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I was so honored to have attended the recent LatiNola Youth retreat sponsored by Puentes New Orleans Inc. In four days, I was able to learn more about my culture and build my leadership skills while visiting Mississippi and Tennessee.
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For many students here at Brother Martin, Mr. Marty Hurley was known only as “the band director,” “the man who took the attendance slips” or “the guy conducting at Mass.” But to others, he was more than just a band director.
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For those Tulane football fans who think their team doesn’t have a home-field advantage at the Superdome, my response is, the numbers say you are correct. The numbers say, without a doubt, Tulane plays its best football away from the Superdome.
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Louisiana High School Athletic Association Executive Director Kenny Henderson knows what the life of a student athlete is like. Before being named as the man in charge of the day-to-day operation of the association of more than 400 high schools, Henderson was the principal of Ruston High.
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Franciscan Friar of the Renewal Andrew Apostoli will be a featured homilist at the Greater New Orleans Rosary Congress for Life, Reparation and Peace Oct. 1 at St. Benilde Church, 1901 Division St., Metairie.
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We recently memorialized the victims of 9/11. What was that like for you? I was really struck as we remembered the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. I was amazed by the number of people who said, “I don’t know if I want to go there.
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Yes, there were more than a few elders inside St. Clement of Rome Church celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Legion of Mary earlier this month, but then again, there were many younger faces present who appreciate the Catholic lay organization’s mission to advance in personal holiness and evangelize others.
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The names of New Orleans’ murder victims since January – 140 in all – kept flashing every five seconds on the large video screen. The disturbing, 12-minute memorial made the “ Saving Our Sons (S.O.S.)
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The archdiocesan-wide night of confession Sept. 14 attracted large crowds of Catholics, including many who had not availed themselves of the sacrament of reconciliation in many years, parishes across the archdiocese reported.
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Their relationship began at a wedding shower when Erin Reeser’s mother noticed a nice, young man. “My mom pointed him out to me,” said Reeser, who was in nursing school at the time. “She said, ‘You have to meet this guy.’ I said he was cute, but I didn’t know if he was single or what.” It wasn’t until the subsequent 2006 wedding reception that Erin met her future husband, Jeff Brechtel, now 30.
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Their penchant for helping the underserved brought them together, and it’s the common bond that Bob and Dee Mauss still share after 15 years of marriage. Today, the couple works for Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans – Bob in money management for the chronically mentally ill and Dee as activities coordinator for PACE.
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With one in eight people in Louisiana struggling with hunger, Natalie Jayroe, president and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, knows now is the time to take action. One initiative this month is Second Harvest and Entergy’s “Power to Fight Hunger – 30 Ways in 30 Days” campaign.
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Everyone brings his or her own perspective to situations. That’s why when multiple people witness an accident, multiple versions of that accident result. To foster better understanding among individuals in relationships and to curb or manage conflicts before they escalate, Msgr.
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Just a pooch punt from the towering icon called “Touchdown Jesus” in athletic homage to Christ’s eternally upraised arms, Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly, with bulging carotid arteries and a limited vocabulary heavily skewed to four-letter words beginning in “f” and “s,” is the poster child for Catholic coaches gone wild.
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Archbishop Gregory Aymond said Sept. 16 that no archdiocesan schools will close either this year or for the 2012-13 academic year, but there likely will be future consolidations based on the results of the strategic plan now being developed by the Office of Catholic Schools .
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During a homily, a priest reiterated the phrase “Life is short and time is precious” throughout in an attempt to impress the message of living life to the fullest and living a life that was taught to us by Jesus, a life of dignity, respect, love and humility.
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The Archdiocese of New Orleans Vocation Office will host a Totus Tuus (All Yours) gathering Oct. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Notre Dame Seminary, 2901 South Carrollton Ave. Totus Tuus is open to men – high school seniors, college age and older – who are discerning the possibility of priesthood.
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Students at Christian Brothers are fully ensconced in their school’s new addition (pictured above) featuring four large classrooms and an 8,000-square-foot cultural center/gym used for school Masses, P.E., indoor intramurals, drama productions and other gatherings.
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This fall, school cafeterias enrolled in the National School Lunch Program began offering their students a daily option of whole, fresh fruit as a supplement to their already nutritious meals. “They love it!
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PRESS RELEASE: Loyola University New Orleans For more than two decades, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola University New Orleans in the top 10 among regional universities in the South. According to the 2012 edition of “Best Colleges” by U.S. News Media Group, Loyola took the No.
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