By Beth Donze The Archdiocese of New Orleans marked Children’s Mission Day with a Saturday program of games, talks, music and Mass focusing on young Catholics’ shared baptismal calling to spread the Gospel, both at home and abroad.

You know the Saints are good. My wife asked the question as the Saints were finishing off a pounding of the Buffalo Bills last Sunday: “Where’s the Super Bowl this year?” The answer is Minneapolis, Minnesota.

By Christine Bordelon Clarion Herald “The Lord is not looking for many, where there are two or more of you, he is in our midst,” said Mary Johnson, who is leading the new Westwego-based charismatic group, El Shaddai Prayer Partners Fellowship International with her husband Eric, at Our Lady of Prompt Succor parish.

The archdiocesan CYO Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office will host a Christ in the City event, Dec. 5, 7-9 p.m. Christ in the City offers an evening of eucharistic adoration for young adults ages 18-39.

By Beth Donze Sister of Christian Charity Mary Kim Tran was out doing errands many years ago when a 4-year-old girl came up to her with a funny question: “Why are you dressed in a Halloween costume?” Sister Kim explained to the child that as a religious sister, she was garbed in her community’s habit and veil.

Hundreds of alumni and students of Loyola University New Orleans  participate each year in Loyola’s National Day of Community Service, Wolves on the Prowl. Planned and led by Loyola’s Office of Alumni Engagement, Mission and Ministry, and the Student Government Association, Wolves on the Prowl pairs volunteers from the Loyola community with programs throughout the country that need help.

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has acquired the domain name – https://Catholic.Bible – which serves as the home base for resources for National Bible Week (Nov. 12-18). In recognition of the 25th anniversary of the “Catechism of the Catholic Church,” the theme for this year is “The Bible: A Book of Faith”/“La Biblia: Un Libro de la Fe.” Catholic.Bible offers Lectio Divina resources in English and Spanish for every Sunday of the year, an expansion of past years’ resources that were limited to Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter.

By Beth Donze “Mr. AJ.” That’s the nickname students at The Good Shepherd School have assigned to Ajani Gibson, the first-year Notre Dame seminarian who faithfully visits their classrooms for two to three hours every Friday afternoon.

Ron Brocato SPORTS Thirteen teams from schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans posted a combined record of 24 match victories to just 11 losses during the recently completed state volleyball championship playoffs.

Elected to St. Clement of Rome School Co-Op executive board for the 2017-18 school year were: Tina Robards, corresponding secretary; Ashley Lotz, treasurer; Tara Centanni Reese and Kelly Gros, co-presidents; and Kendra Popp, vice president.

School Sister of Notre Dame Richard Marie Burke, a native of New Orleans who spent most of her religious life in Catholic education, died Nov. 5 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, Mississippi.

Jesuit Father Edmundo Rodriguez, who served as provincial of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus from 1983-89, died Oct. 28 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was 82 years old and had served as a Jesuit for 64 years and as a priest for 51 years.

Weekly deadline: 10 days before each issue. calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Nov. 19-Dec. 10 EVENTS ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA , healing Mass, Nov. 22, 7 p.m., followed by healing service, eucharistic exposition and benediction.

Some of the greatest evangelizing moments, where Catholics encounter believers, unbelievers and the fallen away, are the celebrations of baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Some refer to these rituals as “gateway moments,” transitional moments in life where communities gather in prayer at the church.

By Christine Bordelon Clarion Herald The Student Union for Diversity in Action (SUDIA) club at the Academy of Our Lady (AOL) addresses topics of concern and interest to students at the all-girls’ school in Marrero.

By Deacon Patrick Moran, Contributing writer More than 25 years ago, while serving as both rector of Notre Dame Seminary and the director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, then-Father Gregory Aymond founded two programs in partnership with the Diocese of Granada, Nicaragua: Acompaño and Christ the Healer.

It was not exactly the 11th Commandment, but it was close. Call it Commandment 10.1, a critical update for the Roman Catholic Church operating system. Pope Francis, as he is inclined to do, was speaking off the cuff last Wednesday at his general audience in Vatican City when he talked passionately about the Mass being a profound encounter with Christ.

The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said. That is why people need to focus their hearts on God, not focus their smartphones for pictures during Mass, he said.

By Christine Bordelon Clarion Herald The Office of Catholic Schools laid out its “work-in-progress” Nov. 10 to expand educational offerings for children with a variety of needs at a non-profit Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans (DSAGNO) meeting.

Ha ce unos años, escribió elocuentemente sobre las empresas que se benefician de la construcción de la clínica Planned Parenthood en Nueva Orleáns, y advirtió que si participaban en la construcción de la instalación, estarían participando en un mal futuro que pudiera ocurrir allí.