• A circle of support after losing his only daughter
    A circle of support after losing his only daughter
    The crime was unthinkable: John Charles' only daughter Lauren was murdered by her estranged husband. Now, the De La Salle teacher says the Holy Spirit has protected him.
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  • Deacon Beckendorf's scarred, sacred sidewalk
    Deacon Beckendorf's scarred, sacred sidewalk
    As a child, Deacon Eddy Beckendorf lived through the turmoil of his parents' violent relationship, but he says God has used his horrific upbringing to bring love and peace to others.
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  • A man and a woman, and what might not have been
    A man and a woman, and what might not have been
    The issue of a child conceived in rape is difficult to talk about, but a man and a woman who are alive today because their mothers chose life offer profound wisdom.
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  • St. Joseph Seminary: Basketball as a metaphor for life
    St. Joseph Seminary: Basketball as a metaphor for life
    When St. Joseph Seminary College won the national seminary basketball championship in late January, it was about much more than basketball.
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  • Iris Downing and her great aunt's captive prayer
    Iris Downing and her great aunt's captive prayer
    When Sister Suellen Tennyson was held hostage for five months in West Africa, she prayed nonstop for the health of her unborn great niece. Her prayers were answered.
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  • When a HEMI comes to an ordination, look out
    When a HEMI comes to an ordination, look out
    A lifetime of memories flooded Clarion Herald editor Peter Finney Jr. when he rented a car for the ordination of Auxiliary Bishop John Tran in Atlanta.
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  • Smelling like the sheep is Bishop-elect Tran's shepherding style
    Smelling like the sheep is Bishop-elect Tran's shepherding style
    With an easygoing demeanor and a relentless commitment to service, Bishop-elect John Tran transformed many lives at Mary Queen of Peace. John Tomba's is one of them.
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  • In 2023, unshakable reservoir of hope in Ukraine
    In 2023, unshakable reservoir of hope in Ukraine
    Msgr. William Bilinsky, who parents were natives of Ukraine, believes 2023 could bring peace because Russian mothers are done with losing their sons.
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  • Of Sister Cities, LIV Golf beer scrambles and Trojan horses
    Of Sister Cities, LIV Golf beer scrambles and Trojan horses
    In honor of Peter Finney Sr., Peter Finney Jr. takes a playful, 12-month romp through the world of sports in 2023. Some of these predictions make actually be true!
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  • The priest and the woman who always walked the walk
    The priest and the woman who always walked the walk
    There are no answers to the inscrutable: The murders of a beloved retired priest and a former pastoral associate. But Father Otis Young and Ruth Prats were beacons of light.
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  • Waiting on sainthood with a heart full of hope
    Waiting on sainthood with a heart full of hope
    Sister of the Holy Family Doris Goudeaux worked the last 30 years of her life on the sainthood cause of Mother Henriette Delille. When she died Nov. 9, she still had hope.
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  • Calming troubled waters on the Sea of Galilee
    Calming troubled waters on the Sea of Galilee
    Karen Baker was on the Sea of Galilee when her Times-Picayune editor called to tell her she and 200 others were losing their jobs. It's amazing what's happened since.
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  • St. Ignatius was only five centuries ahead of his time
    St. Ignatius was only five centuries ahead of his time
    Chris Lowney, a former Jesuit scholastic, is a renowned author and speaker on ethical business leadership. Lowney explains what St. Ignatius figured out 500 years ago.
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  • Close your door and pray to your unseen Father
    Close your door and pray to your unseen Father
    Pensacola-Tallahassee Bishop William Wack, the ninth of 10 children, learned so much from his dad. But he didn't realize his dad learned so much from God while on his knees.
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  • Dr. Norman Francis: A pocketful of miracles
    Dr. Norman Francis: A pocketful of miracles
    There have been many miracles in Francis’ life – he met his late wife as an undergraduate at Xavier, and they were married for 60 years and had six children – but one that stands out apart from his family legacy is the jewel that Xavier was and has become.
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  • Archbishop Hughes: Approaching 90 at 90 mph
    Archbishop Hughes: Approaching 90 at 90 mph
    Former Archbishop Alfred Hughes will turn 90 in December, but he's keeping his mind, body and spirit finely tuned to serve the people of God.
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  • From the Fair Grounds to the ‘other side of the moon’
    From the Fair Grounds to the ‘other side of the moon’
    How do you teach teens about poverty without giving them a lecture? The late Jesuit Father Richard Thomas knew how.
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  • At 95, Sister MarieClare Powell still teaching us
    At 95, Sister MarieClare Powell still teaching us
    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.
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  • Ruling opens door for bipartisan ‘Pro-life 3.0’ debate
    Ruling opens door for bipartisan ‘Pro-life 3.0’ debate
    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.
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  • 'A Modest Proposal': Let us promote life in all its beauty
    'A Modest Proposal': Let us promote life in all its beauty
    How can we help children and teens – who will shape society for the next 75 years – make abortion unthinkable? Here's a modest proposal.
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