May 2010

May 01, 2010 Issue*
16 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Permanent deacons preparing a new home & (JUMP) | page 01 & 06
When its 30-year headquarters at Notre Dame Seminary was lost after Hurricane
Katrina, the Diaconate............................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• State’s budget woes may affect dioceses & (JUMP) | page 01 & 05
Hearing “there is no money” over and over again at the state Legislature,
Danny Loar, Louisiana...............by Laura Deavers|The Catholic Commentator

• Laypersons, young and old, are coworkers in ministry | page 02
On May 2 you will confer the Order of St. Louis Medallion on more than 200
laypersons throughout the........................by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond

• Adult stem cell therapies are ethical and effective | page 02
If you’re keeping score, it’s 73-0, and counting. If that score sounds familiar,
you must be a diehard NFL.........................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Archbishop Borders dies in Baltimore at 96 | page 03
BALTIMORE (CNS) – Archbishop William D. Borders, who retired in 1989 as the
13th archbishop.....................by George P. Matysek Jr.|Catholic News Service

• Archdiocesan altar servers of year acknowledged | page 04
The Serra Clubs of the New Orleans area held a Mass, awards ceremony and
banquet April 19 at St. Rita Church in New Orleans.

• NATION / WORLD | page 07
Abp. Favalora retires, ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) | Immigration protest, PHOENIX (CNS) |
Vietnamese featured, WASHINGTON (CNS) New Chinese bishops, HOHHOT, China

• Track, softball in spotlight & (JUMP) | page 08 & 09
Winning the girls’ District 10-5A track and field championship may have felt like
old hat to Mount Carmel, but............................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Speculation will run rampant among draft pundits | page 09
This week, all the experts will opine and grade the drafts of NFL teams. Internet
chat rooms will be ablaze................................................by Ed Daniels|Sports

• ‘Culture of Life Day’ heralded at Brother Martin | page 10
On April 13, speakers discussed the preciousness of life and the need to respect
life from birth to death with.................... by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• Lessons learned after four years of college life | page 11
In a week from today, I will be a college graduate. That seems like such a
strange statement to say because................by Heather Bozant|Young Adults

• Catholicism has long legacy on island of Malta | page 12
Recalling a recent meeting with victims of sex abuse by clergy, Pope Benedict XVI reiterated his promise that the......................................by Pope Benedict XVI

• Literally speaking, in Aramaic, Jesus did die ‘for all’ | page 12
Over the years, Archbishop Hughes and I have developed a friendly relationship,
though we have disagreed on.........................by Father Louis Arceneaux, C.M.

• Word To Life | page 13
It was one of those weeks that seemed to bring one challenge after another.
First, I learned that a....................by Sharon K. Perkins|Cathoic News Service

• En Español | page 15
El 12 de abril, usted había hablado se la reconstrucción del hogar de ancianos de
Lafon de la Sagrada Familia........................Por Arzobispo Gregory M. Aymond

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May 08, 2010 Issue*
16 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Lift high the cross | page 01
A glistening, gold-leafed cross, 12 feet tall, is raised to its new perch 215 feet
above the ground at St. Stephen Church on April 28.

• Prayers offered for N.O. Mayor Landrieu | page 01
Archbishop Gregory Aymond addresses an interfaith prayer service May 3 at
St. Louis Cathedral honoring the incoming Mayor Mitch Landrieu.

• We must help those harmed by oil spill | page 02
You met on May 1 with the leaders of St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes to
offer to your prayer and support................by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond

• Katrina scar tissue reopened by menacing leak | page 02
Images are powerful and emotional. Inside St. Bernard Church last Sunday,
parishioners whose lives..............................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Regina Matrum winner is long-time retreatant | page 03
A driftwood plaque, which an Ursuline nun engraved for her years ago with the
poignant words “Many.............................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• Missal translation moving toward implementation | page 04
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – After nine years of work involving Vatican officials,
English......................by Carol Glatz and Cindy Wooden|Catholic News Service

• Daughters of Charity expand health care in N.O. | page 05
The Daughters of Charity are expanding their mission of providing primary
and preventive community......................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• St. Stephen cross fitted to the church steeple | page 06
It’s hard to miss the gleaming, gold cross now atop the steeple at St. Stephen
Church in Good Shepherd........................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• NATION / WORLD | page 07
‘Freedom rides’ for life, BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CNS) | Diverse catechists,
LAS VEGAS (CNS) | Shrine expects influx, SHANGHAI, China (CNS)

• Lady Comets overcame setbacks & (JUMP) | page 08 & 09
St. Charles Catholic’s softball team came close to winning its second state
championship in three years last.......................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• LSU baseball woes the product of injuries, losses | page 09
I think this is the appropriate time to ask, what’s wrong with LSU baseball?
And, the answer is, long term.........................................by Ed Daniels|Sports

• Young Catholic leaders receive St. Timothy Award | page 10
The CYO/Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office bestowed the St. Timothy Award
on 16 teens in the Archdiocese of New Orleans April 25 at St. Louis Cathedral.

• Oil spill will wreak havoc on wildlife of Louisiana | page 11
Of all other living creatures you shall bring two into the ark, one male and one
female, that you may keep them..................by Heather Bozant|Young Adults

• Saints’ examples should continue to inspire | page 12
Anticipating his upcoming visit to Turin, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted the lives
of two saints from the northern Italian city.....................by Pope Benedict XVI

• Don’t let scandals cost you faith | page 12
Disgust over the sex abuse scandals has led many to leave the Catholic Church.
Even before these.......................by Father John Catoir|Catholic News Service

• Word To Life | page 13
Frank was a postman and a faithful cradle Catholic. When he came into contact
with the Catholic charismatic.................by Jeff Hensley|Cathoic News Service

• Abp. Gregory: ‘High season’ for ecumenism | page 13
Despite disappointment and discouragement voiced over the slower pace of
ecumenical talks than in decades past, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory
offered his view that it is “high season” for the ecumenical movement.

• Calendar | page 14
Schools | Parishes | Events | Coming

• En Español | page 15
El 2 de mayo confirió la orden de la Medalla de St. Louis a más de 200 laicos a
lo largo de la Arquidiócesis..........................Por Arzobispo Gregory M. Aymond

• Religious get grants for Haiti | page 16
As part of the largest relief collection in the history of the Archdiocese of New
Orleans, seven religious..............by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

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May 15 2010 Issue*
16 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Waiting on the unknown | page 01
Uncertainty over how the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will affect the
livelihoods of fishing families in....................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• ‘Good Leaders, Good Shepherds’ inspires priests | page 02
You attended the recent the graduation ceremony for priests who completed
the two-year program of study...................by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond

• Brother Joe: A quiet mentor, a Katrina blessing | page 02
Hurricane Katrina robbed New Orleans of so many precious people and things
that sometimes it’s difficult to.....................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Priests assimilate new leadership & (JUMP) | page 03 & 04
Stephen Stumpf is a chief executive officer in the heavy construction business,
so he understands everything..........................by Peter Finney|Clarion Herald

• Priest jubilarians reflect on their ministry & (JUMP) | page 05 & 06
The Clarion Herald asked priests celebrating anniversaries of ordination this
year to reflect on their ministry.

• NATION / WORLD | page 07
‘No’ to trafficking, VATICAN CITY (CNS) | New Hanoi archbishop, HANOI,
Vietnam (CNS)

• Catholic athletes shine in state track meet & (JUMP) | page 08 & 09
Points came in abundance at the LHSAA track and field championships at LSU.
And among the big scorers were.....

• Not losing a daughter, but gaining a Tiger fanatic | page 09
Monday, May 10, was a landmark day in this life. One of the biggest LSU football
fanatics I know grad.......................................................by Ed Daniels|Sports

• After-prom party big hit at SCC | page 10
St. Charles Catholic High School Seniors Grant Authement and Candace McGaff
have fun arm wrestling at the school’s fifth annual After Prom party.

• Faithful must shine their light | page 11
Catholic speaker John Rick Miller said for evil to exist, it only takes good men
and women to do nothing.......................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• Pope calls for complete nuclear disarmament | page 12
Pope Benedict XVI asked world leaders to work calmly and seriously to control
the spread of nuclear weapons.......................................by Pope Benedict XVI

• Word To Life | page 13
The story of Jesus’ ascension to his Father in heaven surprisingly directs us not
divinely skyward but humanly..............by Jean Denton|Catholic News Service

• Calendar | page 14
Schools | Parishes | Events | Coming

• En Español | page 15
Usted se reunió con los líderes de la parroquia de St. Bernard y Plaquemines el
1 de mayo, para ofrecer su.........................Por Arzobispo Gregory M. Aymond

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May 15, 2010 Kids Clarion*
4 page PDF (Lengthy Download Time)

• St. Rita, N.O., students deliver paper stars & (JUMP) |page 01 & 03
Cut out of construction paper and decorated with markers, the stars made by
students at St. Rita Catholic Central..................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Don’t forget god During Your summer break | page 01
Yes, I know. As we draw near to the end of the school year, it gets more difficult
to keep our minds focused on th................by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond

• Mary, mystical rose | page 01
Seventh-grader Alyssa Storey (above) of St. Philip Neri in Metairie had the honor
of crowning her school’s statue.........................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Christian brothers student headed for national geographic bee | page 02
Sometimes an educated guess – and a little luck – are all it takes to get the right
answer. So when Anthony Stoner was asked to complete the analogy “Green .

• Knowledge of religion tested at St. Angela | page 02
Each May, St. Angela Merici sixth-graders assemble in the gym to take part in
a series of game-show-themed contests challenging their religion I.Q.

• Magazine a home for artistic expression | page 03
When students in St. Catherine of Siena’s creative writing club started
brainstorming ideas on what.............................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Jokes | page 03
Various entries

• Students sing the praises of their teachers | page 04
Various entries

• Girls’ Indoor ball champs of 2010 | page 04
The CSAL Girls’ Indoor Ball Championship was decided April 27 at
St. Dominic School.

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May 22, 2010 Issue*
20 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Our Lady of Lourdes rises from the flood & (JUMP) | page 01 & 05
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Slidell welcomed the opening of its new church
May 15 as a raised “beacon on a..............by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• St. Edward’s founding principal retires & (JUMP) | page 01 & 07
She’s been a fixture at St. Edward the Confessor School for so long, the campus memories of Sister of the Living Word................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Archdiocese to help oil spill victims with direct aid | page 02
You have authorized a special collection to be taken up at churches throughout
the Archdiocese of New Orleans.................by Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond

• Bridge House has brought men back from the dead | page 02
If ever a building’s purpose is manifested by its architecture, the new four-story
Bridge House at 4150 Earhart Blvd..............by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Exchanges put vocations on fifth-graders’ radar | page 03
When priests, brothers and sisters look back on their call to vocation, many of
them describe it as “a whisper from...................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• St. David’s evangelization is ‘good neighbor’ policy | page 04
Not more than a hundred yards from the infamous breach in the Industrial Canal
levee, elevated homes in strange.................by Peter Finney Jr.|Clarion Herald

• Cannon bids adieu to St. Anthony School, Gretna | page 06
Even though they occasionally leave her clothes smeared with ketchup, the hugs
are what Marie Cannon will miss........................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Sports seasons end with baseball short of goal | page 08
In a final effort to sweep the top two positions in every Class 5A boys’ sport, a
trio of District 10-5A baseball teams.................by Ron Brocato|Clarion Herald

• Delgado Dolphins: A ‘have-not’ with a ‘can do’ spirit | page 09
This college baseball coach has already won a post-season tournament, and this
weekend is trying to win another....................................by Ed Daniels|Sports

• NATION / WORLD | page 10
Fatima message is still important, FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) | ‘Relish’ ministry,
HERSHEY, Pa. (CNS) | Hanoi prelate retires, VATICAN CITY (CNS)

• Permanent deacons reflect on their ordained life | page 11
The Clarion Herald asked permanent deacons celebrating their 25th anniversary
of ordination this year to reflect on their ministry.

• Official | page 12
Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond announces the following appointments:
PASTOR Father Patrick Gannon, Pastor, St. Bonaventure (Avondale).

• 10 Holy Cross students place in national contest | page 14
Ten students from Holy Cross School – the most from any Holy Cross school in
the country – won prizes in the first “Project Hope” national contest.

• God got me through the challenges | page 14
There have been many obstacles in my life that I have had to overcome.
With hope I was able to get..................by Daniel Credeur|Contributing Writer

• What is God’s plan for us? Signs abound all around | page 15
God has a plan for us. This simple statement has probably followed us throughout
our entire lives. I know that.........................by Heather Bozant|Young Adults

• Giving back through Catholic education | page 15
I am currently enrolled in the Professional Laboratory Experience Program
(PLEP) in the Education.........................by Megan Ducote|Contributing writer

• Church at its truest self in works of charity | page 16
The Catholic Church is at its truest and best self in charity. Our saints not only
lived as poor people, as did.........................by Father Peter Daly| Parish Diary

• Word To Life | page 17
Just the other day I received a message via Facebook from a person I met in
1982 but had not spoken with...............by Jeff Hedglen|Cathoic News Service

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

• En Español | page 19
Asistió usted a la reciente ceremonia de graduación de los sacerdotes que
completaron el programa de dos..................Por Arzobispo Gregory M. Aymond

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May 22, 2010 Elder Outlook Issue*
24 page PDF(Lengthy Download Time*)

• Cover | page 01
Artwork.

• PACE fosters ‘successful aging,’ & (JUMP) | page 02 & 03
The way health care is delivered at PACE Greater New Orleans rejects the
idea that aging is synonymous with...................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• Octogenarian makes rosaries from Job’s Tears & (JUMP) | page 04 & 06
One would never guess that the weedy-looking, cornstalk-like plant growing
in Iris Songy’s backyard in.......................by Christine Bordelon|Clarion Herald

• Role of caregivers is not always an easy one | page 06
WASHINGTON (CNS) – People who take care of elderly or sick family members
often devote so much..................by Carol Zimmerman|Catholic News Service

• Seniors go back to work to make ends meet | page 08
WASHINGTON (CNS) – In today’s tough economy, more senior citizens are
putting off retirement................by Sheila Archambault|Catholic News Service

• Social interaction reduces risk of Alzheimer’s | page 10
Although much is not understood about Alzheimer’s disease, a novel study
that links loneliness and................................by Maureen Pratt|Guest Column

• Active at 80 – how? | page 11
I am, right now and right here, sitting on the peak of that so-called hill we
always talk about. Things could go....................by Therese borchard|Out Turn

• PACE’s Yvette Jordan ‘sews up’ award & (JUMP) | page 12 & 13
The love and respect Yvette Jordan has for the elderly is conveyed in every
stitch she sews and every missing.....................by Beth Donze|Clarion Herald

• A priest ‘saved’ my life by speaking to Mom’s heart | page 14
The day began as very ordinary, but would end in a way that could never be
forgotten: I remember...................................by Lois H. Coyne|Guest Column

• Preventing seniors from falling takes a few steps | page 15
WASHINGTON (CNS) – The Stations of the Cross that focus on Jesus fallinglikely
have special significance............by Carol Zimmermann|Catholic News Service

• More seniors crack the books, without the grades | page 16
WASHINGTON (CNS) – You’re never too old to learn could be the motto of
some students at the................by Carol Zimmermann|Catholic News Service

• Seniors brings new life to closed church & (JUMP) | page 17 & 18
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) – Although closed churches are sometimes turned into condominiums or studio.........................by Ed Langlois|Catholic News Service

• Volunteer opportunities abound for seniors & (JUMP) | page 19 & 21
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Once people retire they soon realize that there is no
shortage of volunteer................by Carol Zimmermann|Catholic News Service

• At 100, usher continues steady service to parish | page 20
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (CNS) – James H. Carrigan rose from a pew at St. James
Church, picked up a..........................by Chris Donahue|Catholic News Service

• Senior travel: Be sure to pack good walking shoes | page 22
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Don’t tell Dee Booth she can’t hike through the Himalayas
or walk the roads of...........................by Jessie Abrams|Catholic News Service

• Seniors discover a Wii bit of learning is a good thing | page 23
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Many senior citizens are learning something their
grandchildren...........................by Sheila Archambault|Catholic News Service

• Hall of Fame bowler recounts his striking career | page 24
WASHINGTON (CNS) – It was 50 years ago this June that bowler Eddie
Lubanski rolled two............................by Mark Pattison|Catholic News Service

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