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26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 18:25-28 Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Philippians 2:1-11 or Philippians 2:1-5 Matthew 21:28-32

Daniels take on Sean Payton's Dolphins blowout by the Broncos.

More than 1,000 teens attending Saturday’s NOLA Catholic Youth Conference were reminded that Jesus craves our friendship – we need only meet him halfway.

The seven promises of Our Lady of Sorrows prepare our hearts to not lose our souls while life takes aim at us.

"Hope ... is a mindset and a state of being. It is an openness to the idea that God is working behind the scenes." - Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher

Biweekly calendar of events for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Please send announcements two weeks before each issue to [email protected]. The next Clarion Herald printed issue is Oct. 14.

Holocaust survivor Esther Basch holds her wedding photo. She was nicknamed the “Honey Girl of Auschwitz” because she gorged on honey after her release from the death camp, and her emaciated body nearly shut down.

Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans from October 2-14. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to [email protected] NEXT ISSUE: OCTOBER 14, 2023

Greater New Orleans Rosary Congress and the River Parishes Traveling Rosary Congress will take place from October 1-7 in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary.

Archbishop HannanHigh School parent Joanne Washington writes about the godsend of having a Catholic educational program for her autistic son.

Dominican Padre Manuel Solorzano gives us his homily in Spanish for the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1.

Geographical listing of food pantries across the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans

Natalie Jayroe, president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, has witnessed how soaring food prices have affected every facet of her agency’s humanitarian mission to erase hunger in the 23 civil parishes of south Louisiana.

Deacon Clifford Sidney Wright, a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of New Orleans since 1987 who served for many years at St. Benilde Parish in Metairie, died Aug. 31 at the age of 80.

Sisters of the Holy Family join the Together New Orleans' network of faith- and community-based organizations to get things done in the community. Its latest endeavor is building community solar farms to help their surrounding neighborhood. Through Together New Orleans' alliance with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), Holy Family Sister congregation leader Alicia Costa traveled to Rome with Together New Orleans' organizer Brad Bagert Jr. to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Deacon Dwight Alexander, who served at St. Raymond Catholic Church, recently passed away. He was a 4th-degree member of the Knights of Peter Claver.

Deacon Frans J. Labranche, 89, died Sept. 8.