In order to provide pastoral care for the people of God in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointment: Reverend Anthony McGinn, S.J., as Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, New Orleans, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

By Peter Finney Jr. Nearly 200 years ago – on March 19, 1818 – St. Philippine Duchesne and four other Religious of the Sacred Heart sailed on the “Rebecca” from France to New Orleans, embarking on a mission to spread the Gospel and educate girls and young women.

By Ron Brocato, Sports Two former CYO Tournament champions, West Jefferson and Cohen, pulled out of the December basketball classic and will be replaced by St. Stanislaus and St. Martin’s Episcopal School to fill the 16-team tournament bracket, tournament director Armand Bertin said.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Nov. 15-Dec. 2 SCHOOLS ST. DOMINIC , Mothers’ Club of New Orleans, “How to Talk to Your Kids About Sexuality,” a presentation by Brian Butler, executive director of Dumb Ox Ministries, Nov. 15, 7:15 p.m., St. Dominic gym.

By Clarion Herald Staff During the weekend of Oct. 21-22, Second Harvest Food Bank received the single largest donation in the organization’s history from the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). Following the PMA Fresh Summit Convention in the Morial Convention Center, PMA exhibitors collectively donated more than 400,000 pounds of fresh produce and other food to Second Harvest.

El Arzobispo Gregory Aymond, se dirigió a miles de líderes docentes en la Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleáns, el 6 de noviembre en “Un Día de Formación para Administradores y Docentes, de las Escuelas Católicas” en el Pontchartrain Center en Kenner.

By Pope Francis Like stained glass windows, the saints allow the light of God to permeate the darkness of sin in the world, Pope Francis said on the feast of All Saints. Just as light enters a church through multi-colored windows, the lives of saints shine forth “according to their own shade,” the pope said Nov. 1.

By Ron Brocato, Sports Members of the Greater New Orleans Football Officials Association take part in a community service project with the local Volunteers of America chapter by filling bags with personal hygiene items that the VOA will give to the city’s homeless.

By Ron Brocato, Sports Mount Carmel and Pope John Paul II are favored to repeat as division champions in the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA State Volleyball Tournament this weekend, while Cabrini and St. Scholastica are pointing toward a possible meeting in the semifinals.

Ready or not, the Tricentennial of the City of New Orleans is coming, followed shortly thereafter, depending upon work interruptions for rain, heat, hail, hurricanes, Mardi Gras and fried chicken festivals, by the unveiling of a nearly $1 billion new passenger terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

By Christine Bordelon A procession of cheers, dance, music and pictures of black Catholic saints Nov. 4 around the Gentilly neighborhood of the Sisters of the Holy Family let a part of New Orleans know the contributions of black saints at the annual Black Saints Celebration.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Hypocrisy, like that of the scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ time, is not the only temptation that continues to plague religious communities, Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond addressed thousands of educational leaders in the Archdiocese of New Orleans Nov. 6 at “A Day of Formation for Catholic School Administrators and Teachers” at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.

By Beth Donze Marc Morial was just six days into his first term as mayor of New Orleans when he received a call from his police chief: a 9-year-old named James Darby had been killed in an Uptown park, caught in the crossfire of a revenge-seeking 19-year-old who had shot into a group of Mother’s Day picnickers.

Making a Difference Remember the game of chicken? It’s a foolishly high-stakes challenge in which two drivers risking death, drive on a collision course towards each other until one of the drivers chooses to swerve away.

Night Out against Crime draws crowd The Dominican Sisters of Peace grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and organized volleyball games and a bean bag toss at their second annual Night Out Against Crime event Oct. 18 at their Marleyville/Gert Town Peace Center location at 2837 Broadway St. in New Orleans.

Kudos for article on Rep. Scalise New Orleans I’m writing you to give accolades on an excellent article about U.S. Representative Steve Scalise in the Oct. 7 edition of the Clarion Herald. Rep. Scalise has been a tremendous supporter of our efforts here at Lighthouse Louisiana (formerly Lighthouse for the Blind New Orleans) in supporting legislation which affects the jobs of many Lighthouse employees, specifically our employees who are visually impaired.

As a football coach, he was always willing to do what it took to be the best and then live with the consequences. In the 1996 prep state finals, he decided to go for two points and didn’t make it in a one-point loss to Evangel.

By Peter Finney Jr. The Archdiocese of New Orleans will celebrate National Vocations Awareness Week Nov. 5-11 with special content on NolaPriest.com in which seminarians and religious women share their vocation stories through brief videos.

Making a Difference By Tony Magliano Remember the game of chicken? It’s a foolishly high-stakes challenge in which two drivers risking death, drive on a collision course towards each other until one of the drivers chooses to swerve away.