"I don’t like to do the sacrificing, but I see how it makes a difference for me...But what difference could 50 days of Easter celebration make?"

Notre Dame Seminary is accepting applications now through April 13 for its lay program studies

The sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation gets a bad rap, with many people steering clear because they think it’s all about guilt and punishment, when actually the emphasis is on mercy, forgiveness, and healing. Here’s how to help your family enjoy the benefits of this sacrament more regularly.

Read on to learn more about the community outreach work of the Hispanic Apostolate.

Last week, Pope Francis established a new feast: Mary, Mother of the Church to be celebrated the Monday after Pentecost. In the Vatican decree making the announcement it read, “She became the tender Mother of the Church which Christ begot on the cross, handing on the Spirit."

Looking ahead to Good Friday, if you, your friends and family make the pilgrimage of the nine churches there will be something extra special to greet pilgrims to St. Alphonsus this year.

From the football playbook to the Liturgy of the Hours; Grant Aasen shares his witness of choosing “the greater glory” at last week’s Men’s Morning of Spirituality

Cemeteries in New Orleans going back to just after the city’s founding 300 years ago have carried clues about the society and the city’s living and health conditions, and they have played an important role in its history.

On February 17-18, the Archdiocese of New Orleans was the first to launch the program to alert their 510,000 Catholics about the harm posed by pornography and provide them with the right tools.

All schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans have been asked to simultaneously hold 17 minutes of prayer – one minute for each victim of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida – March 14 at 10 a.m. The prayer dedication will begin with a rosary, followed by the archdiocesan prayer against violence, murder and racism – a prayer that is recited aloud by Catholics at every Mass.

Archbishop Aymond talks about the success of the Evenings of Confession on Wednesday evenings in Lent and offers practical and spiritual guidance for those seeking the sacrament.

Several journalism students from Holy Rosary High School (New Orleans) visited the Clarion offices last week, and reporter Christine Bordelon had the opportunity to ask them about recent gun violence and school shootings. Their responses and reactions may surprise you!

St. Joseph Day is March 19

Escape the #FridayFishFry frenzy with some authentic Indian flavors (minus the meat, of course) courtesy of St. Pius X Catholic Church and School parishioner Karen Fernandes.

Watch the recorded live stream of local architect Robert Cangelosi's presentation about the history and significance of the Catholic Churches, past and present, that grace the skyline of New Orleans

The history of Catholic faith in St. Bernard Parish can be traced to the king of Spain, who sent Canary Islanders, in several waves, to Louisiana beginning in 1778. These “Isleños” established St. Bernard Catholic Church at the first settlement, said Tony Fernandez Jr., a parishioner whose heritage stems from early settler Felix Marrero.