• Football officials’ numbers dwindle
    Football officials’ numbers dwindle
    by Ron Brocato
    Reputed to be one of the state’s most efficient group of sports officials by the LHSAA, the Greater New Orleans Football Officials Association (GNOFOA) is running short of men and women who enforce the rules of the game.
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  • St. Dominic hosts first Women’s Summit
    St. Dominic hosts first Women’s Summit
    by Macie Capote
    The Women of Saints Martha and Mary Ministry at St. Dominic Parish hosted its first-ever Women’s Summit on Sept. 14, entitled “Harmony of Hearts.”
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  • Calendar — September 29, 2024
    Calendar — September 29, 2024
    Events in the Archdiocese from September 29 to November 1, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: October 12, 2024
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  • New chapel revitalizes spiritual life on campus
    New chapel revitalizes spiritual life on campus
    by Macie Capote
    Fourteen years after its initial vision in 2010, Loyola University New Orleans’ Chapel of St. Ignatius and the Gayle & Tom Benson Jesuit Center has come to fruition.
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  • ‘Old pope’ thanks God for his four-nation trip
    ‘Old pope’ thanks God for his four-nation trip
    Pope Francis publicly thanked God for allowing him “to do as an old pope what I would have liked to do as a young Jesuit...”
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  • Gayle Benson to receive the St. John Paul II Award
    Gayle Benson to receive the St. John Paul II Award
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    The owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, who has donated millions of dollars to Catholic and other charitable causes, will be honored Oct. 3 for her generosity to the Catholic community and beyond as the recipient of the St. John Paul II Award at the annual gala of the Catholic Community Foundation of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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  • Voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’
    Voting for the ‘lesser of two evils’
    "There are many other life issues that neither presidential candidate has addressed in a way that is compatible with the Gospel and Catholic social teaching." - Tony Magliano
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  • Sacred art brings disparate people together
    Sacred art brings disparate people together
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    The late Dominican Father Val McInnes would have loved the cozy, purposely understated, four-day meeting in New Orleans last week of some of North America’s most avid patrons of sacred art.
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  • The club no one wants to belong to
    The club no one wants to belong to
    by Kim Roberts
    "In the blink of an eye, my entire world changed."
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  • Archdiocese pledges $62.5M to survivors
    Archdiocese pledges $62.5M to survivors
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    The Archdiocese of New Orleans pledged Sept. 13 to contribute $62.5 million plus additional real estate and insurance proceeds toward the resolution of hundreds of sexual abuse claims against priests, deacons, religious and laity who worked for the church over the past several decades.
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  • Formando la conciencia para ser ciudadanos fieles
    Formando la conciencia para ser ciudadanos fieles
    by Archbishop Gregory Aymond
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  • Reflecting Christ during election season is our duty
    Reflecting Christ during election season is our duty
    by Ty Salvant
    Election season is upon us again, a time that can often tempt Christians to behave in ways that don't reflect our faith.
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  • Fall pruning and a child’s determination
    Fall pruning and a child’s determination
    by Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher
    Fall is in the air. Those early-morning breezes were followed by rain and subsequently cooler temperatures. Perfect for kids playing outside – and for the adults to turn attention to fall pruning.
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  • AOL’s flag football team gets Dome spotlight
    AOL’s flag football team gets Dome spotlight
    by Kim Roberts
    The Academy of Our Lady (AOL) in Marrero was invited to play a flag football scrimmage against Sophie B. Wright School from New Orleans during halftime of the Saints’ final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans in the Superdome on Aug. 25.
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  • Divine and human laughter: Unspeakable joy
    Divine and human laughter: Unspeakable joy
    by Jordan Haddad
    Before we human beings come to ourselves as selves or reach the “age of reason,” we delight, we rejoice and we laugh. Sometimes we laugh when we are surprised or captured by the wit of a funny joke, other times when we delight in the misfortune of our enemies.
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  • Hall-of-fame coach hired to lead Chipmunks’ rise
    Hall-of-fame coach hired to lead Chipmunks’ rise
    by Ron Brocato
    For the past decade, Louisiana Division I high school volleyball has been dominated by just two schools: Dominican and Mount Carmel of District 8-I.
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  • St. Benilde School students learn that blessings are part of daily life
    St. Benilde School students learn that blessings are part of daily life
    by Kim Roberts
    Nothing helps steady back-to-school jitters more than a blessing from a parish priest or deacon during the first week of classes.
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  • St. Cecilia Band hits all the right notes with middle-school students
    St. Cecilia Band hits all the right notes with middle-school students
    by Kim Roberts
    Over the years, high school band director Michael Orkus noticed that not many middle schools offered band programs. He thought middle school students could benefit from a band program that was available across the archdiocese.
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  • Louisiana Children’s Museum plans strategy to ‘age-up’
    Louisiana Children’s Museum plans strategy to ‘age-up’
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    For the last five years, the Louisiana Children’s Museum has carved an imposing niche amid the moss-covered oaks, towering magnolias and peaceful lagoons of City Park after having resided for more than 30 years on Julia Street in New Orleans.
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  • Barkley’s support speaks loudly for St. Mary’s Academy
    Barkley’s support speaks loudly for St. Mary’s Academy
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    Those who have seen Charles Barkley on television realize the loquacious NBA Hall of Famer seldom is at a loss for words.
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