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In front of pews filled with family, friends and parishioners from various parishes he has served in over the past few years, one young man was ordained by Archbishop Gregory Aymond to the priesthood May 31 at St. Louis Cathedral.

Father Simon Peter Engurait was named June 5 by Pope Leo XIV to be the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.

With the election of Pope Leo XIV, the church and the world had to come to grips with an unexpected, new spiritual leader, unsure of what his pontificate would mean.

El diaconado ha llegado a ser muy importante para la vida de la Iglesia. Expreso mi profunda gratitud a estos hombres y también a sus esposas, por lo que hacen juntos en el ministerio y, especialmente por el apoyo que sus esposas les brindan mientras ministran en la Iglesia.

I never gave much thought to reaching the end of a journey because I was too immersed in the trip. But it appears that I have.

I have written about this before, but when I thought about the most important topic to me as a family in my last NOLA Catholic Parenting column, it must be family dinnertime.

Junio 15, 2025 Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad Juan 16: 12-15 Queridos hermanos: hoy celebramos la Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad, el misterio central de nuestra fe cristiana. Este día nos invita a contemplar el misterio de un Dios que es Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo: tres personas en una sola esencia. No es un concepto que podamos entender completamente, pero sí es una verdad que podemos experimentar en nuestra vida cotidiana. A través de este misterio, Dios se nos revela como una comunidad de amor, unidad y relación, un modelo perfecto para nuestra vida cristiana.

The month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and I am so grateful to God for this revelation. We first learned about the Sacred Heart of Jesus through private revelations experienced by St. Mary Margaret Alacoque between 1673-1675.

The diaconate has become very important to the life of the church. I express deep gratitude to these men and also to their wives for what they do together in ministry, and especially for the support their wives give them as they minister to the church.

In reality, there are no lone rangers when it comes to explaining the mystery of a vocation to serve the church in ordained ministry or in religious life, Archbishop Gregory Aymond told the seven men he ordained June 14 to the permanent diaconate for the Archdiocese of New Orleans at St. Louis Cathedral.

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.