• For whom or for what does your heart pulsate?
    For whom or for what does your heart pulsate?
    Pulsations ... moments and people, our animals, places we've been and things create intervals of time in our lives. Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher reflects on the ones in hers.
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  • Pope: God offers courage, guidance to those in difficulty
    Pope: God offers courage, guidance to those in difficulty
    When people experience dangerous situations, "praying means listening to the voice that can give us the same courage as Joseph, to face difficulties without succumbing.” - Pope Francis
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  • Personal stories offer inspiration during Black History Month
    Personal stories offer inspiration during Black History Month
    Archbishop Aymond shares that Dr. Ansel Augustine, director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries, had a great idea to conduct brief video interviews with Black Catholics across the archdiocese who are involved in ministry to appear on nolacatholic.org during Black History Month.
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  • Slides sparked a Damascus moment for Bob Winn
    Slides sparked a Damascus moment for Bob Winn
    Attorney Bob Winn became a tireless defender of unborn life in 1970 after seeing the reality of abortion through a series of slides. He passed away Jan. 13 at 83.
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  • Bracing for the mental fallout from the pandemic
    Bracing for the mental fallout from the pandemic
    "As a parent of three children unable to be vaccinated due to their age, there’s added pressure. We wait cautiously each morning for a text from the daycare ..." - Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher, Young Adults
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  • Denying dignity of work is an ‘injustice,’ pope says
    Denying dignity of work is an ‘injustice,’ pope says
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  • Still seeking and finding the Holy Spirit along my faith journey
    Still seeking and finding the Holy Spirit along my faith journey
    NOLA Catholic Parenting's Charla Misse shares her invitation to her family to recognize the beautiful ways the Holy Spirit shows Himself to us in everyday life.
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  • From violence to respect for life
    From violence to respect for life
    Unborn rights activist Alveda King, reportedly said, “I know in my heart that if Uncle Martin (Luther King Jr.) were alive today, he would join with me in the greatest civil rights struggle of this generation – the recognition of the unborn child’s basic right to life.”
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  • How a teacher took a shattered dream and made it soar
    How a teacher took a shattered dream and made it soar
    Rory Jasper will graduate in May with a degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame, and then he will follow in ACE teacher Elizabeth Chaten's footsteps as he embarks on a two-year program as an ACE teacher himself.
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  • ‘Word of God Sunday’ encourages Scripture study
    ‘Word of God Sunday’ encourages Scripture study
    Pope Francis has named the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 23, 2022) as Sunday of the Word of God.
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  • Red light, green light, light of revelation
    Red light, green light, light of revelation
    For its New Year’s 2022 issue, the Clarion Herald asked local Catholics to reflect on “What Gives You Hope?” Here is a reflection by NOLA Catholic Parenting's Jenny Dendinger.
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  • Pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
    Pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
    “Contemplating Mary who lays Jesus in the manger, making him available to everyone, let’s remember that the world can change, and everyone’s life can improve only if we make ourselves available to others, without expecting them to begin.” - Pope Francis
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  • 'Lord, Teach me To Pray' emerged in response to 9/11 terror
    'Lord, Teach me To Pray' emerged in response to 9/11 terror
    The Clarion Herald asked members of the archdiocese to reflect on "What gives you hope" during these challenging times. Carol Weiler writes about Ignatian Spirituality.
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  • Promise of eternal salvation through Christ is catalyst for hope
    Promise of eternal salvation through Christ is catalyst for hope
    "There is no greater hope in this world and especially in the next: The promises made by Christ of eternal salvation." - Greg Zambrano, NOLA Catholic Parenting
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  • Even when hope is reduced to a single strand, hold fast
    Even when hope is reduced to a single strand, hold fast
    The hopeful view and belief that with God all things are possible we are strengthened at the start of a new year.
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  • Let's make 'hope' an active virtue
    Let's make 'hope' an active virtue
    The Clarion Herald asked members of the archdiocese to reflect on "What gives you hope?" during these challenging times. Here's wisdom from Marianite Sister Judy Gomila
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  • 2022 World Day of Peace message: Yes, to human needs! No, to militarization!
    2022 World Day of Peace message: Yes, to human needs! No, to militarization!
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  • Saintly advice: The 4 W's are God's winning formula
    Saintly advice: The 4 W's are God's winning formula
    Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver's Danny Abramowicz says many Catholics can develop a deeper relationship with Christ through prayer and regular reading of Scripture.
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  • A 2022 resolution: Live for God and for others
    A 2022 resolution: Live for God and for others
    Even though in some eyes the world seems to be coming to an end, here's a different perspective with some wisdom from C.S. Lewis and St. Teresa of Avila.
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  • Our Lady of Prompt Succor offers us hope for new year
    Our Lady of Prompt Succor offers us hope for new year
    "The Jan. 8 feast (of Our Lady of Prompt Succor) reminds us that Mary is indeed our mother. She cares for us, she prays for us and she goes to her Son to bring our needs to him ..." - Archbishop Aymond
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