By Ron Brocato, Sports Mount Carmel and Pope John Paul II are favored to repeat as division champions in the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA State Volleyball Tournament this weekend, while Cabrini and St. Scholastica are pointing toward a possible meeting in the semifinals.

Ready or not, the Tricentennial of the City of New Orleans is coming, followed shortly thereafter, depending upon work interruptions for rain, heat, hail, hurricanes, Mardi Gras and fried chicken festivals, by the unveiling of a nearly $1 billion new passenger terminal at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

By Christine Bordelon A procession of cheers, dance, music and pictures of black Catholic saints Nov. 4 around the Gentilly neighborhood of the Sisters of the Holy Family let a part of New Orleans know the contributions of black saints at the annual Black Saints Celebration.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Hypocrisy, like that of the scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ time, is not the only temptation that continues to plague religious communities, Pope Francis said.

Archbishop Gregory Aymond addressed thousands of educational leaders in the Archdiocese of New Orleans Nov. 6 at “A Day of Formation for Catholic School Administrators and Teachers” at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.

By Beth Donze Marc Morial was just six days into his first term as mayor of New Orleans when he received a call from his police chief: a 9-year-old named James Darby had been killed in an Uptown park, caught in the crossfire of a revenge-seeking 19-year-old who had shot into a group of Mother’s Day picnickers.

Making a Difference Remember the game of chicken? It’s a foolishly high-stakes challenge in which two drivers risking death, drive on a collision course towards each other until one of the drivers chooses to swerve away.

Night Out against Crime draws crowd The Dominican Sisters of Peace grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and organized volleyball games and a bean bag toss at their second annual Night Out Against Crime event Oct. 18 at their Marleyville/Gert Town Peace Center location at 2837 Broadway St. in New Orleans.

Kudos for article on Rep. Scalise New Orleans I’m writing you to give accolades on an excellent article about U.S. Representative Steve Scalise in the Oct. 7 edition of the Clarion Herald. Rep. Scalise has been a tremendous supporter of our efforts here at Lighthouse Louisiana (formerly Lighthouse for the Blind New Orleans) in supporting legislation which affects the jobs of many Lighthouse employees, specifically our employees who are visually impaired.

As a football coach, he was always willing to do what it took to be the best and then live with the consequences. In the 1996 prep state finals, he decided to go for two points and didn’t make it in a one-point loss to Evangel.

By Peter Finney Jr. The Archdiocese of New Orleans will celebrate National Vocations Awareness Week Nov. 5-11 with special content on NolaPriest.com in which seminarians and religious women share their vocation stories through brief videos.

Making a Difference By Tony Magliano Remember the game of chicken? It’s a foolishly high-stakes challenge in which two drivers risking death, drive on a collision course towards each other until one of the drivers chooses to swerve away.

By Christine Bordelon The annual Black Catholic Saints Celebration is scheduled for Nov. 4, beginning at 10 a.m. with a procession around the grounds of St. Mary’s Academy, 6901 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans.

By Christine Bordelon Catch a glimpse inside the life of St. Maria Soledad Torres Acosta, founder of the Servants of Mary Sisters who care and comfort the sick, at the New Orleans premiere of the award-winning family movie “Light of Soledad” Nov. 10 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Theatre, 6400 Airline Drive, Metairie.

By Peter Finney Jr. Archbishop Gregory Aymond and Lutheran Bishop Michael Rinehart commemorated the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation – as well as the sweeping signs of unity between Catholics and Lutherans since the Second Vatican Council – with a prayer service Oct. 23 at St. Louis Cathedral.

By Ron Brocato, Sports Unlike most other championship sports sanctioned by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, the volleyball championship playoffs include both public and non-public schools.

By Christine Bordelon The third annual, community-wide online Catholic giving campaign #iGive Catholic 2017 is scheduled for Nov. 28, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year, parishes, schools, ministries and nonprofits from 17 Catholic dioceses nationwide – from Helena, Montana, to Paterson, New Jersey, to Austin, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia –  are participating, an increase from six dioceses in 2016, said Josephine Everly, local president of the #iGiveCatholic campaign, established by The Catholic Foundation.

Deadline: Submissions due Thursday (10 days before each issue) calendar@clarionherald.org (504) area code unless noted Nov. 5-16 PARISHES SACRED HEART OF JESUS , River Parishes Fall Festival “Queen of Hearts Pageant,” Nov. 5, noon, Sacred Heart cafeteria.

Academy of Our Lady Robotics Team recently competed in FIRST Steamworks in the offseason Red Stick Rumble in Baton Rouge against 24 teams from Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi. Academy of Our Lady’s robotics team advanced to the quarterfinals with its home-built robot called Tonks.

Cabrini High School’s Mu Alpha Theta club hosted its third annual free Middle School Math Tournament for boys and girls Sept. 30. Students were not allowed to bring a calculator for any tests. Awards were given to students who placed first through sixth on the individual or team tests, and the top three scoring schools on the interschool test received a school trophy.