From the word “action,” the members of Ursuline Academy’s afterschool Broadcast Club get down to business, both in front of – and behind – the camera. The new club of 17 seventh graders, which meets for an hour every Tuesday, is learning how to use a package of filming equipment called “Padcaster,” which includes a professional tripod, a case that mounts a standard iPad to a tripod, microphones, lighting and lenses.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted March 25-April 30 SCHOOLS LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS, Montage Fine and Performing Arts presents “The Spitfire Grill,” March 25, 30, 31, April 1, 7:30 p.m.; March 26, 2 p.m. Tickets: $12 general admission; $8 students, seniors, Loyola faculty, staff.

Employers who make business deals that threaten people’s livelihood commit a sin that robs men, women and their families of their dignity, Pope Francis said. “Whoever – because of economic maneuvering and business dealings that are not all clear – closes factories and businesses and takes work away from men and women commits a grave sin,” the pope said March 15 before concluding his weekly general audience.

Athletes from New Orleans- area Catholic schools won 11 individual events and swept the three relays at the annual Ronnie Doyle Classic on March 16 on the Tad Gormley oval. Archbishop Rummel’s Jermie Walker won the 100- and 200-meter dashes in 10.90 and 22.08, respectively.

So, tell me again what was the public school principals’ big gripe when they voted to add softball to the list of sports doomed to separate playoffs? When I compared the power points the LHSAA’s softball teams have accumulated over the first half of the season, I couldn’t see what the public schools had to fear.

“Sometimes the best deals are the one you don’t make.” So said former Saints general manager Jim Finks on many occasions. On one of those occasions where Finks lost sight of that axiom, his forgetfulness was expensive.

Recently I was given a unique opportunity to taste some of the bitter hardships endured by fellow human beings fleeing drug-gang violence, oppressive poverty and economic injustice south of the U.S. border.

Games have been a large part of my life. Growing up and returning home from college, I could count on Friday or Saturday family game nights. Even now, returning home for the holidays, it’s one of my favorite events.

Clarion Herald staff share their visits of several St. Joseph Altars across the archdiocese. Msgr. Christopher Nalty, pastor at Good Shepherd Parish, congratulates Ashley and Chip Dupeire upon the baptism of their daughter, Eve Louise, March 19 at St. Stephen Church.

The thunderous roll of the ball. The sound of the pins crashing when struck. The camaraderie among team members. All three comprise the allure of bowling at St. Scholastica Academy in Covington. Since 2006 when bowling became a sanctioned sport by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), the Covington all-girls’ school has fielded a bowling team, and a successful one at that.

Father Joe Palermo, himself a former attorney, said light-heartedly that lawyer jokes would not be allowed at the Men’s Morning of Spirituality March 18 at St. Anthony of Padua Church in New Orleans.

Un centenar de sacerdotes, se reunieron la semana pasada en la Iglesia de Santa María Goretti, para pasar una mañana en oración de Cuaresma. ¿Cuán importante es para ustedes reunirse para la oración y la reflexión, cada año durante la Cuaresma?

In an age where words circle the globe at the speed of light, Redemptorist Father Allan Weinert understands more than most the awesome power of a single keystroke, for good or for ill. For 14 years, which he counts as the richest and most fulfilling of his priesthood, Father Weinert was editor of Liguorian magazine, the Redemptorists’ national Catholic publication that highlights the worldwide impact of religious men and women ministering in the crucible of the Gospel.

About a hundred priests gathered last week at St. Maria Goretti Church for a Lenten morning of prayer. How important is it for you to get together for prayer and reflection each year during Lent? It’s very important.

The archdiocesan discussion series based on Archbishop Alfred Hughes’ 2006 pastoral letter “Made in the Image and Likeness of God” asks some compelling questions at the end of its probing into participants’ personal experiences of race and examination of church teachings related to Christ’s command to live as one body: What is God specifically calling me to do to bridge the racial divide?

Sally Farrell started volunteering as the Florence Nightingale of injured birds at the Audubon Zoo in 1979 upon the suggestion of a friend. Caring for the injured birds was supposed to be a way of getting over hurt feelings stemming from not being selected for a ballet role.

Wendy Usannaz, who has directed the St. Cletus Summer Camp in Gretna for the last three years, said there is one over-arching goal of the St. Cletus experience. “Parents love it because their children go home tired at the end of the day,” said Usannaz, a kindergarten assistant, with a laugh.

Ochsner Fitness Center will operate two special-interest camps this summer, each designed to offer children summer fun while keeping them physically active. Children can take part in one program all summer long or attend weekly sessions of each, based on their interests: ➤ At the Kidsports Camp, set to run May 15-Aug. 18 at the facility at 1200 South Clearview Parkway, boys and girls ages 3-13 will have access to two floors of gym space, including the Adrenalin Rush III (a 40-foot long inflatable obstacle course); the 100-yard-long Adventure Challenge Maze, featuring rope climbs, slides and obstacles; a 40-foot tumble-track trampoline; and daily swimming in Ochsner’s pools.

The wonders of scuba diving are available to children who want to do more than dip their toes in the water at Harry’s Dive Shop in Metairie. Owner Cindy Caldwell says the only requirement for children enrolling in the one-week Scuba Camp is that they feel comfortable in the water.

Seven weeks of camp for boys and girls ages 5-12 are being offered this summer at Archbishop Rummel High School from May 29-July 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with free before-camp care from 7-9 a.m. Kevin Carrigee, camp director, said camp will offer basketball, arts and crafts, swimming (Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 9:45-11:45 a.m.), touch football, softball, soccer, kickball, movies, indoor games, laser tag, roller skating, bowling and even field day awards for camper of the week and camper of the year.