By Peter Finney Jr., Clarion Herald While most of the exterior renovations fueled by multimillion-dollar capital campaign at St. Charles Catholic High School in LaPlace are visible and nearing completion this summer, one of the main projects – the school’s new stand-alone chapel – also is making progress in a way that’s more hidden when standing in front of the school on Dominican Drive.

Conducting research with about a dozen Jesuits and other religious at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) in Arizona, Jesuit Brother Robert Macke was quick to answer philosophical and some fun questions about the compatibility of faith and science recently posed by St. Scholastica (SSA) students sitting in their Covington gym.

By Beth Donze Mission is to church as burning is to fire. This analogy was used to illustrate the church’s intrinsically missionary character throughout a four-day mission camp organized by the “ROCK” middle school and junior high youth ministry at St. Peter Parish in Covington.

Benjamin Browning, Guest Column, Abp. Rummel Th e Lasallian Youth Assembly, or LYA, is a weeklong gathering of Lasallian students ranging from San Francisco to New Orleans. LYA served to help its students engage in their school’s Lasallian heritage, get to know other Lasallians from all over the country and grow in their own faith while centered on a theme of social justice.

By Ron Brocato, Clarion Herald Sports Three respected local high school football officials with a combined 132 years of experience on the fields of Louisiana are, pardon the pun, movin’ on up. Yes, referee Bob Taylor, head linesman Bryan Laiche and back judge Walter Eckert, who have worked countless prep games indoors and out, in good and bad weather, and have dealt with friendly and adversarial coaches and fans, are leaving the fields of battle to become electric clock operators.

Want to be the voice of and for young adults? If you are a Catholic between the ages of 18 and 39 and desire to grow and share your faith, the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ CYO/Youth and Young Adult Ministry office invites you to apply to its Young Adult Council.

At Academic Honor Day, math department chair Ashley Reso received the 2017 Veritas Award in recognition of her exemplary commitment to the four pillars of Dominican life: prayer, study, community and service.

By Christine Bordelon Teresian Sister Isabel Ordono enlightened members of the Lay Carmelites in New Orleans and the surrounding area July 16 about the deeper meaning of the “Our Father” at a day of reflection at St. Maria Goretti Parish in New Orleans.

By Christine Bordelon The ninth annual “Biking for Babies” where young adults pedal bicycles across the United States to promote life by highlighting pregnancy resource centers instead of abortion took off July 12.

St. Mary’s Dominican High School’s student Gracee Reeves of Chalmette was named Lou Reilly Award winner for eighth-grade Spring sports in softball. The Lou Reilly Awards for Sports are presented to athletes who continually try to improve their skills and who have listened to their coaches and teammates.

Andrew Fugetta, a member of Jesuit’s Class of 2018, took the ACT® test and was notified recently that his outstanding performance garnered the highest possible composite score of 36. 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.

Archbishop Rummel recently installed its new 2017-18 Student Council leaders at an end-of-year ceremony on campus. They are: Patrick Meehan, senior class president; Michael McLaughlin, president; Himantha Wijetunge, vice president; and Blake Tillman, secretary.

Several De La Salle seniors were honored for outstanding academic work in their various courses. Carolyn Moss earned the Religion IV award. Top Science winners were Nora Baumann, environmental science; Connor Haynes, physics who also was recognized for top honors in civics; and Fernando Rivera, Biology II and also was recognized in social studies for completing A.P.

Photos by Cheryl Dejoie-LaCabe | CLARION HERALD With the help of alumni and other donors, the St. Augustine High School Foundation purchased a one-block property at 2525 St. Bernard Avenue to develop a $2 million practice facility for the use of the school’s football team, band and other school groups.

Photos by Frank J. Methe | CLARION HERALD Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Belle Chasse used proceeds from its inaugural gala in May and other funds to purchase new desks for grades 1-7. Students in grades 6-7 will have adjustable stand-up desks to provide more movement and flexibility within the classroom.

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Pope Francis called on Muslims and Jews in the Holy Land to “moderation and dialogue” as tensions continued around a key site in Jerusalem that is sacred to members of both faiths. After reciting the Angelus July 23, the pope asked people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the midday prayer to join him in asking the Lord to inspire reconciliation and peace in the region.

Ursuline Mu Alpha Theta: Calculus Integration winning seniors are, from left to right: Aimee Petitbon, Yasmeen Magharehabed, Meg MacLaren and Ingeborg Hyde. Eighteen Ursuline Academy students traveled to Baton Rouge to compete against hundreds of the top math students in the state at the Mu Alpha Theta state convention from March 30-April 1.

By Christine Bordelon Felicie “Phyl” Cornman knows well the anguish, the hurt, the confusion and the perceived shame of divorce. Two years ago, when she and her husband of 35 years divorced, Cornman looked for local support groups and resources on divorce and came up empty.

By Ed Daniels, Clarion Herald Sports You can’t blame him, not one bit. LSU head coach Ed Orgeron raised a few eyebrows when the school announced last week in a news release that the media would be barred from practice for the entire preseason.