• May their birthdays always be magical
    May their birthdays always be magical
    by Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher
    One whole hand. That’s how old my twins are – and how many years of parenting I celebrated this past week.
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  • ‘Yo soy el pan de la vida’
    ‘Yo soy el pan de la vida’
    by Padre Manuel Solorzano
    Queridos hermanos: La primera lectura de este domingo nos presenta una de las ocasiones en que el proyecto de ser un pueblo libre en una tierra libre, guiados por el Dios que escuchó su clamor cuando eran esclavos… es puesto en cuestión ante las dificultades que se encuentran en el camino.
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  • Rummel orientation: Manners make the man
    Rummel orientation: Manners make the man
    by Kim Roberts
    Incoming Archbishop Rummel High School eighth- and ninth-graders learn more than the fight song and where their new classrooms are located during orientation.
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  • Focused on the vocation of Catholic Education
    Focused on the vocation of Catholic Education
    by Dr. Raenell Houston
    "It is hard to believe that summer is winding down! This summer, we have been busy planning and preparing for a productive and fruitful year."
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  • Ursuline nurtured my Catholic journalist’s values
    Ursuline nurtured my Catholic journalist’s values
    by Mya Falgout
    "Attending Catholic school as a child did not mean much to me, except that I was able to have a late start to class every Friday when we attended weekly Mass. It was not until I started high school at Ursuline Academy in eighth grade that I realized what Catholic education meant to me."
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  • Gearing up for the start of the new school year
    Gearing up for the start of the new school year
    by Kim Roberts
    Getting children ready for a new school year can be a costly endeavor for many parents.
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  • Statement from Archdiocese of New Orleans on media reports
    Statement from Archdiocese of New Orleans on media reports
    Archbishop Gregory Aymond released the following statement on Aug. 8 to all priests of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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  • Holy Cross immerses its students in service
    Holy Cross immerses its students in service
    by Kim Roberts
    Holy Cross High School students spend a few weeks each summer working with fellow Holy Cross students around the country making a difference in local communities.
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  • Pope: Don’t fall victim to ‘dictatorship of doing’
    Pope: Don’t fall victim to ‘dictatorship of doing’
    Pope Francis asked the faithful to find an “inner” place of rest even in the midst of a busy day and to be compassionate towards others.
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  • Slavery in the 21st century
    Slavery in the 21st century
    We have a lot of tools here to help us end the scourge of modern-day slavery. Let’s get involved. And let’s get our parishes involved. Let’s refuse to be indifferent to human trafficking!
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  • Sacramentals for the Catholic on the geaux
    Sacramentals for the Catholic on the geaux
    by Kim Roberts
    The Covington-based non-profit, Catholic Geaux Bags provides portable carriers containing 12 sacramentals for Catholics on the go.
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  • Wolfpack Wardrobe: A student’s treasure
    Wolfpack Wardrobe: A student’s treasure
    by Macie Capote
    Amid the demanding hours of classes and late-night study sessions, college students face an additional challenge: securing a job after graduation.
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  • Calendar — August 9, 2024
    Calendar — August 9, 2024
    Events in the Archdiocese from August 9 to September 20, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: August 17, 2024
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  • Before and after artwork: Mary’s ‘new’ model of faith
    Before and after artwork: Mary’s ‘new’ model of faith
    by Macie Capote
    After months of planning, Mount Carmel Academy revived its iconic Mary statue, which resides in the school’s grotto.
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  • Metro League had a brief, though storied, history
    Metro League had a brief, though storied, history
    by Ron Brocato
    Long before the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) had placed its member schools in districts, sports teams were lumped into “leagues,” based on the size of the school's enrollment.
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  • New podcast explores how sisters can flourish
    New podcast explores how sisters can flourish
    by Macie Capote
    The Loyola Institute for Ministry’s Flourishing Sisterhood Project has been teaching, empowering and amplifying the voices of religious sisters in the Archdiocese of New Orleans for just over two years.
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  • Family makes the ultimate Catholic road trip
    Family makes the ultimate Catholic road trip
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    In many ways, the 838-mile eucharistic road trip to the National Eucharistic Congress from Destrehan to Indianapolis that Melanie and Jules Saunée decided to take in their 15-passenger Ford Passenger Transit with Melanie’s mom and their seven children – ages 15 years to 17 months – defied spiritual gravity.
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  • National Eucharistic Congress: A true blessing
    National Eucharistic Congress: A true blessing
    by Archbishop Gregory Aymond
    Archbishop Gregory Aymond gives insight into his experience at the National Eucharistic Congress.
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  • Permanent deacons: 50 years of service, charity
    Permanent deacons: 50 years of service, charity
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    More than 400 men have been ordained as permanent deacons for the Archdiocese of New Orleans since 1974, and their 50 years of service will be recognized on Aug. 2.
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  • Forging culture in the ‘land of opportunity’
    Forging culture in the ‘land of opportunity’
    by Michael Kraus
    Principal of St. Peter School in Covington, Michael Kraus, talks about how Catholic education is a great land of opportunity.
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