October 15, 2023 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 25:6-10a Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Philippians 4:12-14,19-20 Matthew 22:1-14 or 22:1-10

Dominican Father Manuel Solorzano gives us his homily in Spanish for the weekend of Oct. 14-15.

Novena for Life and Mercy will be held at various churches throughout the Archdiocese of on Fridays from Oct. 13-Dec. 8.

A Funeral Mass was held Oct. 6 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Parish for Father Leo "Lee" Meyer, a priest who served the Archdiocese of New Orleans for almost 60 years. He was 91.

A portrait of St. Edward the Confessor consisting of 40 rectangles of original art was made by student artists at the saint’s eponymous elementary school in Metairie.

Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans from Oct. 15-Nov. 8, 2023 Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: October 28, 2023

The Catholic Community Foundation will honor Joseph and Sue Ellen Canizaro with the St. John Paul II Award Oct. 26 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.

Father Colm Cahill, vocation director for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, has been the celebrant at many recent Catholic weddings in the archdiocese. He’s pictured above with now-Father Andrew Rudmann, St. Philip Neri pastor.

Father Billy O'Riordan led the Clarion Herald's pilgrimage to Ireland and Scotland and told heartwarming stories about his farming family and its love for horses.

Hotel Hope opens a new kitchen/dining hall to help moms and their children.

Archbishop Aymond looks ahead to the archdiocesan celebration of Children’s Mission Day, set for Saturday, Oct. 21 at St. Dominic Church in New Orleans.

More than 1,000 teens attending Saturday’s NOLA Catholic Youth Conference were reminded that Jesus craves our friendship – we need only meet him halfway.

Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans from October 2-14. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: OCTOBER 14, 2023

Geographical listing of food pantries across the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans

Deacon Clifford Sidney Wright, a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of New Orleans since 1987 who served for many years at St. Benilde Parish in Metairie, died Aug. 31 at the age of 80.

Sisters of the Holy Family join the Together New Orleans' network of faith- and community-based organizations to get things done in the community. Its latest endeavor is building community solar farms to help their surrounding neighborhood. Through Together New Orleans' alliance with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), Holy Family Sister congregation leader Alicia Costa traveled to Rome with Together New Orleans' organizer Brad Bagert Jr. to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Deacon Dwight Alexander, who served at St. Raymond Catholic Church, recently passed away. He was a 4th-degree member of the Knights of Peter Claver.

Deacon Frans J. Labranche, 89, died Sept. 8.

Ben de Boisblanc, who died Aug. 6, was born with special needs, and his life of prayer and dedication to the Mass brought everyone he met closer to Jesus.

Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans celebrated its 100th anniversary Sept. 16 as the place where thousands of men have prepared for the priesthood.