Past Issues 2008

December 06, 2008 Issue*
20 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Healing For Those In Need & (JUMP) | page 01 & 03
Faith sometimes works in ways not always evident instantly but that become
clear upon later reflection........................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• Pope Plans Holy Land Trip In 2009 & (JUMP) | page 01 & 03
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican has confirmed tentative plans for Pope
Benedict XVI to visit the........................by John Thavis|Catholic News Service

• Report From Baltimore | page 02
The top story emanating from the Catholic Bishops’ meeting in Baltimore had to
be the presidential statement of.....................by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes

• Your Problems May Be Big, But God Is Bigger | page 02
If Rome is Mecca for Catholics, then there’s no doubt Cathy and Ken Reason of
Harvey celebrated a mountaintop................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Twenty-Three To Be Ordained Permanent Deacons | (JUMP) & (JUMP)
page 04, 05 & 06
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes will ordain 23 men to the permanent diaconate for
the Archdiocese of New Orleans Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Cathedral.

• Official | page 06
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes announces the following appointments.....

• ‘JustFaith’ Program Set To Kick Off In January | page 06
The Office of Justice and Peace of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will launch a
30-week formation program called “JustFaith”.

• New Administration Urged To Protect Life Of Unborn | page 08
“If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders labor;..................
..by Cardinal Francis E. George|President, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

• NATION / WORLD | page 09
Texas life pilgrimage, HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CNS) | Overseas aid needed,
WASHINGTON (CNS) | Papal-inspired songs, VATICAN CITY (CNS)

• ‘True’ Ratings Place Texas Far Ahead Of ’Bama | page 10
I have never been fond of the way the NCAA selects the team it wants to play for
the championship of college football...............by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Abp. Shaw In 4A semifinals | page 10
As a football team, Archbishop Shaw is playing with an attitude – a winning attitude...........................................................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• A Wish For Benson To Make Our Holidays Merrier | page 11
Dear Tom (Benson), As the holiday season approaches, your Saints are in a
familiar position. For the.................................................by Ed Daniels|Sports

• CYO Title Game Set For Dec. 6 | page 11
For the 56th year, the Catholic Youth Organization will stage its boys’ basketball tournament this week......................................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Archbishop Asks Support For Retired Religious Collection | page 12
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: On December 13 and 14, 2008, we once
again appeal to you for your assistance in helping our aging religious.

• Real Faith Must Be Translated Into Love, Care For Poor | page 13
If Christian faith is not translated into love and concrete help for the poor, it
is not real faith, Pope Benedict XVI said..........................by Pope Benedict XVI

• Word To Life | page 13
Paul was 70 years old before he heard the voice crying out in the wilderness.
He had been a good Catholic................by Jean Denton|Catholic News Service

• Readers Respond & (JUMP) & (JUMP) | page 14 & 15 & 16
Editor’s note: Because of the large number of letters received over the last two
weeks on the presidential election and the issue of abortion, the Clarion Herald
reprints many of them here.

• Parishes Punt On Gospel For Children’s Christmas Mass | page 16
Every Christmas, like many parishes, we have a dilemma on Christmas Eve.
What should we do with the.........................by Father Peter Daly|Parish Diary

• New Orleans Area Women Religious Awarded Grants | page 17
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Catholic Charities USA has awarded more than $2 million
to congregations of women religious based in the New Orleans area.

• Father Peyton Cause Moves To Next Phase | page 17
BALTIMORE (CNS) – Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien of Baltimore Nov. 20 presided
over the opening of a new phase in the sainthood cause for Holy Cross Father
Patrick Peyton.

• Calendar | page 18
Meetings | Parishes | Schools | Events

• Don't Miss | page 18
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Nativity of our Lord Christmas Concerts.

• En Español | page 19
La noticia principal de la reunión de los Obispos Católicos en Baltimore fue sin
duda la declaración..........................................Por Arzobispo Alfred C. Hughes

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December 13, 2008 Issue*
16 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Abp. Hughes Presents Delille Bio To Pope & (JUMP) | page 01 & 06
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes took another step in the Vatican’s exacting process
for the possible beatification........................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Passion For Serving Others, Serving At Lord’s Altar & (JUMP) | page 01 & 06
With an elevator serving its school, pew cutouts to accommodate wheelchairs
and gently sloping ramps lead............................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• The World Synod on the Word of God | page 02
During October the World Synod of Bishops on the Word of God took place in Rome.
A rather rem..................................................by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes

• Oldest CCSCC Member Learned Economics Hard Way | page 02
Grace McAdam was 17 in 1929 when the Great Depression hit, so the news last
week that the multimillionaire CE................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Dec. 12 Feast Day For Guadalupe Commemorated | page 03
Five years ago, St. Margaret Mary Deacon Carlos Ramirez thought it important to celebrate the feast day of........................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• Celebration Planned | page 03
Other Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrations throughout the archdiocese include.

• Tabernacle Stolen From St. Gabriel The Archangel | page 04
In post-Katrina New Orleans, copper thieves have made a tidy living ripping out
pipes, gutters and wiring..................................by Peter Finney|Clarion Herald

• Hofinger Catechetical Conference Set Jan. 16-17 | page 05
The 29th annual Johannes Hofinger Conference for Catholic religious educators, sponsored by the Office of Religious Education of the Archdiocese of New Orleans,
will be held Jan. 16-17, 2009, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel.

• Official | page 05
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes announces the following appointments:

• CYO Games Showed Catholic League Up For Grabs & (JUMP) | page 08 & 09
I usually gauge the strengths of Catholic League basketball teams by their
performances in the first big.............................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Eagles Fly Into Third Straight Finals | page 08
Coach Scott Bairnsfather and his Archbishop Shaw football team will compete
for the Class 4A championship..........................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Countdown To ’09 Prep Football Season Now Begins | page 09
Sunday, Dec. 14, will be a most joyous day for my wife. Robin Daniels will
wake up this morning and..............................................by Ed Daniels|Sports

• Students Restore Wetlands | page 10
Recently, Archbishop Chapelle High School teamed up with Louisiana State
University’s Coastal Roots Program............by Molly Smith|Contributing Writer

• God Has Given World Power To Overcome Evil, Sin | page 12
Evil and sin are not irremediable facts of human nature; they can be overcome
with the redemptive power of Christ...............................by Pope Benedict XVI

• St. Paul’s Writings Part Of Everyday Expressions | page 12
St. Paul the Apostle’s writings and ministry have a daily impact on people almost
2,000 years later and “an ocean away,” and the Pauline year is not long enough
to fully appreciate his legacy, Archbishop Demetrios told an audience in Huntington.

• Word To Life | page 13
Jesuit Father Hubert Schiffer led quite a varied life as a priest. But his survival of
the 1945 atomic bomb..........................by Jeff Hensley|Cathoic News Service

• Calendar | page 14
Parishes | Events

• En Español | page 15
Durante el mes de octubre se celebró en Roma el Sínodo Mundial de Obispos
sobre la Palabra de Dios. Hubo diez..................Por Arzobispo Alfred C. Hughes

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December 13, 2008 Mass Schedule*
12 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Cover | page 01
Cover Art.

• Churches In New Orleans | page 02
ALL SAINTS
BLESSED FRANCIS XAVIER SEELOS
BLESSED SACRAMENT-ST. JOAN OF ARC
BLESSED TRINITY
CENTER OF JESUS THE LORD
CORPUS CHRISTI-EPIPHANY
GOOD SHEPHERD
HOLY NAME OF JESUS
HOLY NAME OF MARY
HOLY SPIRIT
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
MARY, QUEEN OF VIETNAM
MATER DOLOROSA
NATIONAL SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

• Churches In New Orleans | page 03
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL
OUR LADY OF LA VANG
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY
OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA
RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD
ST ALPHONSUS
ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
ST. AUGUSTINE

• Churches In New Orleans | page 04
ST. DAVID
ST. DOMINIC
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
ST. GABRIEL THE ARCHANGEL
ST. HENRY
ST. JAMES MAJOR
ST. JOAN OF ARC
ST. JOSEPH - TULANE AVE.
ST. JOSEPH - ALGIERS
ST. JULIAN EYMARD
ST. KATHARINE DREXEL
ST. LOUIS CATHEDRAL
ST. MARIA GORETTI
ST. MARY OF THE ANGELS
ST. MARY’S ASSUMPTION
ST. MARY’S CHAPEL
ST. MATTHIAS
ST. PATRICK

• Churches In and Outside New Orleans | page 05
Churches in New Orleans: (CONTINUE)
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE
ST. PETER CLAVER
ST. PIUS X
ST. RAYMOND-ST. LEO THE GREAT
ST. RITA
ST. STEPHEN
TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD

Churches outside New Orleans:
ABITA SPRINGS:
ST. JANE DE CHANTAL
ST. MARK
AVONDALE:
ASSUMPTION OF MARY
ST. BONAVENTURE
BELLE CHASSE:
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
BOGALUSA:
ANNUNCIATION
BRAITHWAITE - ASSUMPTION
BRIDGE CITY:
HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS

• Churches 0utside New Orleans | page 06
BUSH:
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
CHALMETTE:
OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR
COVINGTON:
MOST HOLY TRINITY
ST. PETER
CROWN POINT:
ST. PIUS X
DES ALLEMANDS:
ST. GERTRUDE
DESTREHAN:
ST. CHARLES BORROMEO
EDGARD:
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
FOLSOM:
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
FRANKLINTON:
HOLY FAMILY
GARYVILLE:
ST. HUBERT
GRETNA:
ST. ANTHONY
ST. CLETUS
ST. JOSEPH
HAHNVILLE:
OUR LADY OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY
HARAHAN:
ST. RITA
HARVEY:
INFANT OF JESUS OF PRAGUE

• Churches 0utside New Orleans | page 08
HARVEY: (CONTINUE)
ST. JOHN BOSCO
ST. MARTHA
ST. ROSALIE
JEFFERSON:
ST. AGNES
KENNER:
NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON
ST. JEROME
LACOMBE:
SACRED HEART
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS
LAFITTE:
ST. ANTHONY
LaPLACE:
ASCENSION OF OUR LORD
ST. JOAN OF ARC

• Churches 0utside New Orleans | page 09
LaPLACE: (CONTINUE)
LULING HOLY FAMILY
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
MADISONVILLE:
ST. ANSELM
MANDEVILLE:
MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE
MARRERO:
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
ST. AGNES LE THI THANH
ST. JOACHIM
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER
VISITATION OF OUR LADY
METAIRIE:
OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
ST. ANGELA MERICI
ST. ANN
ST. BENILDE
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

• Churches 0utside New Orleans | page 10
METAIRIE: (CONTINUE)
ST. CHRISTOPHER THE MARTYR
ST. CLEMENT OF ROME
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER
ST. LOUIS KING OF FRANCE
ST. MARY MAGDALEN
ST. PHILIP NERI
NORCO:
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
PARADIS:
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
PEARL RIVER:
STS. PETER AND PAUL
PORT SULPHUR:
ST. PATRICKRESERVE
RESERVE:
OUR LADY OF GRACE

• Churches 0utside New Orleans | page 11
RESERVE: (CONTINUE)
ST. PETER
RIVER RIDGE:
ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE
ST. BENEDICT:
ST. BENEDICT
ST. JOSEPH ABBEY CHURCH
ST. BERNARD:
ST. BERNARD
SLIDELL:
OUR LADY OF LOURDES
ST. GENEVIEVE
ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST
ST. MARGARET MARY
TERRYTOWN:
CHRIST THE KING
WAGGAMAN:
OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS
WESTWEGO:
OUR LADY OF PROMPT
VIOLET:
OUR LADY OF LOURDES

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December 20, 2008 Issue*
20 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Let It Snow, Let It Snow In N.O. | page 01
New Orleans jazz trumpeter, singer and composer Kermit Ruffins, right,
took advantage of the earliest recorded snowfall in New Orleans history.

• Congressman-Elect Cao Receives Star Treatment & (JUMP) | page 01 & 07
If last week’s whirlwind tour of Capitol Hill was any indication, Anh “Joseph”
Cao knows he will be in for the....................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Christmas 2008 | page 02
Each Christmas we celebrate the most pivotal birth in all human history
– the birth of the Son of God...........................by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes

• Family, Faith Will Provide ‘Treasure’ At Christmas | page 02
Every church parish has had a DNA couple like Phillip (Bogy) Boogaerts and his
wife Meg, salt-of-the-earth..........................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Twenty-Three Permanent Deacons Ordained For N.O. | page 03
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes ordained 23 men to the permanent diaconate
Dec.13 at St. Louis Cathedral.

• Pope: Shortsighted Policies, Unjust Structures Demand Overhaul | page 03
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Building peace and eradicating poverty demand an
overhaul of shortsighted..........................by Carol Glatz|Catholic News Service

• Christmas Masses Set For Downtown Churches | page 04
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has announced schedules of Masses at
business district churches for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

• Ursulines’ Perseverance A Proud Educational Legacy | page 05
In her school’s newly renovated auditorium, Ursuline president Gretchen Kane
thanked Ursuline educators from.................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Cardinal Avery Dulles Dies At 90 | page 06
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Cardinal Avery Dulles, a Jesuit theologian who was made
a cardinal in 2001, died Dec. 12 at the Jesuit infirmary in New York.

• Ursuline Sister Regina To Celebrate Jubilee | page 06
Ursuline Sister Regina Marie Fronmuller, a Catholic Central Schools coordinator
for art education, will celebrate her golden jubilee of religious profession Jan. 4.

• Father Caballero Dies At 96 | page 07
Father Lloyd L. Caballero, a priest of the Diocese of Baton Rouge who also
served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, died Dec. 11 in Baton Rouge.

• Vatican issues Sweeping Document On Bioethics | page 08
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – A new Vatican document warned that certain recent developments in stem-cell.......................by John Thavis|Catholic New Service

• NATION / WORLD | page 09
Pope urges students to read St. Paul, VATICAN CITY (CNS) | School summit,
BALTIMORE (CNS) | Presidential medalists, WASHINGTON (CNS)

• Bott’s Courage An Inspiration & (JUMP) | page 10 & 27
When Louisiana High School Athletic Association Commissioner Tommy
Henry retired last fall, a group of.......................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Eagles Land In Runner-Up Spot Again & (JUMP) | page 10 & 27
There is a sound reason why a coach doesn’t like to play a second game against
an opponent his team has already.....................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Real Classic Stories Have Little To Do With Football | page 27
I learned much at this year’s Superdome Classic. And, it had nothing to do
with football..................................................................by Ed Daniels|Sports

• Sister Helen Prejean speaks at De La Salle High | page 28
Congregation of St. Joseph Sister Helen Prejean, the author of “Dead Man
Walking,” spoke at De La Salle High School earlier this month.

• Keep Christ In Christmas Contest Winners | page 30
Various entries. (Cilluffa, AINSWORTH, DUHON)

• Keep Christ In Christmas Winners | page 31
Various entries. (STAGNI, Martin, JUAREZ)

• Faith Comes From Being In A Relationship With God | page 32
Faith does not happen with a solitary reading of Scripture, it comes from being
in a relationship with God and........................................by Pope Benedict XVI

• Human Rights Document Preserves Human Dignity | page 32
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) – The U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
provides a way to “rediscover the true significance of the person”.

• Word To Life | page 33
For the second time, we’re getting ready to put a house on the market, which
usually means going over.............by Sharon K. Perkins|Catholic News Service

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December 20, 2008 Issue Bridal Registry*
16 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Frequently Asked Questions & (JUMP) | page 11 & 12
How do I know if I’m ready to marry?

• Money Talks For Newlyweds | page 13
(NAPS) – Two out of three married couples consider money a major
source of potential conflicts in their marriages.

• ‘The Catholic Wedding Book, A Complete Guidebook’ | page 14
Anyone who ever helped plan a Catholic wedding will recognize quickly that the
many questions................... by By Molly K. Hans and Father William C. Graha

• Attending To Small Details Makes All The Difference | page 15
(NAPS) – When the warm weather around, so begins another familiar time
of year: wedding season!

• What Celebrities Are Saying Yes To | page 16
(NAPS) – Eva Longoria Parker, Stacy “Fergie” Ferguson, Jessica Alba, Ellen
Pompeo, Katherine Heigl. It almost appears that all of young Hollywood has fallen in love.

• Should We Live Together? & (JUMP) | page 17 & 18
Cohabitation is replacing marriage as the first living together experience for
young men and women.

• Creative Budget Tips For Weddings | page 18
(NAPS) – There’s good news for brides and grooms. Experts say it’s possible to
have a wedding to remember without breaking the bank.

• ‘Christian Marriage: The New Challenge’ | page 19
Why do some marriages make it, while others don’t? In “Christian Marriage, The
New Challenge,”............by David M. Thomas|Paperback, Liturgical Press, 2007

• Can Dating Web Sites Really Help & (JUMP) | page 20 & 21
With almost 20 percent of the U. S. population having at least one online
dating profile............by Jason King|Chairman, St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA

• Couples Get Creative In Marriage | page 22
(NAPS) – Renting a costly message-plastered blimp to fly over a sports stadium
is out, and creativity is definitely in when it comes to marriage proposals.s.

• Finding True Love Sometimes In The Least Expected Places | page 23
I never imagined that buying a dwarf pine tree would lead to finding the love of my life.

• ‘The Good-for-You Marriage’ | page 24
“Despite all the half-joking complaints that our spouses drive us crazy, the truth
is that they help keep us sane,”........ by Cliff Isaacson and Meg Schneider|Adams Media

• Financial Crisis Affecting Marriages | page 25
The global financial crisis is taking a toll on married couples and their families.
The strong correlation between economics and marriage and the well-being.

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December 20, 2008 Kids Clarion*
4 page PDF (Lengthy Download Time)

• 3rd Graders Are Loyal Correspondents & (JUMP) |page 01 & 03
If there were a “Recycling Olympics,” Marianite Sister Annette Baxley would have
a good shot at the gold in the..............................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Christmas Tree Has Early Catholic Roots | page 01
Do you have any idea why we decorate a tree at Christmas? The origin of the
Christmas tree lies in an obscure.....................by Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes

• Students Sum Up Their Love For God | page 2
Various entries.

• Walking In Christ’s Footsteps | page 2
Holy Ghost fifth-grader D’Aryn Thomas displays her project, “Put on the
Armor of God,” at her school’s annual religion fair Nov. 13.

• Dear Soldier... | page 3
On command, the third-graders in Adaline Rutherford’s St. Peter, Covington,
homeroom will perform a dance they................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Ring In The Joy! | page 3
The choir from Chalmette’s Our Lady of Prompt Succor Central School brought
a dose of pre-Christmas cheer to the lobby of the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Dec. 15.

• Lions Club Screenings Go High Tech With New Camera | page 3
On Nov. 13, James Fuentes, a volunteer with the Louisiana Lions Eye Foundation’s CubSight Program, went to...............................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• You Review | page 4
Various Entries

• Jokes | page 4
Various Entries

• First On Ferris! | page 4
On Nov. 12, 40 lucky Christian Brothers students had the distinction of being
the first riders of City Park Amusements’ sparkling new Ferris Wheel.

• A Cornucopia Of Thanks | page 4
It is a tradition for students in St. Philip Neri’s pre-K4 classes to dress in Native
American garb to give thanks.

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