When the parish of Father Jeffrey Starkovich of the Diocese of Lake Charles was badly damaged by Hurricane Laura, the eight other priests in his support group – including five from the Archdiocese of New Orleans – bolted into action.
Nationwide car seat check event happening Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at two locations locally: the St. Bernard Government Complex, 8201 West Judge Perez in Chalmette, and Leblanc Pediatrics, 219 South Tyler St., Covington.
Archbishop Gregory Aymond marked the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by presiding at an interfaith prayer service Saturday at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Chalmette.
On the eve of the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, First Grace United Methodist Church in New Orleans witnessed a poignant outpouring of thanksgiving for the immigrant workers who helped rebuild a devastated city.
Deacons Wayne Lobell and Jerry Clark of the archdiocesan Stella Maris ministry to seafarers presided at a prayer and Communion service for the 19-member crew of an oil tanker after the death of a crewman aboard the ship.
Again this year, the Hispanic Apostolate gave out 500 boxes of school supplies Aug. 22 to families who needed them. The event was supposed to begin at 1 p.m., but due to the number of cars in line that backed up several blocks away on Veterans Memorial Boulevard, the distribution began at 11:30 a.m., according to Dominican Friar Sergio Serrano, director of the Hispanic Apostolate.
To make every effort to assure that the Archdiocese of New Orleans is doing its best to eliminate racism, Archbishop Aymond has established a Committee for Racial Equity and Justice.
There is much more to helping people move away from a life on the streets than merely finding them a place to stay. Depaul USA-NOLA is in it for the long haul.
On Aug. 29 at 8:29 a.m. – the exact time the levees broke in 2005 – a wreath will be laid at the New Orleans Katrina Memorial site, 5056 Canal St., to commemorate the more than 80 unidentified victims and to remember the devastation that Katrina caused.
He was 5 years old when he saw his mother sexually assaulted. He spent five years in Texas prisons for gang-related activities. And, now, Dr. Christian Bolden, a criminology professor at Loyola University New Orleans for the last 12 years, is using his redeemed life to help others.
With still no end in sight, the highly infectious, deadly, global novel coronavirus naturally continues to command much of our attention. All of us are vulnerable and most of us know it!