY MISSION , “Is There Room for Christ,” with Marianite Sister Judy Gomila, Dec. 4-6, 7 p.m. St. Anthony Church, 924 Monroe St., Gretna.

El Día de Acción de Gracias fue un momento para agradecer a Dios por todas nuestras bendiciones, y usted hizo un punto muy específico de dar gracias a la gente de la Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleáns, que respondió tan generosamente a la convocatoria de donaciones para ayudar después de los huracanes.

No one can really say if the CYO basketball tournament is the longest ongoing event of its kind in the state, but this pre-district classic will tip off this week for the 64th time since its inception in 1950.

In order to provide pastoral leadership for our archdiocesan ministries, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointments effective March 1, 2018: Joey Pistorius as Director of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Catholic Counseling Service.

Th anksgiving was a time to thank God for all of our blessings, and you made a very specific point of giving thanks to the people of the Archdiocese of New Orleans who responded so generously to the call for hurricane relief donations.

By Christine Bordelon, Clarion Herald The Archdiocese of New Orleans fulfilled one more synod goal Thanksgiving week with the launch of its newly designed website – nolacatholic.org – joining 85 other Catholic parish, school and archdiocesan ministry websites on a new eCatholic web platform.

Clarion Herald Staff For anyone who has lost a loved one, the holiday season can be especially bittersweet. The New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries Office shares the following five tips for coping with loss during the holiday season: Change your holiday activities.

Clarion Herald Staff #iGiveCatholic is the first-ever online giving day for the Catholic community. This is the third year for the #iGiveCatholic campaign, which will run online for 24 hours, from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28.

David Dawson Jr., Guest Column Clarion Herald It’s not complicated: any wreath will do, and pink and purple candles can be found almost anywhere this time of year. However, getting around to putting an Advent wreath together and then actually using it with our families often falls to the bottom of the to-do list.

Is it starting to look like 2009 all over again? That’s when the Saints seemed to get every piece of football good fortune. It happened last Sunday against the Redskins. A roughing the passer call against Washington linebacker Preston Smith turned a fourth down for the Saints into an automatic first down.

By Ron Brocato, Clarion Herald Like being the marshal of Dodge City, selecting the 10 best volleyball players among the outstanding schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans is a chancy job, as “ Gunsmoke’s” Matt Dillon used to say.

Travel reminds me of the immensity and diversity of God’s creation. Entering into a new place and space recalls the extraordinary power of God. I traveled to Banff, Canada, recently for a conference.