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God’s Special Children, Families, Friends, monthly Mass, May 5, 2 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Church, 444 Metairie Road. Upcoming:  15th anniversary Mass concelebrated by Archbishop Aymond and Fathers Mike, Frank, Raymond, Joe and Thien, Oct. 13, 2 p.m., St. Francis Xavier.

Queridos hermanos: continuamos el camino de la Pascua con Jesús resucitado que, como siempre, nos propone otro camino, que, aunque es paradójico y vaya más allá de nuestra comprensión, nos abre nuevas posibilidades. Se trata simplemente de “confiar”. Así de sencillo. Pero así de valioso y verdadero porque Jesús es el que nos revela a Dios. Sus propuestas, por así decir, son las propuestas que Dios, nuestro Padre, nos hace. 

En el Día de las Madres, honramos a todas las madres: madres biológicas, madres adoptivas, madres sustitutas, madrastras y madres solteras. Todas estas mujeres tienen un lugar especial en nuestras oraciones y en nuestros corazones, en el Día de la Madre. También, oramos por las mujeres que desean compartir la vocación de la maternidad, pero por alguna razón, no pueden hacerlo.

Those looking for the Saints to draft a field-stretching wide receiver with their first selection in the NFL draft were disappointed. The Saints went with the least sexy selection, drafting a center, Texas A&M’s Erik McCoy, in the second round.

If the Class 2A state track and field meet runs true to form, St. Katharine Drexel’s opportunity to repeat as the  team champion may depend on the result of the 400-meter dash.

God’s offer of divine mercy to every person is just that – an “offer” – but by its very nature must be “claimed” in order for that mercy to take effect, former Archbishop Alfred Hughes told worshipers at the Divine Mercy Sunday Mass April 28 at St. Joseph Church in New Orleans.

Preserving and protecting the native Louisiana U. nelsonii red iris has become an avocation of lawyer Paul Pastorek over the past decade. A board member of the Greater New Orleans Iris Society, Pastorek, a graduate of De La Salle High School, Loyola University New Orleans and Loyola’s law school, said he’s always loved the outdoors and began appreciating native plants such as ferns and their role in the environment.

“Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries,” writes Victor Hugo in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Throughout the novel, Hugo’s descriptions of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris are painstakingly detailed. The narrator characterizes the cathedral as a living, breathing entity.

Saturday, May 4, is a signature day for two events: the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby, and the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA State Outdoor Track and Field meet for the best athletes in Classes 3, 4 and 5A.

In today’s first reading, St. Luke tells about the church in the months after Jesus’ resurrection. It was just one community, made up of a few thousand Jewish believers in the city of Jerusalem. Luke says the community was filled with “signs and wonders.”

St. Mary’s Academy recently presented the “Women of Distinction” award to 12 notable African-American females during Black History month at the school.

University of Holy Cross president Dr. David “Buck” Landry, who over the past five years has transformed the 103-year old New Orleans educational institution from a small neighborhood college to a fully accredited university, announced his retirement by June 30 or whenever the board of trustees selects his successor.

The glory of God is not manifested with fanfare and applause but displayed through the love of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross, Pope Francis said.

I am so proud and honored to have been chosen to be the new head of school at St. Thérèse Academy in Metairie. We are excited and already hard at work developing a school that will educate children with exceptional needs and learning differences.

Q: What would Caesar say to Brutus if he were Cajun? A: “Étouffée, Brute?” The pun – which plays on the aural similarities between the famous Shakespearean quote and the celebrated Louisiana dish – is among the comedic double-entendres inside “Jokes for Crescent City Kids,” a collection of 170 original New Orleans and Louisiana-themed jokes written by local Catholic, author and stand-up comedian Michael Strecker.

Losing a child is difficult for any parent or family. But, for those whose child died from a drug overdose, alcohol or suicide, the loss is even harder. There’s shame and the guilt of constantly asking themselves, “Could I have done more?”

With the celebration of Easter just passed, we see another season of Lent and its fasting and other penitential sacrifices done for another year.

My two girls, ages 11 and 6, usually get along well. They can play for hours, but mainly if it’s outdoors in such places as a playground or the backyard. The 4 1/2-year age difference between the two seems to be a lot, but usually things run smoothly.

There is an indelible connection between the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

When local architect Kieran Weldon walked into Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris for the first time in the late 1980s, he wasn’t prepared for the sight: The morning light streaming through the edifice’s jewel-toned stained glass was bathing the cathedral in a celestial glow.