St. Mary Church, located at 1116 Chartres St. adjacent to the Old Ursuline Convent, has begun celebrating Mass every Sunday at 5:30 p.m. St. Mary Church is considered a “filial” church of St. Louis Cathedral, four blocks away.

W hen Father Jimmy Jeanfreau was appointed the new pastor of St. Jerome Parish in Kenner in 2006, he walked into a meeting of the parish altar society and didn’t know exactly where to sit. At one table were English-speaking parishioners, and at the other table were Hispanic parishioners.

Sister of the Blessed Sacrament Grace Mary Flickinger has been a teacher at Xavier University of Louisiana for “only 46 years,” but she fought back tears Sept. 13 as one of her former students, Dr. Regina Benjamin, the 18th United States surgeon general, returned home to run the university’s newly created Department of Public Health Sciences.

Father Raymond Van Dorpe was named the provincial of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province at a provincial assembly in Belleville, Ill., succeeding Vincentian Father Perry Henry, who had served in New Orleans as pastor of St. Joseph Church.

John G. Bruno never met another man like his father, John R. Bruno. For 25 years, the elder Bruno parked his vegetable truck just outside of Immaculate Conception Church on Baronne Street and made a living by selling apples and bananas to business executives and secretaries on their lunch breaks.

St. Paul’s commentary on the untold wonders of eternal life fortifies the priestly ministry of Father Wayne Paysse:

When Father William Maestri recently established a new archdiocesan ministry targeted mainly to people who live their lives on the streets of New Orleans, he knew his daily schedule would be as varied as the people who come looking for help at the Bishop Perry Center on the edge of the French Quarter.

Acting in his capacity as bishop of Rome, Pope Francis offered words of encouragement to his diocesan priests, assuring them that recent and current scandals cannot overcome the church’s holiness and urging them to keep their vocations alive through love of God.

Earlier this month, we celebrated the six-month anniversary of Pope Francis’ election. What stands out to you the most about his papacy? What is most striking to me is how prayerfully Pope Francis leads by example.

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A light drizzle was falling in New Orleans East at 9 a.m. on Sept. 5 as people of all ages stood in line to receive fresh vegetables, eggs, meat and canned goods being distributed by Total Community Action and Second Harvest Food Bank at the James Singleton Head Start Center on Curran Road in Little Woods.

The annual 40 Days for Life faith-based, pro-life campaign will run Sept. 25-Nov. 3 worldwide. The New Orleans event will kick off Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. in front of the Woman’s New Life Center, 3032 Ridgelake Drive, Metairie.

Aug. 10 marked a day of celebration and hope for the future at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church Parish in the St. Roch neighborhood. Several parish organizations hosted a “Roch’ing By the Sea” fund-raiser, a first effort to raise money to renovate the former school building for use as a community center.

The Archdiocese  of New Orleans will host discussion sessions on former Archbishop Alfred Hughes’ pastoral letter on racial harmony: “Made in the Image and Likeness of God.” Four, 90-minute sessions will be held at each site.

Dominican Sister of Peace Waldia Ann (Mary Assumpta) Warden, who served as president of both Dominican College and St. Mary’s Dominican High School, died Aug. 18 in Columbus, Ohio. She was 80 years old and had served for 60 years in religious life.

Jorge Valencia lavo a presión las cercas del Apostolado Hispano el 8 de septiembre, un día de voluntariado en el Apostolado Hispano que se organizo para embellecer lo que ahora es el nuevo hogar de los Hispanos 2525 Maine Ave, Metairie, lugar que era antes la parroquia de San Lorenzo.

Domingo 24 Tiempo Ordinario Lucas Capitulo 15: 1-32 Septiembre 15, 2013 Tenemos tres parabolas en este capitulo: la del Hijo Pródigo, la oveja perdida y la moneda perdida. Las tres tocan el tema de la salvación.

El 11 de septiembre, la mayoría de las parroquias en la arquidiócesis estarán disponibles para el sacramento de la reconciliación. Este es el tercer año consecutivo que se hace esto por toda la arquidiócesis.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Sept. 14-22 EVENTS GOSPEL MUSIC FESTIVAL, change of location to Xavier University Administration Building Auditorium, Sept. 14, 6 p.m. Choirs include: St. Peter Claver Voices of Peter Claver, All Saints, Young Voices of Praise from St. Raymond-St. Leo, St. Raymond and St. Leo Gospel Choir, Arc Singers from Blessed Sacrament-St. Joan of Arc, Golden Voices Gospel Choir, Xavier University Campus Ministry Choir, Henry and Friends, Archdiocese of New Orleans Gospel Choir and Our Lady Star of the Sea Gospel Choir.

Dear Teen Me, When people ask about your education, you think they mean school. You think they want to know if you’re getting good grades in math, if you’ve read that book by the author who’s been dead for 200 years, if you can point to Dubai on a map.