Clarion Herald
After several years of reflection on its ministry in an 11-state region of the southern U.S., the Southern Dominican Province of St. Martin de Porres announced Jan. 25 that Dominican friars will withdraw from St. Dominic Parish in New Orleans, beginning July 1, 2022, ending the religious order’s 98-year presence in Lakeview.
Southern Dominican Provincial Father Thomas Condon acknowledged the “very painful” decision was prompted by a review of overall ministry by the Dominicans’ former “master of the order,” Father Bruno Cadoré, who visited the province in 2016 and advised “that we needed to look at consolidating some of our ministries and communities.”
Clarion Herald
Father Ronald J. Braud, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, died Jan. 10 at Chateau de Notre Dame. He was 81 and had served for 56 years as a diocesan priest, including 20 years as a chaplain and religion teacher at Archbishop Blenk High School in Marrero.
“He was someone who was calm, cool and collected,” said Msgr. Lanaux Rareshide, the homilist at a Jan. 18 Funeral Mass who was friends with Father Braud in the Jesus Caritas Priests’ Fraternity. “He was a very pleasant fellow. In his final years, he had some pain in his life with medical problems.”
Barry Hirstius Tribute - Our Friend, Colleague, Mentor, and Champion for the Who Dat Nation
The Saints News Network writers and contributors give our tribute to Barry Hirstius. He was our friend, mentor, colleague, and brother.
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Dec 30, 2020
Barry Hirstius and his voice filled the bylines of many an article for New Orleans Saints fans to read throughout the years. You could not find a more passionate writer and champion for the New Orleans Saints and their fans than Barry Hirstius.
The Saints News Network writers and contributors give our tribute to Barry Hirstius. He was our friend, mentor, colleague, and brother.