• New year, new opportunities to both thank God for blessings & go to him in tough times
    New year, new opportunities to both thank God for blessings & go to him in tough times
    Archbishop Aymond offers his January message to the readers of Kids’ Clarion.
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  • Festival, Mass to spotlight Catholic education
    Festival, Mass to spotlight Catholic education
    Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is on the horizon, which means it is also time to consider making a trip to Lakeside Mall to sample Catholic elementary and high school students’ stunning achievements in the visual and performing arts. The CSW Arts and Music Festival is set for Jan. 31-Feb. 3.
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  • Loyola, Holy Name of Jesus School forge new bond
    Loyola, Holy Name of Jesus School forge new bond
    Loyola University New Orleans and Holy Name of Jesus School entered into a formal partnership on Jan. 11 to further share resources and their Jesuit charism.
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  • Local family & Cardinal Sarto –  aka, ‘St. Pius X’ – go back a long way
    Local family & Cardinal Sarto –  aka, ‘St. Pius X’ – go back a long way
    The Gillen family of New Orleans recalls its ties to Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, the priest who would go on to be Pope St. Pius X.
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  • Abp. Aymond: Give gifts in gratitude for our greatest gift of all
    Abp. Aymond: Give gifts in gratitude for our greatest gift of all
    Archbishop Gregory Aymond offers his 2021 Christmas message to the Young Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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  • Deacon Lloyd Huck: Four simple words ignited my prayer life!
    Deacon Lloyd Huck: Four simple words ignited my prayer life!
    Lloyd Huck, a permanent deacon at Transfiguration of the Lord Church in New Orleans, shares his vocation story with Kids’ Clarion.
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  • Fr. Ryan: St. John the Baptist gives us three great tips
    Fr. Ryan: St. John the Baptist gives us three great tips
    Kids’ Clarion asked Salesian Father Stephen Ryan, director/head of school at Archbishop Shaw, to reflect on the Gospel to be proclaimed at Masses this weekend, the Third Sunday of Advent.
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  • St. Clement of Rome third graders cover The Good Shepherd School in love
    St. Clement of Rome third graders cover The Good Shepherd School in love
    Little acts added up in a service project recently undertaken by St. Clement of Rome third graders.
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  • The Good Shepherd School to add second campus
    The Good Shepherd School to add second campus
    A second campus of The Good Shepherd Nativity School will open in the city’s Desire-Florida neighborhood in the fall of 2022.
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  • Saintly Studies: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the princess who had a heart for the poor
    Saintly Studies: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, the princess who had a heart for the poor
    Kids’ Clarion celebrates the Nov. 17 feast day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
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  • Sr. Monica: How are you being called to bring God’s love into the world?
    Sr. Monica: How are you being called to bring God’s love into the world?
    Kids‘ Clarion asked Sister of Charity Monica Gundler to shed light on the varied – and sometimes surprising – ministries undertaken by religious sisters.
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  • Memories of Hurricane Ida are preserved in book published by St. Matthew the Apostle fourth graders
    Memories of Hurricane Ida are preserved in book published by St. Matthew the Apostle fourth graders
    Special writing and drawing project helped returning students to process the storm.
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  • Abp. Aymond: Our saintly role models help us on our journey to heaven
    Abp. Aymond: Our saintly role models help us on our journey to heaven
    In his column for Kids‘ Clarion, the archbishop encourages young Catholics to learn more about their saintly namesakes in anticipation of the Nov. 1 Feast of All Saints.
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  • Fr. Johnston to the Young Church: Be the ‘superheroes’ you were made to be!
    Fr. Johnston to the Young Church: Be the ‘superheroes’ you were made to be!
    This school year, Kids’ Clarion is launching a new series in which a different priest or religious will share a glimpse of his or her vocational journey. First up: Father Matthew Johnston, pastor of St. Benilde Church in Metairie.
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  • St. Dominic students spearhead cafeteria changes
    St. Dominic students spearhead cafeteria changes
    One of a child’s favorite parts of the school day – lunchtime – has become a lot more exciting this year at St. Dominic School in New Orleans, thanks to some student-driven changes in the cafeteria.
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  • Happy Feast Day, St. Luke!
    Happy Feast Day, St. Luke!
    Kids’ Clarion celebrates today’s feast of St. Luke the Evangelist
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  • Our Lady of the Lake earns prestigious Cognia certification for STEM program
    Our Lady of the Lake earns prestigious Cognia certification for STEM program
    Students at Our Lady of the Lake in Mandeville are investigating real-life problems in their school’s ambitious STEM program. OLL is the only elementary school in Louisiana whose STEM program is Cognia-accredited.
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  • Dominican Sister of Peace Suzanne Brauer helps kids prepare for this weekend’s Gospel
    Dominican Sister of Peace Suzanne Brauer helps kids prepare for this weekend’s Gospel
    Sr. Suzanne asks young readers: “Can you picture yourself being that child that Jesus put his arms around?”
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  • Kevin Avin reflects back on 40 years of educating boys
    Kevin Avin reflects back on 40 years of educating boys
    Kevin Avin, the recently retired headmaster of Stuart Hall for Boys in New Orleans, has learned a thing or two about how to educate young men in his four decades of service to two Catholic, all-boys schools.
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  • Catholic school leaders review NCEA standards
    Catholic school leaders review NCEA standards
    In preparation for academic year 2021-22, Catholic elementary and high school leaders in the Archdiocese of New Orleans reviewed national standards and shared ideas related to their Catholic identity, academic excellence, governance and operational vitality.
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