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9-5A track and field review by Ron Brocato

Brocato compares what is against what could be for the baseball playoffs in Louisiana.

Events in the Archdiocese of New Orleans from May 3 - June 10, 2022 Please send event announcements two weeks before each issue to [email protected].

The New Orleans Pelicans are flying high and the future looks bright.

Pope Francis urged Christians to not only support and encourage better care for the elderly, but also to transform the younger generations understanding “about life and its stages.” - CNS

Father Leon Poché, pastor of St. Matthew the Apostle Church in River Ridge, reflects on the Gospel to be proclaimed this weekend, the Third Sunday of Easter.

Pictured with Archbishop Gregory Aymond at the CYO/Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office’s Leadership Celebration held April 9 at Transfiguration of the Lord Church are (from left): St. Timothy Award recipients Ethan Cassara, Baileigh Goines, Monica Cabes, John Price and Nate Walker. - Photo by Frank J. Methe, Clarion Herald

"Father Massingale challenged everyone to play his or her role in addressing racism in the church and in culture." - Kevin Fitzpatrick

The Student Council at MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY earned a 2022 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo) award for its volunteer efforts in the community.

St. Mary's Dominican students in the Ecology and Stewardship Club and the National Art Honor Society work together to help protect the environment by painting rain barrels for the nonprofit Green Light New Orleans to distribute.

" ... Stalin’s realpolitik quip, which he is said to have used on numerous occasions when the Holy Father’s influence was raised to switch focus to the ruthlessly practical might over the ethical, moral right, fails to consider the power of the Chair of Peter." - Mark Lombard, Clarion Herald

Gayle Calamari might be small in stature, but the Catholic faith impact on children that were hers as well as those she encountered, is huge. Calamari was named this year's Regina Matrum "mother of the year" by the Council of Catholic School Cooperative Clubs.

The National Catholic Educational Association Convention in New Orleans last week held many sessions to help Catholic educators continue their mission of academic excellence with God in the mix. One session, “The State of Catholic Education,” held April 21 was a discussion on how well Catholic schools as a whole nationwide fared during the pandemic and how we need to keep the positive momentum going.

"Rise St. James" founder Sharon Lavigne will receive the prestigious Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame May 15 for her grassroots faith-based organization that has slowed, perhaps imperiled, the mammoth Formosa Plastics Group project near Donaldsonville, La.

Spanish translation of "Catholic school teachers model love of Christ" by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans' Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, the Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation, hosted of the 2022 NCEA Convention, assisted by the Office of Worship and the Council of Catholic Schools Cooperative Clubs during Easter Week.

The founder of an internet safety initiative told Catholic school teachers and administrators that social media platforms can lure children into dark places.

The vocation of Catholic education was lauded as a sacred calling by those speaking on the inaugural day of the National Catholic Educational Association’s conference in New Orleans.