• Teachable moments: Practice + perseverance = success in math
    Teachable moments: Practice + perseverance = success in math
    Kids’ Clarion ends its year-long “Teacher Q&A” series with these insights from Christian Brothers math teacher Shawn Falcon.
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  • Gov. Landry urges support for state-funded Educational Savings Accounts
    Gov. Landry urges support for state-funded Educational Savings Accounts
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    Gov. Jeff Landry rallied support Thursday at two Catholic schools for a plan to allow parents to use state money to choose the best school for their children.
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  • Creating a culture of safety for school children
    Creating a culture of safety for school children
    by Kim Roberts
    The Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation (DCEFF) held its quarterly school counselor’s meeting at the Waldo Burton Boys Home on South Carrollton Avenue.
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  • Stay close to Christ during the summer break
    Stay close to Christ during the summer break
    by Archbishop Gregory Aymond
    Archbishop Aymond encourages the Young Church to stay close to Christ during summer vacation.
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  • Bro. Martin senior gets insider’s view of D.C.
    Bro. Martin senior gets insider’s view of D.C.
    From meeting the president to eating dinner in the presence of the U.S. Constitution, Brother Martin senior Dylan Rhoton got an insider’s view of government during the U.S. Senate’s “Washington Week” program for 100 high school students across the country.
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  • Good Business Matters 2024
    Good Business Matters 2024
    Area businesses reflect on the ethical nature of good business practices.
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  • Oh, my child, the places you will go with God
    Oh, my child, the places you will go with God
    by Kristy Solis
    NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist, Kristy Solis, reminds graduates that the Lord will always be with them every step of the way, in all of the places they will go.
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  • St. Timothy Awards presented to 16 teens
    St. Timothy Awards presented to 16 teens
    Archbishop Gregory Aymond presented the national St. Timothy Award to 16 young persons in the Archdiocese of New Orleans for their leadership, service and good moral standards.
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  • ‘Vayan por todo el mundo y prediquen el Evangelio’
    ‘Vayan por todo el mundo y prediquen el Evangelio’
    La Solemnidad de la Ascensión del Señor supone el fin de las manifestaciones de Jesús tras la resurrección.
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  • Sunday scripture readings for May 12, 2024
    Sunday scripture readings for May 12, 2024
    St. Mark takes us to the core meaning of Jesus’ ascension: “The Lord Jesus ... was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God” (Mk 16:19).
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  • I look forward to seeing my ‘baseball mom’ again
    I look forward to seeing my ‘baseball mom’ again
    by Ed Daniels
    If you have ever had a person who treated you like a daughter or son – and she wasn’t your mother – consider yourself blessed.
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  • Second Harvest brings nourishment to ‘food deserts’
    Second Harvest brings nourishment to ‘food deserts’
    by Macie Capote
    Food insecurity is no match for Second Harvest’s initiatives to fight against hunger, especially with its new Makin’ Groceries Mobile Market.
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  • Calendar — May 15, 2024
    Calendar — May 15, 2024
    Events in the Archdiocese from May 15 to June 19, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: May 25, 2024
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  • Faith in action propels 2024 Regina Matrum
    Faith in action propels 2024 Regina Matrum
    by Beth Donze
    Loyce Pierce Wright has expanded the meaning of “motherhood” by adding “community builder” to the definition. Meet the St. Raymond-St. Leo the Great parishioners, who will be honored June 3 as this year’s Regina Matrum.
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  • Priests, deacons: What Jesus has meant to me
    Priests, deacons: What Jesus has meant to me
    The Clarion Herald asked priests and deacons celebrating milestone anniversaries of ordination what their life of service to the church has meant.
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  • Fear is the great nemesis of faith, pope says at audience
    Fear is the great nemesis of faith, pope says at audience
    Faith is to be welcomed and asked for daily so it may be renewed in us. - Pope Francis
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  • Wanted: There is a dire need for sports officials
    Wanted: There is a dire need for sports officials
    by Ron Brocato
    The Greater New Orleans Football Officials Association (GNOFOA) and the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) are looking for a few good men – and women.
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  • Jesuit distance runners steal the show
    Jesuit distance runners steal the show
    by Ron Brocato
    Michael Vocke was 33-100ths of a second away from becoming the greatest Louisiana high school 1,600-meter runner of all time at the Class 5A portion of the State Track and Field Championships on May 4.
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  • Louisiana names Catholic students of the year
    Louisiana names Catholic students of the year
    by Kim Roberts
    Jesuit eighth grader Anthony Amadeo III and Archbishop Chapelle senior Morgan Gaudet have been named 2024 Louisiana Catholic Students of the Year.
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  • Human trafficking is hiding in plain sight
    Human trafficking is hiding in plain sight
    by Kim Roberts
    Human trafficking expert Yvette Fouchi said the scourge of trafficking exists everywhere, even in the suburbs.
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