God gives his children a wonderful “playground” to enjoy during their earthly lives, complete with “fencing” to keep them safe, secure and deeply happy.

Jamie Centner, who entered the Catholic Church last year at St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metairie, was a freshman at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999, when two teenagers, Columbine High School in Littletond, perpetrated a horrific mass shooting that killed 13 people and wounded more than 20.

In New Orleans, we have a unique tradition of procession and pilgrimage on Good Friday in the Nine Churches walk.

As a youngster growing up in Houston, Religious of the Sacred Heart Sister Jan Dunn was always welcomed into the kitchen to watch her grandmother’s housekeeper prepare meals.

In the pre-Google map days, Mike Orkus was doing what any veteran Catholic school educator does in fulfilling the “other duties” section of his job description.

The vocation of marriage promises great things: unity, companionship, adventure, beauty, deep intimacy, joy, gratitude. But, are our brains prepared to handle it these days?