“We have to be the ones who stand for life,” said Kathy Baker, pastor of Metro Church in Metairie, at the 40 Days for Life local campaign kickoff Aug. 23 at St. Angela Merici Parish. “I know you stand in the gap in prayer and love.”

The body of Christ is an image often used to describe how we, through regular acts of charity, can further God’s kingdom on earth, in the here and now, by living out our salvation, as St. Paul says, “with fear and trembling.”

It’s that time of year again, when many children, teens and adults fortunate enough to have access to formal education (see: https://bit.ly/1Yf2IzZ), head back to school to learn about such things as math, science, history and the arts.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond delivered the following homily at a Mass for Forgiveness and Healing Aug. 28 at St. Joseph Church in New Orleans.

In his appearance before the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Quarterback Club, former Saints right tackle and rookie play-by-play man Zach Strief answered the question before it was even asked.

El arzobispo Gregory Aymond pronunció la siguiente homilía en una misa por el perdón y la curación el 28 de agosto en la iglesia de San José en Nueva Orleans. Esta semana en Nueva Orleáns, recordamos que fue hace 13 años que el huracán Katrina golpeó nuestra querida ciudad, y causó la muerte de muchas personas, y una destrucción increíble.

While the faith of Catholics in Ireland is strong, the scandal of abuse and cover-up by church leaders has caused a decline in vocations to the priesthood and religious life, Pope Francis said.

ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL, celebrates 100th anniversary of Christian Brothers’ administration at the Covington school, Sept. 10, 8 a.m. with a special President’s Assembly in the gymnasium section of the Gene Bennett Sports Complex; Sept. 12, student/faculty march on De LaSalle Drive, recreating the first walk by brothers and students, followed by snacks from the Mothers’ Club; Mass Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m. celebrated by Benedictine Abbot Justin Brown of St. Joseph Abbey in the Briggs Assembly Center, followed by a reception.

The 11th annual Gospel Music Festival is scheduled Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Corpus Christi-Epiphany Community Center, 2022 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans. Catholic church parishes throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans have been invited to participate and sing songs that reflect the theme of “The Hush Harbor: Songs of Hope and Prayers of Longing.”

A new walk-in shelter offering social services, three daily meals and overnight accommodations for up to 100 homeless individuals at a time is partnering with three ministries connected with the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Fr. Anthony Serio, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, passed away July 26, in New York. He was 88. Father Anthony Serio was born May 2, 1930, in East Harlem, New York. He was one of 14 children. He attended James Monroe High school in the Bronx.

Jesuit Father Kenneth A. Buddendorff, a native of New Orleans who taught in Jesuit colleges and universities and was a longtime vocations director for the former New Orleans Province, died Aug. 3 in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. He was 88 years old, a Jesuit for 70 years and a priest for 57 years.

Sunday night, the purple-and-gold sky will either be falling or there will be unbridled optimism by a somewhat fickle LSU fan base. Their Tigers open the season Sunday night against the University of Miami in Arlington, Texas. 

Pope Francis blamed “clericalism” in the Catholic Church for creating a culture where criminal abuse was widespread and extraordinary efforts were made to keep the crimes hidden.