Catholic elementary and secondary schools recently selected distinguished graduates for recognition by the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

In a world gone mad – in a country shaken to its 1960s core – the message seems to be clear: We need to examine our unexamined lives.

New Orleans native and former Ascension of Our Lord parishioner Angelle Hall received the Rev. Charles Forsyth Award from the Catholic Campus Ministry Association (CCMA) for exceptional leadership in Catholic campus ministry.

My friend Karlie has been cutting hair for many years, but this haircut was different.

"For the past three years, we have been blessed with the opportunity to visit the beach – thanks to the generosity of my husband’s godparents. Last year, I began a yearly summer album for my mother-in-law, and I ordered a second copy for myself."

When founders of Hope and Purpose Ministries, Deacon Larry and Andi Oney, were invited to host as emcees at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress, Deacon Oney found Esther 4:14 particularly meaningful.

Pope Francis called on society to act courageously and together to combat it.

Maryknoll – the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America – has prepared an action alert for us. Please kindly complete and send it (see: https://bit.ly/3Ld0pfs).

As training camp in California approaches quickly, I will answer the question again: Can the Saints win with Derek Carr?

Events in the Archdiocese from July 11 to August 23, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: July 20, 2024

The Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops (LCCB) recently completed its work during the 2024 legislative session. The LCCB followed a process of discernment, reflection and prayer through the lens of Catholic social teaching.

During the 1940s, not only did New Orleans’ prep schools sweep the state rally championship games, but the runners-up were also Crescent City schools over that 10-year span.

It started out as a normal June morning at sea for Brother Martin graduate and Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadet William Flores, but things started moving very quickly during a life-saving rescue of three Cubans adrift at sea for 15 days.

Among the 1 million people who annually travel to Medjugorje in Bosnia and Herzegovina, most go with no expectation of a physical healing or witnessing a supernatural experience that can’t be explained.

The final Mass of St. Gertrude the Great Parish was celebrated June 30 in Des Allemands by Father Ray Hymel, St. Gertrude’s pastor.

It was a difficult closing Mass celebrated Sunday by Franciscan Father Francis Kamau for Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in the St. Roch neighborhood.

St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish celebrated its closing Mass June 30 and went out in a rousing way.

St. Bonaventure Parish in Avondale celebrated its final Mass June 30, with Father Francis Offia, pastor presiding.

St. James Major Parish in Gentilly closed its rich history book on 104 years of parish life June 30 with about 500 people – many of them former parishioners – packing the church on Gentilly Boulevard in New Orleans for the 10 a.m. Mass celebrated by Father Michael Labre.

St. Theresa of Avila Church – founded as a parish in 1848 and serving for decades as a Catholic stronghold for Spanish-speaking Catholics – officially closed June 30 with a prayer service conducted by Father Lance Campo, pastor.