Posted: January 18, 2012
I believe that we need to reconstitute our committee on social justice. This group has not been active for a while, and we some reinvigoration. Some may ask, “Why do we need such a committee when we have the St. Vincent de Paul Society?” A good question. The answer is that each ministry addresses a [...]
Read this articlePosted: January 15, 2012
As they have for over a century, the Christian Churches of the world will celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Wednesday, January 18. In the Archdiocese of New Orleans, we will celebrate the quest for Christian unity this very Wednesday at seven o’clock in the evening at St. Joseph’s Church on Tulane [...]
Read this articlePosted: January 8, 2012
The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord trumps the Solemnity of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, but it is good to remember the latter celebration. Every year on January 8, the Church in Louisiana, especially the Church of New Orleans, honors our Lady under this tittle. On January 8, 1815, a ragtag army under [...]
Read this articlePosted: January 1, 2012
“Arrogance!” “What right?” Yes, officials of the court of Pope Paul III were shocked and skeptical when Ignatius of Loyola announced the name for his religious order. These officials were unhappy about a new religious order anyway, but one with the name of “Jesus.” How could this be? After all, the other orders were the [...]
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