Second Harvest Food Bank Greater New Orleans and Acadiana seeks 200 volunteers on Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. to gather items left over from vendors and exhibitors of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention and Expo at the New Orleans Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans.

Professing that the church is “catholic” means accepting its teachings, accepting the gifts it offers to help one grow in holiness and accepting the fact that it is composed of different people with different gifts and opinions, Pope Francis said.

One of the most common observations – if not complaints – about church ministry is that there is too much work being done by too few people. The groups that organize and run the parish fair, the pro-life committee, the Ladies’ Altar Society, the Men’s Club and the St. Vincent de Paul chapter very often are composed of “the usual suspects.” You know who they are.

Pope Francis has called for a Synod of Bishops to be held in October 2014 around the theme of the family. Why do you think he has chosen to focus on the family? I think he saw in Argentina and has come to see from a world perspective the weakening of the family.

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The St. Andrew the Apostle School community danced with joy Oct. 10 upon learning the school had been designated a 2013 Blue Ribbon Lighthouse School of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, Inc.

St. Anthony of Padua Church on Canal Street recently completed an interior renovation, pulling up years-old carpet to let the natural beauty of its marble main aisle and hardwood floors shine. The baptismal font was moved to a prominent location at the front entrance.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Oct. 19-28 EVENTS BLESSED SEELOS, annual international food festival and garage sale, Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Spanish Mass at noon.

Calendario de Actividades en Español en la Arquidiocesis de New Orleans ➤ Octubre 20, 9 a.m. a 5 p.m., Blessed Seelos, festival anual internacional de comida y garage sale. Misa en español al mediodía.

On March 13, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was announced as the new Pope and chose the name Francis. Immediately, his few writings available on Amazon were sold out. Naturally enough, when Image books announced the English translation of “On Heaven and Earth,” a book of his dialogues with a rabbi from Argentina, I was very excited.

Deacon Louis W. Stall, who was ordained in the original permanent diaconate class of 1974, died Oct. 7 following a lengthy illness. He was 83. Deacon Stall, a native of New Orleans, served for many years as director of prison ministry for the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

A funeral Mass for Deacon Patrick R. Becnel Sr., who died Oct. 9 while piloting a helicopter in the Gulf of Mexico, was celebrated Oct. 14 by Archbishop Gregory Aymond at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Belle Chasse.

El Evangelio del Domingo 29 Tiempo Ordinario “La Viuda Y El Juez Malo” El evangelio de Lucas hace mucho énfasis en el poder de la oración, no de una manera general, sino en tres clases de oración que son desconocidas para muchos de nosotros: ➤ La oración de persistencia.

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are offering a special free download for young adults and parishioners of Gulf Coast parishes: Nashville singer Gretchen Peters “St. Francis,” a moving reflection on the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Sometimes we hear God when we least expect it. I remember when I was a child and heard the story of God speaking to Moses from a burning bush, and I thought that I would never hear God speak to me since phenomenal or miraculous things never happened in my life.

Did the Saints let one get away? Sure. But, let’s check out the big picture. With no dynamic player at wide receiver or running back, and with much of the same defensive personnel from one year ago, the Saints are 5-1 at the bye.

Defending champion Newman will face De La Salle in the opening game of the annual Catholic Youth Organization invitational basketball tournament at Brother Martin’s Bob Conlin Gymnasium on Dec. 4. The CYO released its tournament bracket on Oct. 14 for the four-day event whose championship game will take place on Dec. 7.

It seemed like old times as the Catholic League opened play this past weekend. Attendance at Hoss Memtsas for the Archbishop Shaw vs. Archbishop Rummel game and at Tad Gormley for the 94th Jesuit vs. Holy Cross and St. Augustine vs.

Two Sisters of Mount Carmel will be honored in celebration of the anniversaries of their religious professions at a Mass and reception at St. Leo Church in Lafayette on Nov. 2. Honored will be Sisters of Mount Carmel Ann Carmel Segura (80th) and Catherine Riggs (50th).

At this writing the impasse that has shut down most federal government operations is in its 10th day, with each major party blaming the other for this terrible situation. Recently a pro-abortion web site, called RH Reality Check (“RH” for “Reproductive Health”), created a brief flurry of commentary by claiming to find the real culprits: the Catholic bishops!