Dominican Sister Barbara E. Reid, vice president and academic dean and professor of New Testament studies at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, will deliver the annual Roppolo Lecture and workshop on “Realizing Pope Francis’ Vision for the Church” Oct. 20-21 at Schulte Hall on the campus of Notre Dame Seminary, 2929 S. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans.

It’s mid-morning before lunch, and high school students are experiencing hunger pains. What do they do? If they attend Archbishop Chapelle, the Grandparents’ Club comes to their rescue once a month with homemade and store-bought treats at a bake sale open during a 10-minute break between classes.

By Peter Finney Jr. To commemorate the tricentennial of the City of New Orleans, the Catholic Cultural Heritage Center will sponsor an exhibit, “ The Church in the Crescent: Three Hundred Years of Catholicism in New Orleans ,” beginning Oct. 14 and running through September 2019 at the Old Ursuline Convent, 1100 Chartres St., New Orleans.

Contributing to the success of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans has been the aspiration of the Council of Catholic School Cooperative Clubs (CCSCC) since it began 77 years ago. Among the oldest Catholic parents’ clubs in the nation, the CCSCC was chartered with the ecclesiastical approval of Archbishop Joseph Rummel in 1940, when most mothers stayed home to raise children and were deeply involved in their children’s elementary or high schools.

In order to provide pastoral care for the people of God in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond has made the following appointment: Rev. Emanuel Tanu, S.V.D ., as pastor of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in New Orleans, effective September 1, 2017.

By Christine Bordelon The 13th anniversary of God’s Special Children Mass was celebrated Oct. 1 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Metairie. Archbishop Gregory Aymond concelebrated with Fathers Frank Candalisa, Mike Mitchell and Raymond Igbogidi.

Whether or not one believes in global warming and climate change, the severity of recent hurricanes and rain events makes one think twice if man’s use and abuse of earth’s resources is somehow correlated.

Archbishop Hannan High School Student Council hosted the annual New Student Orientation Aug. 8 in the gym for all incoming Hawks for the 2017-18 school year. Students played games, learned the do’s and don’ts of Hannan, toured the campus, met the administration, faculty and staff and also were paired up with their Big Hawk which is a senior student who will be a mentor for the school year.

Oc tubre es conocido como el Mes del Respeto a la Vida, un tiempo cuando la Iglesia brilla una luz especial sobre los asuntos de la vida. ¿Puede decirnos más sobre eso? Respetar el Mes de la Vida es muy importante para reforzar la realidad de que nosotros como Católicos, somos las voces fuertes para la vida, desde la concepción, hasta la muerte natural.

Oc tober is known as Respect Life Month, a time when the church shines a special light on the life issues. Can you tell us more about that? Respect Life Month is very important to reinforce the reality that we as Catholics are strong voices for life from conception to natural death.

By Peter Finney Jr. From the packed upper gallery of the House of Representatives on Sept. 28, Jennifer Scalise, New Orleans restaurateur Tommy Cvitanovich and a small cohort of unpretentious life-savers watched a miracle unfold below them.

St. Scholastica Academy seniors Kate Weldon and Mackenzie Donegan enjoy lunch with their “little sis,” eighth grader Abigail Williams at the SSA’s Big Sis – Little Sis Lunch.

The Academy of the Sacred Heart installed 17 Eucharistic Ministers Aug. 25 at the school’s annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Jesuit Father Frank Reale celebrated the all-school Mass in the Nims Fine Arts Center and blessed the new ministers.

By Beth Donze When Sister Teresa Rooney was growing up in Ireland in the 1950s, she and her peers weren’t shy about showing their interest in a potential calling to the priesthood or religious life. Boys could be spotted “playing Mass” behind makeshift altars, while girls tended to take on the roles of the Catholic sisters who educated them.

The 27th Annual Greater New Orleans Rosary Congress, celebrating the centennial of Our Lady of Fatima, will be held Oct. 7-13 at St. Rita Church in Harahan, 7100 Jefferson Highway. The rosary congress, dedicated to the intention of life, reparation and peace in the city, nation and world, has been held in the Archdiocese of New Orleans since 1990.

This moment in human history has been labeled the “age of distraction.” I’ve come across the phrase in a number of articles and even recent events. At a conference for higher education teaching methods, there was a panel titled “Teaching in the Age of Distraction.” It’s not exactly a new term, and it’s not something that comes as a surprise.

On Sept. 12, the non-profit Joe and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation awarded service-learning grants totaling $270,000 to 62 area schools, among them 14 Catholic elementary and nine Catholic high schools.

By Christine Bordelon “In the care of the sick, have great tenderness in all things,” said Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Mercy Sisters in Ireland, who made it a personal mission to care for and teach poor women and children.

October is Respect Life Month, a month in which we renew and rejuvenate our efforts to protect human life from conception to natural death and promote the dignity of all persons. Beginning with Respect Life Sunday, the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, we focus on the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ new annual Respect Life Program that includes such topics as assisting abortion-minded women, conscience protection, end-of-life issues and the death penalty.

Young people should love, believe and follow their dreams, never despairing because Jesus is always with them, Pope Francis said. When life hits hard, they should try to get up again, letting others help them, and if they are bored, they should concentrate on doing good things for others, the pope said Sept. 20 during his weekly general audience.