Events throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans between July 9 and Sept. 22. Please send event announcements two weeks before each bi-weekly issue to calendar@clarionherald.org. Next issue: July 23, 2022

The 16 married men ordained as permanent deacons for the archdiocese June 25 said their journeys to the altar were a mix of prayer, accompaniment and mystery.

How can we help children and teens – who will shape society for the next 75 years – make abortion unthinkable? Here's a modest proposal.

A team of students, chaplains and others from Archbishops Chapelle and Rummel high schools spend part of their summer doing mission work in Belize.

Deacon Rich Eason wrote the book, “Spiritual Excellence: The Path to Happiness, Holiness and Heaven,” to share how he enriched his Catholic faith in hopes it would help others do the same.

"A Catholic wedding in a Catholic Church is a powerful expression of faith." - Christopher O'Neill

The Clarion Herald will have full coverage of the June 25 ordination of 16 men to the permanent diaconate in its July 9 issue as well as immediate coverage at www.clarionherald.org and on the Clarion Herald’s Facebook page. The 10 a.m. Mass of Ordination on June 25 will be carried live by WLAE-TV and livestreamed at www.nolacatholic.org.

The Vaticans has designated St. Stephen Church on Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans as a minor basilica. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated June 28 at 6 p.m.

The June 10 Mass for Life called on local faithful to pray – and act – on behalf of the unborn and their parents.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrated a special Mass June 1 at St. Rita Church in New Orleans to honor 83 Altar Servers of the Year in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Tulane is calling on local churches to participate in the CHERISH study to improve caridovascular health in minority communities.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond will ordain 16 men as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 25 at St. Louis Cathedral.

For the last two years, Father Otis Young, pastor of St. Peter Church in Covington, has been an icon of faith and perseverance by celebrating Mass despite the after-effects of a stroke.

Fathers Jody DiMaggio, Andy Gonzalez, Lennin Arroyo Martinez, Jeffrey Merritt, William Mumphrey and Kesiena Dennis Obienu were ordained June 4 at St. Louis Cathedral.

Dorothy “Dot” Henderson Booker and Mabel Beasley, two clients of Catholic Charities' Archdiocese of New Orleans' local PACE GNO (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), just celebrated their 101st birthdays with family and friends.

NOLA Catholic Parenting columnist/blogger Jenny Dendinger explains how we can cause or share in another's guilt by being silent about it.

Deacon Kesiena Dennis Obienu spent the last year serving the people of St. Joan of Arc Parish in LaPlace struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The church walks with those who are suffering.

Throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans, seniors can enjoy many activities.

Deacon William Mumphrey will be ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 4 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Cathedral.

Deacon Jeffrey Merritt is excited that his first assignment as a priest will be as parochial vicar at St. Dominic Church in Lakeview. That's the church where he continued discerning his vocation.