Movies are meant to entertain, but they can also educate and open dialogues among people. For four consecutive Wednesdays starting March 19 at St. Dominic, Dominican Father Tom Condon will present a Lenten film discussion, “Faith and Film,” with a movie presentation followed by a group discussion.

The irony is not lost on Archbishop Gregory Aymond. For more than 160 years – from the time the Daughters of Charity assumed control of New Orleans Charity Hospital in 1834 – the Archdiocese of New Orleans was home to at least one Catholic hospital.

A new venue, program and format will mark the annual Southern Regional Conference of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal March 28-30. It will be held for the first time at the Best Western Plus Landmark Hotel in Metairie.

Serrin Foster doesn't remember the graduation ceremony, but it has become part of her family’s oral history. Foster, the president of Feminists for Life America, was in her father’s arms when he graduated from the University of Maryland, and Foster’s mother was pregnant with her second child.

The ACCESS Mobile Pregnancy Center will be parked at new locations in Kenner and on the northshore during March through May from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Locations include: ►Tuesdays, Divine Mercy Church, 4337 Sal Lentini Pkwy., Kenner ►Wednesdays, Covington Food Bank, 840 N. Columbia St., Covington ►Thursdays, Hope Haven, 1101 Barataria Blvd., Marrero Walk-in visitors are always welcome; no appointment is necessary.

At prayer services last Sunday at St. Louis Cathedral and Monday at St. Peter Church in Covington, Archbishop Gregory Aymond welcomed nearly 350 catechumens and candidates who will enter the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil.

At a prayer service March 9 at St. Louis Cathedral, Archbishop Gregory Aymond welcomed hundreds of individuals who will enter the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil.

It took a long time, but the parishioners of St. Nicholas of Myra now have their church back. On March 8, Archbishop Gregory Aymond dedicated the rebuilt church established in 1971 but shuttered since Hurricane Katrina’s waters wiped out everything but the steel beam frame, concrete slab and metal roof supported by 2-by-6 tongue-and-groove beams.

When Cabrini’s head basketball coach Nancy Walsh needed to make things happen offensively for her Crescents, she put the ball in the hands of Rakell Spencer. Nicknamed “Queen” by her teammates, the talented sophomore had a penchant for taking over the offense at a guard or an inside position.

Ursuline Academy’s Jenna Jurisich (15) and Kathleen O’Meara collide while trying to field a fly ball during the Lions’ opening softball game against De La Salle on Feb. 24. Despite the miscue, Ursuline had a successful first game at its new, on-campus Pat Taylor Softball Field via a 10-0 victory over the Lady Cavaliers.

Three St. Tammany Parish Catholic schools reign today as LHSAA soccer champions. St. Paul’s and its sister school, St. Scholastica, notched their victories on March 1, while Pope John Paul II claimed its first Division III title on Feb. 28 at Tad Gormley Stadium.

Spring practice is underway at LSU, and so is the battle for the starting quarterback job vacated by Zach Mettenberger. If the job goes to anyone but sophomore-to-be Anthony Jennings, it will be either an upset or because of injury.

NEW YORK (CNS) – As the first wide-release film in nearly 50 years to focus on the life of Jesus as a whole, “Son of God” (Fox) represents an epochal event for believing moviegoers. Though not the most powerful mass media treatment of its subject – that accolade continues to belong to Franco Zeffirelli’s 1977 television miniseries “Jesus of Nazareth” – director Christopher Spencer’s reverent but uneven screen version of the Gospel story ranks as a worthy revival of the Hollywood biblical epic.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted March 8-16 FISH FRIES OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, March 14, 21, 28, 5:30-8 p.m., cafeteria.

El Apostolado Hispano esta llegando ahora a sus hogares en horarios diferentes. Nuestro programa la Hora Católica lo pueden escuchar todos los sábados de 10:30 a 11 a.m, en los radios lo encontraran en el dial 105.7 FM y los de radio en 1540 AM.

Usted celebró una Misa el sábado pasado formalmente dedicándole a la Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleáns, la Casa de Retiro en Metairie, que es la antigua Casa de Retiro del Cenáculo. ¿Fue ese un momento especial para usted?

➤ Age: 30 ➤ Seminary/Formation Year: 4th year theology Notre Dame Seminary ➤ Home Parish: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner ➤ Elementary School: St. Christopher School, Metairie ➤ High School: Archbishop Rummel ➤ College: Our Lady of Holy Cross College ➤ Confirmation saint: St. Francis ➤ Why did you choose this saint?

NEW YORK (CNS) – The following are capsule reviews of new and recent DVD and Blu-ray releases from Catholic News Service. Theatrical movies have a Catholic News Service classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating.

Although I’ve never been a huge fan of attending Mardi Gras festivities, I have always used the season as a gauge of how long I had until Lent. In particular, I knew that the day after Mardi Gras was Ash Wednesday, and that with Ash Wednesday came the season of Lent – and Friday fish fries!

St. Mary’s Dominican students competed Feb. 28 at Rally Day. Winners were: cheerleaders – freshmen first, juniors second; mascot – juniors first, seniors second; spirit stick – seniors first, freshmen second; pep squad, poster and class participation, originality and continuity of overall presentations – seniors first, juniors second; headpiece – sophomores first, juniors second.