St. Paul’s junior Michael Doherty, who was seriously injured in a Nov. 11, 2016, football game against Archbishop Shaw, is applaudedby fans as he enters the arena on campus for his school’s basketball game against Slidell on Feb. 10.

St. Michael’s Special School’s Chefs’ Charity for Children fundraiser celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. When the doors open for the event March 16 at 10 a.m. at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside at 2 Poydras St., chef Nina Compton of Compere Lapin, recently featured on “Top Chef: New Orleans,” will join long-time chefs John Besh, Justin Devillier, Leah Chase, Tory McPhail, the Wong Brothers, chef emeritus Goffredo Fraccaro, Alon Shaya, John Folse, Andrea Apuzzo, Emeril’s David Slater, Greg Reggio and others preparing their favorite foods before a packed ballroom.

Over the past years of married life, I’ve realized that I actually enjoy cooking. Rather than a chore, I genuinely look forward to trying a new recipe and getting to work in the kitchen. I’m not particularly fond of usually being the person responsible for creating the week’s meal plan, but I look forward to the preparation of a meal.

Benedictine Abbot Patrick Regan, retired abbot of St. Joseph Abbey whose passion in religious life was the study of the liturgy, died Feb. 8 at St. Benedict, Louisiana, after a long battle with leukemia.

Several St. Mary’s Dominican High School students were selected to perform in the District VI Honor Band. Pictured are from left), Isabella Brockway, Kate Heller and Abigail Pratt, Junior High Honor Band; and for Senior High Honor Band were Alexis Favalora, Lan Le, Andrea Garces and Samantha Siliezar.

Families at St. Rita School in Harahan donated a whopping 4,956 canned goods for donation to the parish’s local food pantry during the 2017 “Souper Bowl,” a food collection drive that takes place in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl Sunday.

William “Caleb” Rogers, Jesuit’s class of 2018, scored a perfect 36 on the ACT. On average, less than one-tenth of one percent of students who take the ACT — nearly 2.1 million of 2016 graduates — earns the top score.

Test pilings are now being driven for Sacred Heart at St. Bernard, a new multi-use residential/commercial complex under construction at St. Bernard near Claiborne avenues in the 7th Ward. The project, expected to be completed in early 2018, will result in 53 one- and two-bedroom apartments.

Their own powerful encounters with the living God must continually lead consecrated men and women to share this life-altering experience with others –  and not hide it away – especially as they minister to the faithless and those who live in society’s margins, said Benedictine Abbot Justin Brown, speaking during the homily of the Feb. 11 Mass marking the local celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life.

When Joseph Narcisse graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1958, he had large dreams and short pockets. At a time when racial segregation had placed Pontchartrain Beach and Canal Street’s movie houses and lunch counters off limits to blacks, Narcisse had this crazy teenager’s dream of taking a plane from New Orleans to Los Angeles, enrolling at UCLA and studying architecture.

Downsizing and consolidating is how the Marianites of Holy Cross have chosen to keep their ministry vibrant. “We were looking at how we could decrease our expenses and continue to be of service to the church,” said Marianite Sister Ann Lacour, congregation leader.

Riding down Chef Menteur Highway Feb. 10 seemed eerily familiar: Downed power lines, blue tarps on roofs, rubble that was once houses and businesses. Only it wasn’t remnants of Hurricane Katrina that hit this neighborhood in 2005.

By Daniella Zsupan-Jerome, Ph.D. For many of us, logging on to social media in the past few months has been an intense experience. Postings and comments are charged with high emotions, sharply divided political opinions and, in some cases, vitriol, sarcasm and ugly mockery.

Su corazón y sus oraciones deben ir a la gente del este de Nueva Orleáns, que perdió tanto en los tornados el 7 de febrero. Es difícil imaginar el alcance completo de su sufrimiento. Muchas personas cuyas casas fueron destruidas o fuertemente dañadas por los tornados tuvieron que reconstruirse después de Katrina, y esta es una pesada carga para ellos, tener que soportar esto.

Your heart and your prayers must go out to the people of New Orleans East who lost so much in the tornadoes on Feb. 7. It’s difficult to imagine the full scope of their suffering. Many people whose homes were destroyed or heavily damaged by the tornadoes had to rebuild after Katrina, and this is a heavy burden for them to have to bear.

Vergie and Roger Davis of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in New Orleans East, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, have been through natural disasters of near biblical proportions before.

Being a part of the Donald W. Wood Sr. Vocal Competition of the New Orleans Opera Association was, at once, the most intimidating and exhilarating moment of my life. It’s sometimes a very isolating experience being an operatic singer as a high school student.

(Obituary courtesy St. Joseph Abbey; In 2014, the Clarion Herald interviewed Abbot Patrick about his years in religious life. Scroll to the bottom for Peter Finney Jr.’s column: “Abbot Patrick: Living in community fosters growth.” ) Benedictine Abbot Patrick Regan, retired abbot of St. Joseph Abbey, died peacefully at the abbey in St. Benedict, Louisiana, on Feb. 8.

Knowing where you come from helps you know where you are going. Those words rang true for the 40 students from St. Augustine High School who recently traveled the “Underground Railroad” path to freedom across the U.S. to Canada and back.

Vergie and Roger Davis of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in New Orleans East, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, have been through natural disasters of near biblical proportions before.