Clarion Herald Staff Writer, Kim Roberts is the great, great, great niece of Saint Bertilla, on her mother’s (Mary Jo Ferrara ...

On Saturday, Oct. 11 over 100 consecrated women and men representing over 30 religious orders ministering in the Archdiocese ...

Looking squarely at these logical possibilities and unpacking some of the flawed assumptions behind physician-assisted suicide can help us avoid the most serious miscalculation of all, whereby we end ...

The above ground cemeteries of New Orleans are iconic. Rich in symbolism, the so called “Cities of the Dead” feature above ...

In every church, there is a special chair where the priest or bishop sits. This chair is called the presider’s chair. That ...

Time and again, we have faced hardship and found hope through the strength of community and faith. And so we understand, ...

NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist Phillip Garside discusses how Christian parents must draw on the father’s example ...

NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist Stacy LaMorte discusses helping your children to see their God-given strengths, not ...

Why do we pray the Our Father each week? One of the most frequently prayed prayers among Catholics and Christians of other denominations is the Our Father. For most Christians, it is one of the first ...

The presentation of the gifts marks the beginning of the second major part of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This preparation also has been traditionally called the offertory, since the ...

Part of the Eucharistic Prayer is the calling down of the Holy Spirit upon the offerings of bread and wine. This calling down of the Holy Spirit is called the Epiclesis, and the priest asks the Father ...

Dominican Father Sergio Serrano, a native of Colombia and the director of the archdiocesan Hispanic Apostolate, has witnessed more than 80 weddings since his ordination in 2007. There are many unique ...