Now that Lent is here, many people are deciding what to do during this Holy Season. Some people automatically say, “It’s time to give up candy, alcohol or smoking.” That’s not the true spirit of Lent. Lent is a time for change and conversion. It’s a time to move our center of gravity from selfishness to others, from self-love to love of our neighbor, from lust to love. […]
Another suit has been filed that seeks to get more efforts to restore land that is so much needed along the coast of Louisiana. […]
The first major Louisiana election of 2018 takes place on Saturday and it doesn’t appear as if Gov. John Bel Edwards is going to get involved — even though the contest is taking place in his backyard, literally and figuratively. […]
We often take things for granted. I was recently autographing my books in an out of town church and a parishioner recognized me and said, “I read your article every week in my local newspaper.” (I write for five different newspapers in our area.) My response was, “Are you familiar with my book, What a Life?” She said, “No.” […]
It’s Carnival time again, the time of year when almost anything goes that brings fun and happiness to the people who go out to watch parades, catch doubloons and join the masses in whatever type of costume suits their Mardi Gras splendor. […]
St. Anthony of the Desert was born in Coma, Lower Egypt about 251 AD. He was a man of severe austerity and personal holiness yet he lived to be over a 100-years-old. St. Athanasius wrote his biography entitled the “Life of St. Anthony” in 360. […]
It used to be when the general public got its news reports in print or over the airwaves, they were factual and did not contain opinions of the writers or commentators – only information that was already confirmed. […]
Jennifer Mertens, a high school religion teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio, wrote an article in the Jan. 12 edition of National Catholic Reporter entitled, “Eight Tips for Nurturing your Body, Mind and Spirit in 2018.” […]
Although they don’t always end up being debated inside Louisiana’s Capitol building, issues that capture the attention of hunters and anglers are constantly under review in ways both big and small, according to the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. […]
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