Have you ever wondered why the priests and deacons wear such funny and colorful clothes (called vestments) on the altar? Have ...

After spending years talking to parents and studying the research about the effects of social media on children, St.

For our "Feed the Hungry" monthly food campaign, in the month of November we are collecting favorite snack items to be ...

NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist Gavin Lewis encourages families to sit together for an hour a week and reconnect.

NOLA Catholic Parenting blogger/columnist Charla Misse ponders the meaning of "communion of saints" in the Apostles' Creed.

The deeply spiritual scientist and theologian Jesuit Father Teilhard de Chardin said, “Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” In our hearts, you and I long for joy, that joy to the full ...

On Nov. 18, Archbishop James F. Checchio will be formally welcomed to his new office as Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans. So, what's a coadjutor archbishop and who is Archbishop Checchio? Keep ...

In discussing it with a couple of bystanders, one offered, “I guess you just chalk it up to their being teenagers.” Another countered, “When I was growing up, even teens knew they couldn’t engage in a ...

Lisa Janusa is a mother and grandmother in New Orleans and has been a St. Dominic parishioner with her husband for 50 years.

The souls of the just are in the hands of God, and no torment shall touch them.” Though death may appear to be the end, for those who trust in God, it is the beginning of a life fully united with Him.

When a Catholic church or school is in the “drawing board” phase of construction or is undergoing a restoration, mobilizing architects and artisans who are intimately acquainted with the unique needs ...

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 ...