December 2008
We know that Catholic archdioceses throughout the country have had to close churches within their jurisdiction.
We know that the reasons for the closings are related to shifting population patterns, financial troubles and a shortage of priests.
We know that since Hurricane...
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October 2008
We need to try again.
We have wondered this about warts, colds and crabgrass, and now each time a hurricane enters the Gulf of Mexico we ask the same about the storms: “Why can’t they make them go away?”
In fact, “they” have tried. Going back as early as the 1940s, a...
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September 2008
10 great contributions
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August 2008
Being the shepherd of the Archdiocese of New Orleans is no doubt a tough job. Much of the flock has strayed, both geographically and spiritually, and many of the churches and buildings remain damaged from Hurricane Katrina, some standing in areas where parishes barely exist anymore … All of this in...
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July 2008
Imagine a tower along the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain standing 1100 feet high (37 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower). Its sleek column is decorated with art depicting New Orleans’ past and at night it shimmers with lights celebrating the town’s vibrancy. From the top, viewers (on a clear day)...
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June 2008
Here is a question to ask candidates in the race for Bill Jefferson’s Second Congressional District: If a Democrat is elected president, will you urge that Jim Letten be retained as U.S. Attorney?
Those who serve as U.S. Attorney do so at the pleasure of existing presidents. Letten, a...
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May 2008
New Orleans’ downtown area and the French Quarter are being strangled by parking regulations that are outdated and by a Parking Violations Bureau that’s predatory in its practices. For the sake of economic growth, both the regulations and the bureau need to be overhauled.
Through the...
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April 2008
Pelicans are again gliding over Lake Pontchartrain. That is especially good news, because wherever there are pelicans, that means there are fish in the water and wherever there are fish, that means the water is clean enough for them to swim in.
It was not long ago when the prospects of any...
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