See the image gallery A Passover Seder with a Christian twist was held March 31 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Belle Chasse. The traditional elements of a Jewish Seder meal – the retelling of the story of the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt, the serving of symbolic foods, prayers and songs –  were combined with Jesus instituting the Mass at the Last Supper with his apostles before his death.

The educational consultants working with the Office of Catholic Schools to develop a strategic plan for Catholic schools held four public town hall meetings across the Archdiocese of New Orleans last week, and some of the most pointed questions raised by parents and other observers centered on proposals to phase in tuition increases over the next three years to cover the actual cost of education.

They hailed from St. Scholastica, St. Mary’s Academy, the Academy of the Sacred Heart, Academy of Our Lady, Ursuline Academy, St. Mary’s Dominican, Mount Carmel Academy and Xavier University Preparatory School.

A Passover Seder with a Christian twist was held March 31 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Belle Chasse. The traditional elements of a Jewish Seder meal – the retelling of the story of the Israelites’ freedom from slavery in Egypt, the serving of symbolic foods, prayers and songs –  were combined with Jesus instituting the Mass at the Last Supper with his apostles before his death.

Fresh off his military service as a Tuskegee Airman in World War II, Calvin Moret, who flew a plane before he knew how to drive, rented a Piper PA-12, a cozy three-seater, at Lakefront Airport and took his father Adolph, the esteemed founder of Moret Press, and big brother Adolph Jr. on the sightseeing adventure of their lives.

Michael E. Guillot, who has spent his professional career as a teacher and administrator in Catholic schools and as a development, leadership and fund-raising consultant for nonprofit organizations, has been named the new president of De La Salle High School , effective July 1.

The educational consultants working with the Office of Catholic Schools to develop a strategic plan for Catholic schools held four public town hall meetings across the Archdiocese of New Orleans last week, and some of the most pointed questions raised by parents and other observers centered on proposals to phase in tuition increases over the next three years to cover the actual cost of education.

Father John-Nhan Tran, pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish in LaPlace, blesses the palms held by parishioners before their procession into the church on Palm Sunday.

Among the faithful who have found solace in St. Dominic Parish’s prayer blanket ministry is a man who was given a blanket in a hospital ICU, as preparations were being made to amputate his leg. “The next day I got a phone call.

The Office of Catholic Schools will welcome four new associate superintendents in the 2012-13 school year. The administrators will assume their posts July 1. Kevin Calkins, 38, will relocate to the New Orleans area from Austin, Texas, after a four-year tenure as founding principal of St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School.