CCD-Parish School of Religion Our CCD program for the 2010-2011 school year will begin on Sunday, September 25 at 9:30 A.M. The class will last till 10:20 A.M. We will only charge a nominal fee this year of $20.00 to cover the cost of the books. We will take registrations for grades 1-4.  We will also be looking for anyone who is interested in teaching in our program so that we might begin to expand to more grade levels. Please contact Phillip Bellini for more details and to Register your child for next years classes. God bless you. RCIA classes will begin on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:00 P.M. in the rectory. Classes will last till 8:30 P.M. Schedules for the year will be given out at the first class. RCIA is process by which non-baptized candidates are received into the … [Read more...]

St. Rita Parish and Lloyd and Jan Tate are sponsoring an In-Home One-on-One Marriage Preparation Training Workshop on Saturday, August 27, 2011 from 8:30a.m. – 5:30p.m. The workshop will be held in the parish Community Life Center in Harahan. This type of marriage preparation involves six – seven meetings between a married couple and an engaged couple and usually takes place in the married couple's home. Lloyd and Jan Tate, experienced marriage preparation presenters and authors, will conduct the training. The cost is $125.00 per couple, which includes two training manuals and refreshments. Please bring your own lunch; drinks will be provided. The deadline to register is August 22, 2011. For further information and to register, call (504) 738-7463. … [Read more...]

One of the very practical concerns that patients face near the end of life involves the question of feeding tubes. How can we discern whether a feeding tube is morally required? MAKING SENSE OUT OF BIOETHICSFR. TAD PACHOLCZYK, PhD Driector of Education National CaPhiladelphia The answer always depends on the particulars of a patient's situation, but there are a few broad considerations that can help in the discernment process. As a general rule, we ought to die from a disease or an ailment that claims our life, not from an action (or inaction) by someone that causes our death (for example, withholding hydration). Our death, in other words, should result from the progress of a pathological condition, not from a lack of food or water if it could have been readily offered to provide … [Read more...]

Family Life Apostolate will offer a writing workshop for persons seeking an annulment in the Catholic Church or for persons responding to an annulment. The workshops will be held at the Administration Building for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 7887 Walmsley Avenue in New Orleans. The series will be for five (5) Tuesdays, September 6, 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2011. The materials for the series cost $20.00. To register or for more information, call Family Life Apostolate, (504) 861-6243. … [Read more...]

A number of parishioners commented to me about an article from last week's “Religion” section of the Times Picayune that purported to be a balanced look at the recent upsurge in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass. The article covered Eucharistic processions and “Perpetual Adoration” chapels where the Eucharist is exposed in a Monstrance for Adoration. Unfortunately, the article contained a number of errors and biases as a result of some questionable theological opinions. I wrote the letter which follows to the Editor of the Times Picayune. I just wanted you to know that the article bothered me, too. My letter is available on nola.com … [Read more...]

The Holy Name of Jesus Adoration Chapel located in the Parish center at 6220 LaSalle Place, between Palmer Ave. and Calhoun St. Is looking for some committed Adorers, to spend some time with Jesus. Adoration is a wonderful way to develop a closer relationship with the Lord. Wouldn't you like an even closer relationship with Jesus? Please call Ernestine Springer at 895-5292 for any information that you may need. … [Read more...]

Theology on Tap is back again this summer! It is a four-week speaker and discussion series directed to the needs and experiences of young adults between the ages of 21-35, married or single.  The overall theme for this summer series is entitled “Real World Catholicism” and will be held on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the Abita Brewery Visitor Center. For more information contact Michelle Seghers 985-373-2656 or www.StPeterParish.com. June 23 - Fr. Charles Latour - "Keeping it Real"July 7 - Jason Angelette – “Caught Between Saturday Night & Sunday Morning”July 14 - Dr. John Bergsma - “Is the Old Testament Relevant Today?"July 21 – Dr. Herb and Lisa Flood - “Reeled In from the Real World" … [Read more...]

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This morning at the Vatican, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, officially declared “Blessed” the late Pope John Paul II.  The choice of the Feast of Divine Mercy, May 1, 2011 is no accident. Pope John Paul II had a deep devotion to his fellow Pole Sr. Faustina Kowalska and to the Divine Mercy devotion identified with her. In August 2002, in Lagiewniki, Poland where Sr. Faustina lived and died, John Paul II entrusted the entire world  "to Divine Mercy, to the unlimited trust in God the Merciful.” The Decree of his Beatification notes, “Since the beginning of his pontificate, in 1978, John Paul II often spoke in his homilies of the mercy of God. This became the theme of his second encyclical, Dives in Misericordia, in 1980. He was aware that modern culture and its language do not have … [Read more...]

Saturdays at 3:00pm (before the 4:00pm Vigil Mass) Sundays at 9:30am - 10:15am (before the 10:30am Mass)   … [Read more...]