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“Safety first” will be the watch words at all high school events sanctioned by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.

Jesus counsels us to take a humble approach to situations in our lives. To illustrate his point, he offers this recommendation:

Christians who focus more on being superficially close to the church rather than care for their fellow brothers and sisters are like tourists who wander around aimlessly, Pope Francis said.

During June, eight Ursuline Academy students and two high school administrators attended a mission trip at Bethlehem Farm in Alderson, West Virginia, through the academy’s service immersion program called “Beyond Our Borders,” started in 2013.

ST. AMANT, La. – Emotion, fueled by centuries of oppression but buoyed with the idealism of hope, permeated the nearly 100-year-old walls of Holy Rosary Church in St. Amant on a steamy Saturday morning.

In the 1920s and ’30s, the four George sisters were true daughters of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in New Orleans.

What comes to mind when a local New Orleanian thinks of the Sisters of Mercy order of nuns? Most probably, Mercy Hospital and Mercy Academy. The Sisters of Mercy left a legacy much larger than that since arriving first from Ireland, then making their way to New Orleans from New York in 1869.

The Vietnamese devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is proudly displayed in a new grotto dedicated and blessed by Archbishop Gregory Aymond Aug. 18 at St. Agnes Le Thi Thanh Parish in Marrero.

When I wrote a whimsical New Year’s Eve sports prediction column last December in homage to my late father – who penned his for more than a half-century as a columnist for The States-Item and The Times-Picayune – the common thread was my grave doubt that the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board could dogpaddle fast enough to rise above its well-earned public reputation as the aquatic version of the 1980 Saints.

On Aug. 20, 2009 – 10 years ago – Archbishop Gregory Aymond was installed as the 14th archbishop of New Orleans at St. Louis Cathedral. The Notre Dame Seminary community, led by Father James Wehner, rector, celebrated the anniversary Aug. 21 with a special prayer for the archbishop at the close of the Mass of the Holy Spirit. “It’s not too often that I don’t know what to say,” Archbishop Aymond said. “Father Jim surprises me on numerous occasions. I’m deeply touched by the prayer and by your prayer for me.”

You were close to two women who died recently – former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and FOX 8 news anchor Nancy Parker. Can you talk about each woman?

COMEDY NIGHT, to benefit Hotel Hope, Sept. 13, social from 6:15-6:45 p.m.; dinner from Andrea’s 6:45-8 p.m.; comedy show, 8-9:30 p.m. with Joby Saad, (Bananas and Thou Shalt Laugh), Shawn Reynolds, (winner of “Funniest Comic East of the Mississippi”) and Patrick Andonie. Hotel Hope is a nonprofit homeless shelter for women and children, founded in 2018 to guide families through self-sufficiency and self-empowerment with intensive case management in a safe and loving atmosphere. More than 63 mothers and 125 children have been served so far. Andrea’s Restaurant, 3100 19th St., Metairie. Dress:  business casual; cash bar.Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dinner-and-comedy-extravaganza-benefiting-hotel-hope-tickets-59701133698

Members of the New Orleans-area Eastbank team celebrate after defeating Curacao 8-0 Aug. 25 for the Little League World Series championship in Williamsport, Pa. Nine of the 13 members of the Louisiana team attend Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans: Reece Roussel, St. Charles Borromeo; Ryan Darrah and Stan Wiltz, Christian Brothers; Egan Prather and Peyton Spadoni, St. Edward the Confessor; Alton Shorts, St. Rita, Harahan; Gavin Berry, St. Ann; and Ryder Planchard and William Andrade, Holy Cross. The team was coached by Catholic high school alums Scott Frazier, Archbishop Rummel; Kevin Johnson, De La Salle; and Dan Abadie, Jesuit. Also on the title team were Marshall Louque, Lutcher; Connor Perrot, Kenner Discovery; Jeffrey Curtis, John Curtis Christian; and Derek DeLatte, Ridgewood.

BATON ROUGE, La.  – Former Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s legacy of faith was evident in the way she loved her church and family and cared for the state of Louisiana and its people, say those who knew her.

Estuvo cerca de dos mujeres que murieron recientemente: la ex gobernadora de Luisiana, Kathleen Blanco, y la presentadora de noticias de Fox 8, Nancy Parker. ¿Puede hablar de cada una de ellas?

Queridos hermanos: el texto evangélico de este domingo, a propósito de un banquete en el que los invitados buscaban los primeros puestos, da pie a Jesús para hablar de la humildad.

In mid-April, at a high school baseball game at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium, a baseball coach told a reporter his team was this good.

During the reclassification process that takes place every two years for schools in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, schools moving up or down in class and changing districts is not an unusual outcome.

It’s that special time of the year again for kids in the northern hemisphere as they start heading back to school. And for those who have discovered the fun of learning, school is an adventure!

PORTLAND, Ore. – A group of middle schoolers from East Jefferson took the national stage last week as the Eastbank All-Stars reached the championship game of the Little League Softball World Series at Alpenrose Dairy in Portland, Oregon.