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Greta Thompson, lead service coordinator at Christopher Homes, Inc., recently spoke to the Clarion Herald about the needs of local seniors.

In its final saintly spotlight for school year 2020-21, Kids' Clarion honors St. Joan of Arc, the patron saint of New Orleans on her May 30 feast day.

In Deacon Thomas Bamoah's Ghanian village, there were no Catholics. But his enrollment in a Catholic school planted the seed of faith. He will be ordained a priest for the Diocese of Yendi on June 5.

Father Richard Miles was honored May 29 in advance of his approaching retirement for his 30 years of ministry as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Kenner.

Deacon Andrew Sanchez was 4,000 miles away from New Orleans in frigid Alaska – practicing as a newly minted Army dentist – when he felt the call to the priesthood.

Not many have heard of "Knights on Bikes," but these KC members from across the country gathered in New Orleans recently to share their passion for Christ and for the open road.

If you build a church along a canal in south Louisiana, some amazing things can happen, as Father Stephen Dardis of Holy Family Parish in Luling found out.

Deacon Truong Pham says the friendship of a fellow Baton Rouge seminarian bolstered him in his decision to study for the priesthood. He will be ordained for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 5.

Deacon Michael Lamy says his mother's faithful prayer and invitation to resume practicing his Catholic faith led to his eventual "reversion" and his discernment of a priestly vocation.

Archbishop Aymond reflects on the formation of the ordinands to become priests on June 5, the first post-COVID, allowing more of their families and friends to be present.

Deacon Ajani Gibson was raised in the Catholic faith at St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans, and he will return to his childhood parish after his ordination as a priest on June 5.

Deacon Daniel Dashner, 71, will be ordained to the priesthood June 5 by Archbishop Gregory Aymond. He reflects on how God called him to the altar late in life.

Even with the aches and pains of old age, Father Doug Brougher is filled with gratitude as he walks the halls of Touro Infirmary as the Catholic chaplain, going on 35 years, with a listening ear and a heavy dose of empathy.

Meet Deacon Lawrence Houston, principal of St. Joan of Arc School in New Orleans and the archdiocese’s only permanent deacon-principal. Deacon Houston recently was honored by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) for his commitment to faith formation in his school community.

On May 23 – Pentecost Sunday – 86 adults from church parishes across the Archdiocese of New Orleans received the sacrament of confirmation at St. Louis Cathedral.

Deacons Jody DiMaggio, Andy Gonzalez, Lennin Dario Arroyo Martinez, Jeffrey Merritt were ordained May 22 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans to be transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of New Orleans while Deacon Joseph Odongo was ordained for the Archdiocese of Tororo, Uganda