The common theme of the Interfaith Prayer Service in Remembrance of the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was perseverance in faith for individuals and our communities.
Archbishop Aymond and Dr. Houston offer their prayers and ask for prayers for the community following the tragic school shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
Did you know there was a time after Jesus's resurrection when Christians were persecuted for believing in Jesus Christ? Roman Emperor Constantine put an end to the persecution when he started believing, and it is his mother, St. Helena who went to Jerusalem and found the True Cross of Christ! Learn more about this great feast, celebrated on September 14!
When you walk into a church, you’ll notice two important pieces of furniture near the front: the altar and the ambo. They are two special tables where we are fed by God, not with regular food, but with something even better. Let’s take a closer look!
Many hospitals and obstetrics programs are now offering an improved alternative known as “perinatal hospice.” This approach seeks to set up a particular supportive environment within the hospital or another setting in which all the members of the family can receive the child following delivery, hold and name the newborn and fully acknowledge his or her brief, but meaningful life.
Mass is like a mystery story and there are clues all around you. It’s something amazing that you can explore. There is so much to learn and discover. Did you know that at Mass we use a special language that uses symbols to teach us about God?
As part of the upcoming exhibit at the Old Ursuline Convent Museum, the Catholic Cultural Center of New Orleans is looking for your family photos from throughout the years with everyone dressed in their Sunday Best!
When Father David Ducote is asked how the people in the pews can support his new ministry as vocations director and the seminarians, he responds without hesitation: pray.
Just in time for the Feast of the Assumption, columnist and blogger Aimee Boudreaux MacIver shares her thoughts on three pilgrimage places to honor Our Lady in New Orleans (and one of them is a Jubilee Piligrimage site with Mass at 5 p.m. on Aug. 15 (the Assumption).
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Learn more about Saint-Chapelle Studios, the architecture firm behind the design of Our Lady of the Lake's new adoration chapel to be dedicated Aug. 16.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Pillar Construction recently constructed the new adoration chapel at Our Lady of the Lake in Mandeville. Keep reading to learn more about what make Pillar unique and uniquely positioned to serve the local church.