Ron Brocato SPORTS Thirteen teams from schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans posted a combined record of 24 match victories to just 11 losses during the recently completed state volleyball championship playoffs.

Elected to St. Clement of Rome School Co-Op executive board for the 2017-18 school year were: Tina Robards, corresponding secretary; Ashley Lotz, treasurer; Tara Centanni Reese and Kelly Gros, co-presidents; and Kendra Popp, vice president.

School Sister of Notre Dame Richard Marie Burke, a native of New Orleans who spent most of her religious life in Catholic education, died Nov. 5 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, Mississippi.

Jesuit Father Edmundo Rodriguez, who served as provincial of the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus from 1983-89, died Oct. 28 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was 82 years old and had served as a Jesuit for 64 years and as a priest for 51 years.

Weekly deadline: 10 days before each issue. calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Nov. 19-Dec. 10 EVENTS ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA , healing Mass, Nov. 22, 7 p.m., followed by healing service, eucharistic exposition and benediction.

Some of the greatest evangelizing moments, where Catholics encounter believers, unbelievers and the fallen away, are the celebrations of baptisms, weddings, and funerals. Some refer to these rituals as “gateway moments,” transitional moments in life where communities gather in prayer at the church.

By Christine Bordelon Clarion Herald The Student Union for Diversity in Action (SUDIA) club at the Academy of Our Lady (AOL) addresses topics of concern and interest to students at the all-girls’ school in Marrero.

By Deacon Patrick Moran, Contributing writer More than 25 years ago, while serving as both rector of Notre Dame Seminary and the director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, then-Father Gregory Aymond founded two programs in partnership with the Diocese of Granada, Nicaragua: Acompaño and Christ the Healer.

It was not exactly the 11th Commandment, but it was close. Call it Commandment 10.1, a critical update for the Roman Catholic Church operating system. Pope Francis, as he is inclined to do, was speaking off the cuff last Wednesday at his general audience in Vatican City when he talked passionately about the Mass being a profound encounter with Christ.

The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said. That is why people need to focus their hearts on God, not focus their smartphones for pictures during Mass, he said.

By Christine Bordelon Clarion Herald The Office of Catholic Schools laid out its “work-in-progress” Nov. 10 to expand educational offerings for children with a variety of needs at a non-profit Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans (DSAGNO) meeting.

Ha ce unos años, escribió elocuentemente sobre las empresas que se benefician de la construcción de la clínica Planned Parenthood en Nueva Orleáns, y advirtió que si participaban en la construcción de la instalación, estarían participando en un mal futuro que pudiera ocurrir allí.

A f ew years ago, you wrote eloquently about businesses profiting off the construction of the Planned Parenthood clinic in New Orleans, and you warned that if they participated in building the facility, they would be participating in any future evil that would occur there.

Academy of Our Lady inducted students in its chapter of the National Honor Society. Pictured, front row, from left, are: senior Kristan Dufrene, Caroline DiPascal,  Madison Nguyen, sophomore Hannah Autry, juniors Alexandra Mahler, Megan Russell, sophomore Lindsey Nguyen and junior Georgette Toups.

At St. Mary’s Dominican High School, 65 students were inducted into the National Honor Society. Membership in the society is based on the four pillars of character, scholarship, leadership and service and is limited to juniors and seniors who maintain a minimum 3.75 (A) average, demonstrate volunteer or service hours, preserve an excellent record of behavior in and out of school, participate in leadership roles in co-curricular and/or community activities and have a faculty recommendation.

By Beth Donze Clarion Herald The Daughters of St. Paul will take their nationally acclaimed Christmas concert of religious sister-performed songs to New Orleans for the first time, on two dates in December.

By Christine Bordelon When a person is substituted for the statistic – 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage – that means many couples are familiar with the pain associated with the loss of a child. How couples recover and the time it takes to grieve this loss varies, but there are concrete steps to take to ease the pain, said Elizabeth Wilson, LCSW, senior therapist/clinician for the past nine years at Woman’s New Life Center in New Orleans.

By Clarion Herald staff The following is a list of programs for 3-year-olds in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, as reported to the Clarion Herald. Programs for even younger children are also listed, where applicable.

By Peter Finney Jr. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), which funds anti-poverty programs in the U.S., will be taken up at all churches of the Archdiocese of New Orleans at Masses on the weekend of Nov. 18-19.

By Shannon Eaton, R.N., B.S.N., C.F.C.P., Contributing writer Shannon Eaton, a fertility care director at the Woman’s New Life Center, 4612 S. Claiborne Ave. in New Orleans, offers the following insights about recent developments in Natural Family Planning (NFP).