The Missionary Childhood Association (MCA), one of the works of the Pontifical Mission Societies, operates under the guiding principle of “Children Helping Children.” School-based mission coordinators, charged with reminding young people of their baptismal calling to be evangelists, traded tips at a recent workshop.

September 17, 2023 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sirach 27:30-28:7 Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12 Romans 14:7-9 Matthew 18:21-35

A special garden at St. Angela Merici Parish and School has inspiring messages for visitors – both young and old.

See the parish Facebook page "Holy Family Catholic Church of Luling" to register for future FIRE Nights.

Deacon Keith Strohm had a major conversion in college, and his life has been devoted to helping Catholic priests and parishioners enhance discipleship.

Abp. Aymond says progress has been made in the archdiocese's efforts to reorganize its finances and offer healing to survivors of clerical sexual abuse.

Teens from St. Scholastica Academy in Covington took a memorable pilgrimage to France over the summer.

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The legacy of the Mercy Sisters will live on at Holy Name of Jesus School and within the hearts of all the students that the sisters taught over the years in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

The CYO/Youth and Young Adult Office of the Archdiocese of New Orleans held its kick-off event Aug. 19 for parish youth ministers and school campus ministers.

The Cenacle on the Lake in Metairie is offering Ignatian silent retreats to women – similar to the retreats men have been flocking to at Manresa for more than a century.

Not many Catholic elementary schools have a dedicated chapel within its confines. On Aug. 24, St. Peter School in Covington celebrated bringing Jesus to the students.

Local youth leaders have until Sept. 15 to register their groups of parish- and school-based teens for the 2023 NOLA Catholic Youth Conference. The gathering will take place Sept. 30 at Jesuit High School.

Meeting the needs of the community is the goal of Holy Name of Jesus Church Parish and School's current "Foundations for the Future" capital campaign.

Of all the moments at World Youth Day in Lisbon, 18-year-old Katie Mahl was struck most by the silence of 1.5 million Catholics in eucharistic adoration.

Boys Hope Girls Hope New Orleans has a mission to take ambitious, disadvantaged youth and make sure they are successful through high school and beyond. Boys Hope is in the middle of its Hope Renovation Project.

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Matthew 17:1-9

The St. Louis IX Art Society established the non-profit Sainte-Chapelle Studios last May with a mission to preserve, beautify and build churches, schools and other structures that serve Catholic ministerial needs.

Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia from Nashville will be on the faculty at St. Catherine of Siena School in Metairie.

Multi-age class learning space created for students at Annunciation Catholic School in Bogalusa.