" ... our children learn from us (the good and the bad). But we learn from them, too." -- Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher

How do you teach teens about poverty without giving them a lecture? The late Jesuit Father Richard Thomas knew how.

Why is an internationally syndicated Catholic social justice and peace columnist on such a list? Well, I don’t exactly know why. But I have pretty good hunch. - Tony Magliano

" ... weapons of mass destruction are programmed at 'launch ready alert' – otherwise known as 'hair-trigger alert' – ... fully armed and ready to be launched within just 30 minutes of a perceived nuclear attack." -- Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

“I want to tell you how very sorry I am and to ask for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by not a few Catholics” who ran the residential schools Indigenous children (in Canada) ... -- Pope Francis

"God gave me a purpose. It wasn’t the one I had prayed for each night, but it was my destiny and God’s purpose for me." -- Gretchen Penton

The former Redemptorist High School principal has led a life for others, filled with teaching and doing little things that have made an incredible impact.

Stacy LaMorte shares her own tips for maintaining peace while prepping for the new school year. E-mail us your tips for future NOLA Catholic Parenting posts: nolacatholicparenting@clarionherald.org.

"As we calmed down after tantrum city, I watched as my toddlers poured every ounce of intensity into a creative outlet." - Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher

The phenomenon of mass shootings “is a grave social problem,” he said, and it would be important to look into the “aggressiveness” of those who “opt to destroy and not build.” -- Pope Francis

According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of people forced to flee their homes has been increasing every year over the past decade, and now stands at the highest level since records began.

Subscribing to a "consistent ethic" and voting for one who feels "abortion is a ‘basic right’ of the individual ... would be an absence of legal protection for the unborn."- the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. If we are to read the signs of the times, the abortion issue is of monumental moral importance - Moral theologian Charles Camousy.

“The priestly prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper that all may be one judges every one of our divisions around the bread broken, around the sacrament of mercy, the sign of unity, the bond of charity” -- Pope Francis

" ... it is essential that we work to ensure that pro-life, social justice and peace curriculums are put into place in all schools and on all academic levels." -- Tony Magliano, Making a Difference

God invites us all to come together as a church family – to be known in his eyes as his beloved children. We all belong together in the community. -- Gina Sternfels, NOLA Catholic Parenting

How can we help children and teens – who will shape society for the next 75 years – make abortion unthinkable? Here's a modest proposal.

" ... the pope said that the care of the elderly is “fundamental” for society, for the church and especially for future generations." -- Pope Francis

New Orleans Saints and Pelicans president Dennis Lauscha, a 1987 graduate of Jesuit, says caring for the community has been a bedrock value for both franchises.

My prayer would be that people truly would understand what it means not to be a distraction to others in such a sacred moment. -- Archbishop Aymond

Global hunger is a real disaster for too many families so please consider donating to Catholic Relief Services today.