Ash Wednesday dates back to the 11th century. Yet the tradition of receiving ashes has even earlier roots to the ancient Hebrew custom of clothing oneself in sackcloth and dusting oneself with ashes ...

"There is no more appropriate way to begin my first Clarion Herald column as your new archbishop than with these words of ...

NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist Stacy LaMorte is grateful for the patience God provides and the calmness it brings to raising her children.

NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist Charla Misse found a new Mardi Gras tradition she shared with her family this year.

As the third anniversary of the tragic carpool accident approaches – and with the passage of a state law in 2023 – the archdiocesan Department of Catholic Education and Faith Formation is observing ...

"The introduction of Gospel Music into the Catholic Church was not a hostile takeover. It was more like Pentecost with a new drum beat. As Acts 2 reminds us, when the Spirit descended, people heard ...

Another essential message presented to us as we received ashes is that we are to “Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” Scripture often equates sin with darkness – the inability to see ...

Today, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, it was announced that Pope Leo XIV formally accepted the resignation of Most Reverend ...

I get dozens of unsolicited emails a day, many of which live only as long as it takes to press the delete key. But for that split second, almost like the subliminal “Drink Coke” or “Eat Popcorn” ...

Christian Brother Michael Joseph Livaudais, a graduate of Archbishop Rummel High School who served for 47 years in religious life, died Sept. 7 at the age of 74. Brother Michael graduated in Rummel’s ...

The history of Black Catholics is not a footnote to the story of the Catholic Church. It is an essential chapter in the Church’s unfolding witness to the Gospel. From the earliest days of Christianity ...