On paper, Jesuit  figured to finish no higher than third in the final District 9-5A basketball standings. But Jennings, left, guided the Blue Jays to a 17-10 record and the championship by winning eight of 10 league games.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond has approved the discernment process for the 2018 Permanent Diaconate Formation Group of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Six sessions will be offered to illustrate and explore the formation, life and ministry of serving as a permanent deacon in the church.

February 23, 2013 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: For 50 years, the Clarion Herald has been a vital source of information and inspiration to Catholics in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. I join with the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the archdiocese to commend and support this important ministry of evangelization in our local church.

Instead of merely viewing older people as random faces in the crowd who are in the autumns or winters of their lives, Chase Bergeron now knows that many of the elders in his midst have life stories that are downright riveting.

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has announced schedules of Masses at business district churches for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. St. Louis Cathedral: Dec. 24, Christmas Vigil Mass at 5 p.m., preceded by a concert and carols at 4:30 p.m.

ABITA SPRINGS ST. JANE DE CHANTAL 72040 Maple St., (985) 892-1439 Vigil: 6 p.m. Sunday: 9, 11 a.m.; 2 (Spanish), 6 p.m. – Holyday Vigil: 7 p.m. Feast: 8 a.m.; 7 p.m. – Weekdays: (M-Sa) 8 a.m. – Confessions: (F) after 8 a.m. Mass; (Sa) 7-7:30 p.m.; (S) 8:30-8:50 a.m.; 5:30-5:50 p.m. – Eucharistic Adoration: (lst F) 8:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. AMA ST. MARK 10771 River Road., 431-8505 Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. – Holyday Vigil: 6:30 p.m. Feast: 9:30 a.m. –  Weekdays: (T, F) 8 a.m.; (M, W, Th) 8 a.m. Communion Service –   Confessions: By appointment – Eucharistic Adoration: 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“Be a champion of Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of New Orleans” is what the third annual Champion of Catholic Education collection at all local churches Jan. 28-29 is asking everyone to be. This campaign is dedicated to help more families afford Catholic education for their children, said Dr. Jan Lancaster, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

A team of seven Archbishop Hannan High School eighth graders has earned “Best in State” accolades in a national contest sponsored by Verizon challenging sixth through 12th graders to design a mobile app geared to solving a problem in their community.

“Prayer: The Faith Prayed and Lived” was the theme of the 2017 Go! Gulf Coast Faith Formation Conference Jan. 12-14 at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. Formerly known as the Hofinger Conference after the Jesuit priest, missionary, teacher and evangelizer Johannes Hofinger, the conference offered priests, parish leaders, catechists and Catholic school teachers the keys to deepen their faith by hearing leaders in evangelization and catechetical ministry in workshops and presentations, networking and attending liturgical celebrations such as Mass with Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Auxiliary Bishop Fernand Cheri.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Jan. 19-Feb. 11 OUT OF TOWN VOCATION DISCERNMENT RETREATS, for single Catholic men and women ages 18-40 considering a vocation as a priest, sister, brother or lay person, at the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor, New York.

Una de las prioridades pastorales de los obispos estadounidenses es, fortalecer las familias y enriquecer los matrimonios. ¿Podría hablar de la Semana Nacional del Matrimonio, que se celebra del 7 al 14 de febrero, y el Día Mundial del Matrimonio, que se celebrará el 12 de febrero?

The New Orleans Academic Games League (NOAGL) announced recent Equations Tournament winners. The league also hosts on-set, propaganda and presidents games. Elementary Learners (Grade 6 and younger) ➤ Individuals: Enzo Solitario, St. George’s Episcopal, and Molly Wellman, St. Pius X, first; Trey Menasco, St. Pius X, Nicola Rea, McGehee’s, and Benjamin Switzer, St. Charles Borromeo, third.

Ursuline Academy senior Meg MacLaren was the first-place winner in the 9th- through 12th-grade category of the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services Foundation’s Orleans Parish Communication District-OPCD 16th Annual 9-1-1 Poster Contest.

Academy of Our Lady’s 2016 yearbook, Fleur De Lis, recently earned two awards of distinction. The yearbook received a “superior” rating and was awarded third-place overall in the state in the yearbook competition hosted by the Louisiana Scholastic Press Association at its annual conference on the LSU campus.

Sensing the uncertain mood of the country with the transition in presidential administrations, several African-American Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of New Orleans joined parishes across the country on Jan. 15 to pray for hope and healing in America.

Dominican Father Victor B. Brown, the former pastor of St. Dominic Parish in New Orleans, died Jan. 9. He was 87 and had served for 60 years in religious life. A New Orleans native, Father Brown attended Jesuit High School.

Whether you think Sean Payton is still one of the best coaches in the NFL, or you think not, one thing is for sure: If Payton and the Saints part ways (and my guess is it could very well happen after the 2017 season), he will have several suitors on the open market.

Former Archbishop Shaw quarterback Vance Joseph has reached the pinnacle of his football coaching profession … for which Scott Bairnsfather is delighted. On the other hand, Bairns­father, who has suffered through seven consecutive losing seasons as Shaw’s head football coach, has called it a day at his alma mater … for which he is relieved.

The beginning of the end. That was what I thought when I received my packet for ordering my cap and gown for the completion of my doctoral studies. A number of emotions passed through me: excitement, fear, anxiety and shock at the cost.

Watch out for the tempting promises and easy rewards of false gods and idols because they always lead to confusion, disappointment and even death, Pope Francis said. “We are tempted to seek even fleeting comfort, which seems to fill the emptiness of solitude and ease the exertion of believing” in God, especially in times of trouble, he said Jan. 11 during his weekly general audience.