For the past decade, Louisiana Division I high school volleyball has been dominated by just two schools: Dominican and Mount Carmel of District 8-I.

Nothing helps steady back-to-school jitters more than a blessing from a parish priest or deacon during the first week of classes.

Over the years, high school band director Michael Orkus noticed that not many middle schools offered band programs. He thought middle school students could benefit from a band program that was available across the archdiocese.

For the last five years, the Louisiana Children’s Museum has carved an imposing niche amid the moss-covered oaks, towering magnolias and peaceful lagoons of City Park after having resided for more than 30 years on Julia Street in New Orleans.

Those who have seen Charles Barkley on television realize the loquacious NBA Hall of Famer seldom is at a loss for words.

Queridos hermanos: El domingo pasado vimos cómo Jesús iba recorriendo Galilea “haciendo el bien”, o sea predicando la Buena Nueva, haciendo curaciones, etc.

The St. Louis IX Art Society and St. Joseph Abbey are collaborating to screen “A Place at the Table: African-Americans on the Path to Sainthood,” a film directed by David Michael Warren that shines a light on six African-American men and women on a path to become the first African-American saints.

Pope Francis receives a gift from a child in traditional dress during his visit to the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8. - CNS Photo / Vatican Media

Knowing from first-hand experience that special-needs children can present unique challenges to parents while attending Mass, U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey and his wife Joy set out to find a way for families to participate fully in Mass.

Events in the Archdiocese from September 14 to October 25, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: September 28, 2024

Each of us has moaned at some point about receiving a jury duty notice, compelling, under the force of law, our appearance as potential jurors.

As Catholics and Americans, we are blessed to be able to participate in our nation’s political and public life.

... there’s no better time to begin than now, during this “Season of Creation” which runs from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4 – the feast of St. Francis of Assisi patron saint of ecology ... to shore up every single link of the Creator’s good and wonderful creation.

“Sin, however, should not distract us from the commitment of realizing, as far as we are able and each in their own environment, this sublime vocation of being the good fragrance of Christ in the world.”

Queridos hermanos: El pueblo de Israel pensaba que con el solo cumplimiento externo de la ley, podrían salvarse. Nada les decía lo que tenían en su interior, en su corazón, en sus actitudes…

"E​ach of us is called to holiness. Each of us has a unique vocation … or combination of vocations. A special purpose according to God’s design."

Many individuals use the term “separation of church and state” to keep religion out of politics.

Events in the Archdiocese from September 6 to October 18, 2024. Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to calendar@clarionherald.org NEXT ISSUE: September 14, 2024

One of the most cherished bits of advice we have received from St. Jeanne Jugan involves the Eucharist.