• Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2024 World Day of Peace message
    Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2024 World Day of Peace message
    When ethics by design is not employed, we endanger the truth!
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  • Grief never leaves, but you can learn to carry it
    Grief never leaves, but you can learn to carry it
    When Clarion Herald staff writer Beth Donze lost her husband suddenly five years ago, she didn’t realize she would go on to attain some hard-earned wisdom on the “twin emotions” of grief and gratitude.
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  • Life’s hand-crafted moments are gloriously imperfect
    Life’s hand-crafted moments are gloriously imperfect
    Since 2019, the "perfect" handprints of her children have eluded Dr. Witcher at Christmastime - until this year. Only she "didn't feel what I had expected."
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  • Believing and obedience go hand in hand with God
    Believing and obedience go hand in hand with God
    Why do we do the things we do in our Catholic faith?
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  • Sports will be crazy in '24, as only Buddy D. would love
    Sports will be crazy in '24, as only Buddy D. would love
    In his New Year's sports prediction column for '24, Peter Finney Jr. highlights Buddy Diliberto, Nikita Khrushchev, the S&WB and Mike Lindell, the "My Pillow" guy.
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  • Daily understanding of how great God’s faithfulness is
    Daily understanding of how great God’s faithfulness is
    Kristy Solis, NOLA Catholic Parenting columnist, gives thanks for her family's patriarch.
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  • My clever child can bend time with his bare hands
    My clever child can bend time with his bare hands
    "Waiting and patience are difficult for toddlers, but it’s difficult, too, for adults. Our society is 'on demand.'" Advent thoughts by Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher, Young Adults
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  • Pope, suffering from the flu, urges prayers for peace
    Pope, suffering from the flu, urges prayers for peace
    “Let’s continue to pray for the serious situation in Israel and Palestine. Peace, please, peace,” the pope said.
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  • Advent hope: Jesus pitched his tent among us
    Advent hope: Jesus pitched his tent among us
    Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, Archdiocese of New Orleans, reflects on Advent and its importance in today's world as we approach Christmas.
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  • Children’s loving hearts, good humor are among the joys of teaching
    Children’s loving hearts, good humor are among the joys of teaching
    Carla Sumner, the multimedia lab specialist and mission club moderator at St. Andrew the Apostle School in Algiers, reflects on vocation as a Catholic elementary school teacher.
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  • Fostering 21 children: All hearts on deck
    Fostering 21 children: All hearts on deck
    Janice Romig and her late husband Jerry served as foster parents for 21 babies. Read how their Catholic faith and love for children gave meaning to their lives.
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  • Prepare to receive your greatest Christmas gift – Jesus!
    Prepare to receive your greatest Christmas gift – Jesus!
    In his December column for Kids’ Clarion, Archbishop Aymond reminds the Young Church to keep Christ’s birth at the center of their Advent preparations and Christmas celebrations.
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  • In serving the poor we encounter the King
    In serving the poor we encounter the King
    While our Lord Jesus has a unique, wonderful love for each one of us, he has an extra special love for the poor and vulnerable. - Tony Magliano
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  • We are all born on this earth for a reason
    We are all born on this earth for a reason
    There are no mere coincidences in life; instead, there are moments when heaven and earth meet ... such as Marino's relationship to Suzanne Pfefferle Tafur.
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  • Finding joy in the every day moments
    Finding joy in the every day moments
    "This Thanksgiving, I’m trying to be just as thankful for the small moments as my children are." - Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher
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  • ‘This is the right moment’ to share Gospel joy
    ‘This is the right moment’ to share Gospel joy
    The first people who need to be evangelized are Christians themselves, Pope Francis said.
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  • Clip file 'morgue' was Google before Google
    Clip file 'morgue' was Google before Google
    The Clarion Herald has been gathering family photos and editorial keepsakes for the archdiocese since 1963. Soon, every story over 60-plus years will be searchable online.
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  • Making abortion unthinkable
    Making abortion unthinkable
    Just as advocates for the unborn need to better realize that war is an enemy to the unborn, anti-war advocates need to better understand that abortion is war upon the unborn. - Tony Magliano
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  • My synopsis of the U.S. bishops’ fall assembly
    My synopsis of the U.S. bishops’ fall assembly
    Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond of the Archdiocese of New Orleans outlines his summary of the recent USCCB meeting of Nov. 14-16, 2023.
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  • ‘Soldier’ saints have been repentant, sanctifying, sacrificial
    ‘Soldier’ saints have been repentant, sanctifying, sacrificial
    We can turn to these soldiers for guidance if we want to learn about the possibilities of martial virtue, using martial imagery in our spirituality or to guide our children if they are interested in a military career.
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