• Rosary walk and talk brings couple together
    Rosary walk and talk brings couple together
    by Vivian Gonzalez Marino
    Most of us have heard the saying from Father Patrick Peyton: “The family that prays together, stays together.”
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  • Kids – and college teens – need confidence boost
    Kids – and college teens – need confidence boost
    by Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher
    Confidence is an acquired necessity in life, best built up from an early age.
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  • When NOLA floods, this man rakes against the odds
    When NOLA floods, this man rakes against the odds
    by Peter Finney Jr.
    Since 2010, James Kane has used his trusty rake to keep the catch basins in front of his house relatively clean of leaves and debris, and, yet, his street floods.
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  • As Pope Francis proposes, war is always a defeat
    As Pope Francis proposes, war is always a defeat
    The pope has reaffirmed a nation’s inalienable right to self-defense, but he has emphasized that war remains a “defeat of humanity.”
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  • War is folly, pope says in leading peace prayers
    War is folly, pope says in leading peace prayers
    Pope Francis, speaking at the end of his April 3 general audience, said, “Once again I renew my firm call for an immediate cease-fire” in Gaza.
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  • Meditating on Christ’s body through the crucifix
    Meditating on Christ’s body through the crucifix
    Devotions to Christ help us relate to him as truly human.
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  • A mom’s win: He ain’t heavy, he’s my little brother
    A mom’s win: He ain’t heavy, he’s my little brother
    The joy of raising up all boys!
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  • Migrants: unappreciated, hardworking, and needed
    Migrants: unappreciated, hardworking, and needed
    Migrants come because most often they and their families are extremely poor, and they cannot find jobs to support their families.
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  • Writer finds a new beginning at the Clarion Herald
    Writer finds a new beginning at the Clarion Herald
    Writer feels at home at Clarion Herald.
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  • From crucifixion to resurrection
    From crucifixion to resurrection
    " ... while we should joyfully live the “here” of the 50-day-long Easter celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, we mustn’t forget the “not yet” of his crucifixion ..." - Tony Magliano
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  • Bring the risen Christ to others!
    Bring the risen Christ to others!
    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond's Easter message.
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  • Pope: Virtue of prudence critical for leaders
    Pope: Virtue of prudence critical for leaders
    “In a world dominated by appearances ...," Pope Francis wrote,, people need to cultivate the virtue of prudence to direct their actions toward what is good.
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  • A chance encounter, an unexpected Lenten gift
    A chance encounter, an unexpected Lenten gift
    " ... we had lived in several of the same places and, in fact, that the gentleman had grown up in the neighboring town from mine and attended the high school that was our fierce rival."
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  • Radical generosity starts with an honest self-evaluation
    Radical generosity starts with an honest self-evaluation
    What is one need in your parish you can fill? - Ty Salvant, NOLA Catholic Parenting
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  • Purple giraffes are a mother’s best friend
    Purple giraffes are a mother’s best friend
    Special planning for her son's birthday "makes me happy." Beautiful memories for Dr. Heather!
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  • Church’s safeguarding efforts ‘must not wane’
    Church’s safeguarding efforts ‘must not wane’
    Pope Francis had asked the commission to ensure the compliance of local churches with “Vos Estis Lux Mundi” – his 2019 decree, updated in 2023, which revised and clarified norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable.
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  • The Eucharist: Body, blood, soul and divinity
    The Eucharist: Body, blood, soul and divinity
    National Eucharistic Revival passes through New Orleans: June 9, at 9 a.m. Mass at St. Louis Cathedral, then procession around Jackson Square; June 7, eucharistic procession from Notre Dame Seminary to St. Rita Church; music by The Vigil Project (time to be announced).
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  • Respect Judaism, condemn Israeli policies
    Respect Judaism, condemn Israeli policies
    " ... let us tirelessly pray for peace in Gaza, and everywhere." - Tony Magliano
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  • Pope Francis: ‘Stop the bombs and missiles now!”
    Pope Francis: ‘Stop the bombs and missiles now!”
    Many heads of state - as well as most Catholics and Christians - are ignoring Pope Francis' please to stop the bombings in war-torn countries.
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  • Vices are ‘beasts’ of the soul that need taming
    Vices are ‘beasts’ of the soul that need taming
    Pope Francis said we are invited to listen to the heart in contact with the truth.
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