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Soap making with environmental awareness at MCA

Published on Friday, 19 May 2017 10:28 |

Written by Christine Bordelon |

Mount Carmel Academy art teacher Bridget Gillane’s passion for using and making natural bath products has bubbled over into a soap-making project with students in two extracurricular clubs on campus.

‘Calling All 5th Graders’ gets a 21-T-shirt-gun salute

Published on Thursday, 18 May 2017 04:00 |

Written by Beth Donze |

While God is many things – including humankind’s all-powerful and ever-forgiving creator –there is one divine characteristic that sometimes gets forgotten by young and old alike.

God is surprising, said Father Peter Finney, administrator of St. Rita Parish in New Orleans, especially when he reveals how we might use our gifts and unveil ones we might not have even realized we possessed.

‘Old school’ Wilson to retire

Published on Friday, 19 May 2017 07:00 |

Written by Ron Brocato |

He learned to play the game of football under one of the most demanding head coaches imaginable.

ASH seniors learn to operate their own business

Published on Friday, 19 May 2017 00:00 |

Written by Christine Bordelon |

Presenting a business plan to judges April 26 marked the culmination of the year-long math elective “Financial Literacy” for six Academy of the Sacred Heart seniors.

PACE expands its service footprint for senior care

Published on Thursday, 18 May 2017 00:00 |

Written by Christine Bordelon |

Elderly residents who live in parts of Jefferson Parish, including Kenner, Jefferson, River Ridge, the West Bank neighborhoods of Gretna, Lafitte and Marrero and Orleans, St. Bernard and Plaquemines civil parishes, can now access comprehensive health care services through PACE Greater New Orleans, a ministry of Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans.