The overloaded garbage truck that smashed into a support beam of Interstate 10 and brought New Orleans traffic to its knees for weeks before being pried loose and hauled from its comfortable perch was ...

Time is a funny thing. It’s often not until we look back at artifacts – pictures, writing, artwork – that we truly understand growth and the passage of time. The monotony of packing lunches, reminders ...

Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, a pivotal event in the history of our salvation. After completing his mission on earth, Jesus ascends into heaven – not as an act of ...

It is with great hope that I write to share with you that the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors have reached a Memorandum of Understanding to settle our ...

When I was praying through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, my spiritual director and I decided to pause for a couple of weeks during Advent so I could focus on the daily readings leading up ...

The chess team of St. Catherine of Siena School, coached by Chris McKinnie, won the Louisiana State Scholastic Chess Championships in May, led by third-grader Andrew Ochs, who captured the ...

Thirty-three seventh graders from Ursuline Academy took a field trip to the Green Project M.E.S.S. Lab (math, English, social studies and science) in New Orleans on April 29 to learn about recycling ...

Hoy, en este Quinto Domingo de Pascua, seguimos celebrando la alegría de la Resurrección de Cristo. A través de las lecturas de hoy, somos invitados a profundizar en la verdadera esencia de lo que ...

The last bell rings, the school hallway erupts like Mardi Gras, kids’ high-five each other and teachers breathe that deep “we survived” sigh. At my house, backpacks slide across the floor, and a ...

But in many ways for me, the church has been the place where my life, the family my wife and I have grown and our extended families have been marked through the sacraments – baptisms, confirmations, ...

In a world where children often have cell phones in their hands before they can read and write, the church has a particular challenge of encouraging them to embrace the meaning of the Eucharist and ...

Fifty-five men and women religious marking milestone anniversaries of ordination or religious profession attended the annual Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by Archbishop Gregory Aymond April ...