Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans through Jan. 9, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org. NEXT ISSUE: December 23, 2023

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.

Any elementary or high school in the state can access free energy-related labs brought to them by Louisiana’s Energy Office. A handful of these labs recently unfolded at St. Christopher School in Metairie.

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.

The Daughters of St. Paul Choir will bring its 90-minute Christmas concert Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. to Jesuit High School's Auditorium in New Orleans. It's a fundraiser for the nuns.

The Maronite Catholic community, one of 24 rites of the Catholic Church, has been celebrating its liturgies monthly on Sundays at St. Joseph Church on Tulane Avenue in New Orleans. Maronite Catholic liturgies also are celebrated in Covington, Baton Rouge and in Lafayette.

Deacon Phil McManamon gives a three-day mission Dec. 5-7, 6-8 p.m.

A new women's group at St. Angela Merici, “Women on Fire,” offers eight weeks of spiritual nourishment in the spring and fall.

La Cadena de los Amigos (The Chain of Friends) held a food-packing event at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in New Orleans.

Daughters of St. Paul Sister Anne Flanagan writes a new book on the Nine First Fridays devotion called "Come to Me: Living the Nine First Fridays."

For more information about #iGiveCatholic visit new orleans.igivecatholic.org.

Young adult Black Catholics from across the U.S. met at Xavier University of Louisiana to formulate an action plan for evangelization in parishes, dioceses and organizations.

Two relics of St. Anthony of Padua will visit the Archdiocese of New Orleans for the first time from Saturday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 10.

Note: See the Advent/Christmas listings at https://clarionherald.org/news/advent-christmas-retreats-concerts-and-family-activities-in-the-archdiocese

Knights of Columbus councils statewide send their soccer winners to the state competition.

November 12, 2023 - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 154 Wisdom 6:12-16 -- Psalm 63: :2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 -- 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 -- Matthew 25:1-13

Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans from Nov. 12 -Dec. 9, 2023. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org. NEXT ISSUE: November 25, 2023

St. Charles Borromeo spent this past year celebrating its 300th anniversary as a Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. The celebration culminated Nov. 4 with a Mass, concelebrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Father Dominic “Mixie” Arcuri, and other priests and deacons, and also the dedication of Ascension Plaza.

In this installment of “Teachable Moments,” Kids’ Clarion asks Glenn Mitchell, a teacher at St. Michael Special School in New Orleans, about the joys of teaching exceptional learners.