St. Thomas More Feast Day Mass, June 21, 2018

The St. Thomas More Feast Day Mass was held on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 6:30 PM in the chapel of Notre Dame Seminary, 2901 S. Carrollton Ave, New Orleans.  The Mass was followed by a reception, short annual meeting, and CLE presentation.  The 2018 Evangeline Award was presented to Joseph A. Barreca for his years of selfless service. Many thanks to our CLE presenter, Meghan Harwell Bitoun of the Capital Defense Project of Southeast Louisiana.  Ms. Bitoun presented "I Want to Serve." The programs dealt with the exclusion from the jury pool of those who oppose the death penalty.  

Red Mass, October 1, 2018

The annual Red Mass will be held on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 9:30 AM at St. Louis Cathedral, with a reception afterward at a place yet to be determined.  Fr. Paul Scalia, son of former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, will be the homilist.  Father Scalia grew up in the Diocese of Arlington and attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.  He then studied theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome.  Since his ordination in 1996 he has served as parochial vicar at several parishes and as pastor of Saint John the Beloved in McLean.  He currently serves as the Episcopal Vicar for Clergy.  He has written for various publications and is a frequent speaker on matters of faith and doctrine.  Father Scalia's first book, That Nothing May Be Lost: Reflections on Catholic Doctrine and Devotion, was published by Ignatius Press in 2017.