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Ready to explore the transformative power of a single decision? Dive into Pastor Chris Lodriguss's compelling message, "Cast Your Nets: Fisherman to Disciples," originally delivered at The Tabernacle Church in St. Bernard Parish.This insightful sermon unpacks the pivotal moment in Luke chapter 5, where Jesus calls ordinary fishermen to become His disciples. You'll discover how one act of obedience, despite doubt and inconvenience ("We worked hard all night and didn't catch a thing. But if you say so, I will let the nets down again"), can lead to a radical shift in identity and purpose.Pastor Chris delves into:The significance of Peter's decision to cast his nets again at Jesus's command, highlighting the power of saying "yes" to God.The concept of moving from a "fisherman identity" based on earthly work to a new identity rooted in Christ. As Pastor Chris explains, before Christ, we are known for what we do, but the new identity is about being known for whose we are.How God can use your existing skills and passions for His kingdom. Just as Jesus told the fishermen, "From now on, you'll be fishing for people", God wants to use what you are already proficient at.The crucial elements of believing and trusting in Jesus, even when His instructions seem counterintuitive or inconvenient. The message emphasizes that obedience to Jesus, not our own understanding, brings fulfillment.The call to follow Jesus's example of bringing good news to the poor and freedom to the captives. The same spirit that was on Jesus is also on you.This powerful sermon will inspire you to consider the decisions you're making and how a simple act of obedience to God's prompting can unlock new levels of provision, purpose, and anointing in your life. Don't miss this engaging audio exploration of faith, obedience, and the life-changing impact of one decision.Listen now to "Cast Your Nets: Fisherman to Disciples" and be encouraged to cast your own net of faith! #PastorChrisLodriguss #TheTabernacleChurch #Sermon #Christian #Faith #Obedience #Decision #Purpose #IdentityInChrist #Luke5 #Inspiration #Motivation #SpiritualGrowth

Chris Burns from Bethany Church NOLA delivers a powerful sermon at The Tabernacle Church in St. Bernard Parish about trusting God's timing and avoiding the "Ishmael" trap of forcing things in our own strength. Using the stories of Abraham, David, and Jesus, Pastor Chris emphasizes that what we become while waiting is more important than the promise itself. Learn how to recognize and resist the temptation to take shortcuts and discover how God uses testing to prepare us for something greater than we can imagine. If you're feeling weary, discouraged, or like you've missed God's path, this message will ignite your hope and help you cling to His promises.

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Join Austin Young with his longtime friend and award-winning filmmaker, Keefer Estebes. Keefer's 2007 indie flick, "Katrina's Unknown Victims," bagged the "Best Researched" award at the New York Independent International Film and Video Festival. Now, Keef's back with even more behind-the-scenes dirt on his career, a sneak peek into his latest doc, and his secret sauce for staying fit and healthy in the cutthroat world of filmmaking.What's on the Menu?Keefer Esteves Career: Discover how Keefer's journey in filmmaking began and learn about his work on shows like Street Outlaws.Documentary Insights: Get a sneak peek into Keefer's new documentary about surviving COVID-19 in the film industry.Industry Changes: Hear about the challenges and adaptations filmmakers faced during the pandemic.Wellness Tips: Learn about Keefer's health regimen, including cryotherapy and other wellness practices.Hurricane Katrina: Revisit the devastating Hurricane Katrina and Keefer's personal experience covering the aftermath.Don't miss this episode! It's packed with laughs, insights, and a whole lot of awesome music.Host:Austin Young Guest:Keefer EstevesTrailer for Never Forgotten - Hurricane Katrina's Unknown Victims, St. Bernard Parish, LouisianaMusic By:Ducado Vega - HellaDezi 5 - Pick Up Your PhoneThe Two Watts - Russian WarshipToxic Madness - I'm HardcoreFlip & The Combined Effort - This Could Of Been A Email *DISCLAIMER: I hereby declare that I do not own the rights to this music/song. All rights belong to the owner. No Copyright Infringement Intended. All bands have given permission to use their music.* 

This hour, Mike Detillier speaks with John Rahaim, Director of Homeland Security for St. Bernard Parish, Tim Acosta, Director of Marketing for Rouses, and Scooter Heap, State licensed arborist with Zeigler Tree Removal, about the aftermath of Hurricane Francine. Then, Allen Waddell, co-host of the All-State Sugar Bowl Prep Football Roundup, joins the show to talk about which teams are still playing this week.

Tommy and Newell are joined by Louis Pomes, President of St. Bernard Parish, to discuss the flooding and rainfall seen around St. Bernard Parish, total number of homes out of power, and how are the lift stations fairing

Scoot speaks with Louis Pomes, President of St. Bernard Parish about Hurricane Francine. 

On today's show, Scoot talks to Jacob Pucheu, PIO for Louisiana State Police Troop B,  Kelli Chandler, Regional Director of Flood Protection Authority East,   Roberto Baltodano, FEMA spokesman, Mike Cooper, President of St. Tammany Parish, Jimmy Broussard, St Mary Parish Director of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, Payton Malone, WWL-TV meteorologist, Eric Deroche, Director of St. James Parish Emergency Preparedness, Pete Dufresne, St James Parish President, Nic Hunter, Mayor of Lake Charles,  Matt Jewell, President of St. Charles,  Louis Pomes, President of St. Bernard Parish, and Robby Miller, President of Tangipahoa Parish    

With ugly weather ahead of us, Robbie Campo from Campo's Marina looks back on the week behind over in St. Bernard Parish, what is shaping up for this late Summer/early Fall fishing season, if any Teal wings have been spotted, and this is the last weekend for the CCA Star tourney!

A man who says he was one of Eddie Wells' best friends cautiously shares what he knows of a fateful day in 1982.  He claims he was with Eddie the day he disappeared.  To get his story, we go inside a parish jail.

583. Part 1 of our most recent conversation with Ed Branley, also known as the NOLA History Guy. "The clanging of a streetcar's bell conjures images of a time when street railways were a normal part of life in the city. Historic Canal Street represents the common ground between old and new with buses driving alongside steel rails and electric wires that once guided streetcars. New Orleans was one of the first cities to embrace street railways, and the city's love affair with streetcars has never ceased. New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line showcases photographs, diagrams, and maps that detail the rail line from its origin and golden years, its decline and disappearance for almost 40 years, and its return to operation. From the French Quarter to the cemeteries, the Canal Line ran through the heart of the city and linked the Creole Faubourgs with the new neighborhoods that stretched to Lake Pontchartrain" (Hickory Stick Bookshop).     "A former High School History teacher turned computer consultant and trainer, Branley was born just north of Boston, MA, in 1958. His family moved to New Orleans when he was two, and he's called metro NOLA home ever since. Educated by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart at Brother Martin High School in Gentilly (Class of 1976), he also holds a B.A. in Secondary Education from the University of New Orleans (Class of 1980). Branley taught at Redeemer High School before opening his own computer consulting business. He continues to teach, primarily in the computer specialty of Storage Area Networking." An avid fan of streetcar and public bus transportation, Branley's first book New Orleans, the Canal Streetcar Line, won critical acclaim across the city (Amazon). Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. July 20 1661 Piere LeMoyne Iberville born This week in New Orleans history. July 21, 1967. The Green Bridge (the unofficial local name of the Paris Road Bridge) carrying Louisiana Highway 47 across the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet between St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans opened on July 21, 1967. The bridge replaced the Paris Road pontoon bridge. The name "the Green Bridge" came from it originally being painted green. About 1980 it was repainted brown, and more recently grey, but locals continued referring to it as "the green bridge". (Wiki) This week in Louisiana. 13th Annual Bayou BBQ Bash Event Dates: July 26th-27th, 2024 Presented by the Morgan City Marine Corps League The annual Bayou BBQ Bash is a BCA Sanctioned State Championship BBQ Competition held rain or shine in Morgan City, LA each July. Thursday, July 25, 2024 Meet the cooks and enjoy the unveiling of LA Shrimp & petroleum Festival Poster  Holiday Inn Express   5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2024 BBQ Bash will be under the U.S. 90 Bridge in Morgan City.  There will be food vendors, arts, and crafts from 4 p.m. -9:30 p.m., and live music by Cliff Hillebran from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2024 There will be arts & crafts and food vendors at 10 a.m., DJ from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., and live music by South 70 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Come join and enjoy some food anytime. For more information, please contact Bill at (985) 384-3446 (985) 372-8880 email at wgoessl@hotmail.com. Postcards from Louisiana. Cajun Band on Royal Street. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

This week, Don hears from guests covering a variety of topics such as Trout biting like crazy down in St. Bernard Parish, if this summer's best fishing is already behind us with nothing but rain, rain, and more rain on the horizon, before hearing about how Sharks are starting to become a bit of a nuisance across the shores. Later on, we dive into chasing the birds to find the fish, searching for good kayak spots during sketchy weather, a Bad Boys tale that screams the word "wannabe", and we take a close look at what all you might need to do in order to become a charter captain!

579. Part 2 of our interview with Chris Dier, who was recognized as the Teacher of the Year 2020. "Chris Dier is an American educator and author. He taught in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for a decade before transitioning to Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans). Dier was named the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and a 2020 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. Dier's teaching is available through the history videos he's posted on Tiktok, and through his book, The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields" (Wiki). Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. June 22 1947 Peter "Pistol Pete" Maravich born. This week in New Orleans history. Walter Stauffer McIlhenny (October 22, 1910 - June 22, 1985) served as president of McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand pepper sauce. Around 1940, when he began executive training at the company at Avery Island. He assumed its presidency in 1949, and retained that office until his own death in 1985. During his tenure as head of the company, McIlhenny expanded and modernized the production and marketing of Tabasco® brand pepper sauce and helped to mold the brand into an international culinary icon. This week in Louisiana. " Essence Fest 2024 30th Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans Essence Fest returns July 4-7, 2024 The Essence Festival of Culture is celebrating its 30th anniversary in New Orleans with a stacked lineup of musical acts. The annual event honors Black culture and artistry with a 3-day-long celebration at the Caesars Superdome from July 5 - 7, with concerts starting at 6 p.m. each night. During the day, check out Essence Magazine's free Food & Wine Festival, running daily from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Friday, July 5 T-Pain, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Birdman, Ari Lennox, Juvenile, Jacquees, Mannie Fresh, Mickey Guyton, Raj Smoove and co-hosts Pretty Vee and Punkie Johnson. Tickets start at $95. Saturday, July 6 Usher, Ayra Starr, Charlie Wilson, Big Boi, D-Nice, DJ Clark Kent, Donell Jones, Lloyd, Machel Montano, Method Man, Sheila E., TGT and co-host Kenny Burns. Tickets start at $95. Sunday, July 7 Janet Jackson, Keke Palmer, Victoria Monet, Teedra Moses, Tank and the Bangas, SWV, Jagged Edge, DJ Beverly Bond, Frank Beverly and Maze, Dawn Richard, Bilal, Anthony Hamilton and co-host Big Tigger. Tickets start at $85. Postcards from Louisiana. Palmetta Bug Stompers sing "You're My Desire" at the dba bar on Frenchmen St. in New Orleans. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

578. This week we welcome Chris Dier for part 1 of our interview interview. Chris was recognized as the Teacher of the Year in 2020. He also makes his history lessons public through his Tiktok videos. "Chris Dier is an American educator and author. He taught in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana for a decade before transitioning to Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans). Dier was named the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and a 2020 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. Dier authored The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields" (Wiki). Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 220 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. June 15, 1921. Louisiana adopts a new constitution. This week in New Orleans history. On June 15, 1845 when the news of Andrew Jackson's death reached New Orleans, Mayor Montegut requested that all flags be lowered to half-mast. Guns were fired at intervals of 15 minutes, from the public square on the three municipalities, as a mark of respect to the late President. Every inhabitant of New Orleans mourned the loss of the man whose great deeds form a bright and ever memorable page in the history of our country. Ceremonies took place on June 26 in the Place d'Armes, now known as Jackson Square. It was near dusk when the head of the procession entered the square and night set in before the orators could commence. This week in Louisiana. Black Heritage Festival June 22, 2024 Location 1601 Texas Hwy. Many, LA 71449 For more information about the festival in Many, call Tammy Holmes at 318-527-3070. For more information about the festival in Zwolle, call Darlene Frazier at 318-946-5172. Juneteenth is a day of reflection, a day of renewal, a pride-filled day. It is a moment in time taken to appreciate the African American experience. Festivities include a parade, praise and worship singing extravaganza, story telling, games, and a car show.Web site   Postcards from Louisiana. Favela Chic. "Easter Grass."

The day looks set as conditions look fantastic for getting out on the water and none other than Robbie Campo from Campo's Marina joins us to discuss this past week's fishing endeavors out in St. Bernard Parish, the wind throwing a wrench into your Saturday fishing plans, looking for bigger fish at the bottom of the water, and Robbie gives us a quick recap on how the new Redfish regulations are being received as they are just 2 weeks away!

President of the Greater Milwaukee Committee Joel Brennan joins the show to describe the role he played in bringing Top Chef to Wisconsin and how much the exposure of Wisconsin in the show will impact the state. He also discusses demolition beginning at the former North Ridge Mall and provides ideas of what the reimagining of the site could look like. Finally, he talks about St. Bernard Parish in Wauwatosa closing.

In St. Bernard Parish, after years of decline, volunteers have started to restore part of Bayou Bienvenue's marsh. And the project relies on an unlikely hero: glass bottles. Halle Parker, WWNO/WRKF Coastal Desk reporter, has the story.  The International Downtown Association released a report comparing Baton Rouge with similar small-to-mid-sized cities. It found Baton Rouge's downtown saw 7% job growth over the past 5 years. Other Louisiana cities saw a decline during that same period. To go over the data and to tell us what it says about the city's health, Whitney Hoffman Sayal, executive director of Baton Rouge's Downtown Development District, joins the show. Renee Chatelain left her job as president and CEO of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge earlier this year. Chatelain held the role for eight years, where she promoted arts and culture in the state's capitol. She joins the show to look forward at what the future holds for the city's art scene.  ___ Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber; our contributing producers are Matt Bloom and Adam Vos; we receive production and technical support from Garrett Pittman and our assistant producer, Aubry Procell. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:00 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Joseph Toomy talks about efforts to increase cooperation between south Louisiana's five ports, the Port of New Orleans' plans to build a new container terminal in St. Bernard Parish, the rebound of the city's cruise ship industry and more. Toomy is chairman of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. He's also a veteran lawmaker who represented Dist. 85 in the Louisiana State Legislature from 1984 until 2008. 

In today's episode, we talk with Captain Jeanne Ferrer, a lifelong native of St. Bernard Parish, who graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2006, as a Logistics and Intermodal Transportation major. She is also the recipient of the Women Offshore's Wavemaker Award for 2022 and an active mentor within the maritime and seagoing military communities. She enjoys coordinating maritime field trips with various local schools and nonprofits to increase maritime exposure to the next generation in her local community.Today we are talking with her about her methods for community outreach, aimed at elementary, middle, and high school students and educating them about the maritime industry. She focuses on exposure to students realizing that the maritime industry can be a pathway and how important the maritime industry is for the supply chain. It's a great eye-opening conversation whether you are in the industry or not to hear. Have a Listen & SubscribeThe Women Offshore Podcast is available on Apple, Google Play, and most podcast apps. Remember to subscribe to whatever app you use, so you don't miss out on future episodes.What did you think of the show?Let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also reach out by sending us an email at hello@womenoffshore.org

Turnout in Louisiana's primary was historically low — so low that Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Landry was able to win the race for governor outright with less than 20% of all registered voters voting for him. State politics reporter Molly Ryan talked to some voters at the polls, and at an LSU tailgate, to better understand the causes and consequences of low voter turnout. A group of organizations known as the Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective has united to restore wetlands in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish. One of their main goals is to plant cypress trees, which combat flooding and provide homes for many species living in the area.  Mike Biros, the coalition's program director, and Arthur Johnson, CEO of the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development, joins us for more on how they hope to restore the area's wetlands and unite the community in the process. At Opelousas Junior High, Ville Platte Elementary, Central Middle School in Eunice, and maybe soon a school near you, local dads are greeting kids as they head to school. It's part of the positive morning tour, launched by the organization Dads & Kids and Family Tree Medical Associates.  Elliot Mitchell, Dads & Kids' president and founder, joins us for more on the history of the organization and their latest initiatives to help prepare new dads for the early days of fatherhood. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12 and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

543. Part 2 of our interview with our friend Elista Istre. Elista has written a new book entitled, Josette and Friends Cook a Gumbo. “This beautifully written and illustrated children's book is a brilliant blend of Louisiana's culture and cuisine.”— Chef John Folse "Cool fall days and warm, cozy friendships bring Josette and her friends together to cook a delicious gumbo bursting with flavor. As the children add their favorite ingredients to the pot, they stir up some fascinating stories about Louisiana's people — including Cajuns, Creoles, American Indians, French, Africans, Germans, and Spanish Isleños. While spicing up their friendship in Mama's kitchen, what will Josette and her friends discover about each other and their own connections to this tasty dish? Bon appétit!" "Dr. Elista Istre, a native and lifelong resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, is a descendant of Cajuns, French Creoles, and Spanish Isleños. An avid traveler with a passion for cultures across the globe, Elista has been sharing her region's diverse heritage with audiences of all ages around the world for more than twenty years. Elista founded her own company Belle Heritage to provide consulting expertise and create cultural experiences that inspire individuals and organizations to celebrate the beauty of heritage." (ULL Press) This week in Louisiana history. October 6, 1860. John Slidell publishes his address to people of LA. "Let every man go to polls...we may soon be called under a common flag against a common enemy." This week in New Orleans history. Ralph Dupas (October 14, 1935 – January 25, 2008) was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship. Champion Denny Moyer came to New Orleans on April 29, 1963, and Dupas won the title with a fifteen-round unanimous decision. This week in Louisiana. San Bernardo Scenic Byway LA Hwy 46 Website Beginning at the border of Orleans and St. Bernard Parishes and stretching 29 miles along Louisiana Hwy 46, the San Bernardo National Scenic Byway traverses St. Bernard Parish along the Mississippi River to the fishing villages of Yscloskey and Delacroix Island. Many of St. Bernard's major attractions are located along the byway including the Old Arabi Historic Districts, Chalmette Battlefield & National Cemetery, Docville Oaks and Farm, and the Islenos Museum & Village Complex Postcards from Louisiana. Single Malt Please with Maude Caillat at the BMC Bar on Decatur St. in New Orleans. Listen on Google Play. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

In today's episode, we talk with Captain Jeanne Ferrer, a lifelong native of St. Bernard Parish, who graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 2006, as a Logistics and Intermodal Transportation major. She is also the recipient of last year's Women Offshore's Wavemaker of the Year Award for 2022 and an active mentor within the maritime and seagoing military communities. She enjoys coordinatingmaritime field trips with various local schools and nonprofits to increase maritime exposure to the next generation in her local community.She holds a United States Naval Reserve Officer Commission as well as a USCG Master unlimited license and a First Class Pilot License of Unlimited Tonnage on the Lower Mississippi River. After a decade of sea time aboard deep-sea cargo vessels and offshore supply vessels, Jeanne departed her Master position at sea to serve as a Louisiana State Commissioned Crescent River Port Pilot on the Lower Mississippi River. With her diverse maritime background in combination with the port experience as the past President for the St. Bernard Port, Terminal, and Harbor District Commission, Jeanne seamlessly transitioned to overseeing the New Orleans Port's operations and economic development as a current Commissioner for both the Port as well as the New Orleans Public Belt.Take a listen to this inspiring talk with Captain Jeanne and Christine. To nominate the next Women Offshore Wavemaker 2023 head to the website and cast your vote while there is still time: https://womenoffshore.org/2023-women-offshore-wave-maker-award/Have a Listen & SubscribeThe Women Offshore Podcast is available on Apple, Google Play, and most podcast apps. Remember to subscribe to whatever app you use, so you don't miss out on future episodes.What did you think of the show?Let us know your thoughts by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also reach out by sending us an email at hello@womenoffshore.org

Tommy talks with St. Bernard President Guy McInnis

Tommy talks to St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis

In the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, there stood a statue near a city park of Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard, who himself was a native of St. Bernard Parish and grew up in New Orleans. The statue was placed there in 1915. Beauregard was an early proponent of equal rights in Louisiana, serving as the outspoken leader of the short-lived and ultimately failed unification movement. The movement was a coalition made up of prominent white and black New Orleanians that called for integrated schools, public places and transportation and voting rights for black men, two years before Congress passed the Civil Rights Acts of 1875 and nearly a century before the enactment of major civil rights legislation in the 20th century. Beauregard was the group's chairman. For the city of New Orleans, Beauregard died as a local hero. But on May 17, 2017, Beauregard's statue was removed. Why? Because P.G.T. Beauregard (as he's more commonly known) was a general of the Confederacy during the American Civil war. As a matter of fact, Beauregard commanded the attack at Fort Sumter, the shots of which marked the outbreak of the American Civil War. He fought in the First Manassas and at Shiloh, and he defended Charleston from Union occupation for two years. For many, Beauregard's statue represented nothing more than slavery and institutional racism. In the United States, the public display of Confederate monuments, memorials and symbols has been and continues to be controversial. There were 73 Confederate monuments removed or renamed in 2021, and there are now close to 700 left in the U.S. Some say the statues glorify people who perpetuated slavery, attempted secession from United States, and lost the Civil War and the statues are nothing more than a painful reminder of past and present institutionalized racism in the United States. Others say that the statues represent the country's history, no matter how complicated. Taking them down is to censor, whitewash, and potentially forget that history. So how do we make sense of the controversy? How do we as Christians engage in this controversial conversation with respect, civility, wisdom, and Christ-like love?

512. Part 2 of our interview with Danielle Romero about her documentary, Finding Lola. Danielle lives in Nashville, Tenn., but has deep roots in Natchitoches Parish. A filmmaker, she is documenting the search for her great-grandmother, Lola Perot, who passed away before Romero was born. “She left the Natchitoches area of Louisiana in the 1930s and changed her name and race to hide her identity and attempted to pass as white in New York where I was born," Romero said. Romero said when Perot left Louisiana with her Irish husband, John Donnelly, and moved to New York, she taught her children, including Romero's grandmother, that they were French and Irish. Romero made her first visit to this area in 2021 to find family and truth. “Where did Lola's family come from? What was she hiding, and why? It was time to find Lola, and myself. I've spent months interviewing elders and cousins and I am excited to share the journey of the complexity of Louisiana heritage — both in the past and today.” This week in Louisiana history. March 10, 1864. Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks begins in Red River Campaign This week in New Orleans history. The New Orleans Lyceum and Library Society had its origins in the 1844 ordinance passed by the Second Municipality Council, "Providing for the establishment of a Lyceum and Library by the Scholars of the Public Schools of Municipality No. Two." The library opened on March 10, 1846 with 3,400 books in its collection; by 1858 it held over 10,000 volumes. This week in Louisiana. 47th Louisiana Crawfish Festival Louisiana Crawfish Fest Foundation P.O. Box 1996 Chalmette, LA 70043 info@louisianacrawfishfestival.com Chalmette, Louisiana Thu, Mar 23 - Sun, Mar 26 2023 The Louisiana Crawfish Festival is located in Beautiful and Historical St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana which is rich with heritage, moss covered oak trees, creole tomatoes, Louisiana Bayous, shrimp boats, oyster luggers, oil refineries, and is a fisherman's haven. St. Bernard Parish is the home of the Battle of New Orleans site over-looking the mighty Mississippi River adjoining the Crescent City, New Orleans. Even though St. Bernard flourishes predominately through diversity its roots of ancestry dominate the culture engulfed with Festivals, Arts, Crafts and merriment. Postcards from Louisiana. The Percy Harrison Band plays on Royal St. in front of Rouses' Supermarket.Listen on Google Play.Listen on Google Podcasts.Listen on Spotify.Listen on Stitcher.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook. 

This weekend brings a celebration of Spanish heritage and culture at Los Isleños Fiesta in St. Bernard Parish. This history began in the 1700s when a group of settlers from the Canary Island moved to the region, and their influence has been long lasting. Bill Hyland, parish historian of St. Bernard Parish, director of Los Isleños Museum Complex and secretary of Los Isleños Society, tells us more about this history and the upcoming festival.  Claiborne Avenue was once the Black Wall Street for New Orleans. That changed when Interstate 10 was built there in the 1960s, cutting through the heart of the Tremé, one of the oldest Black neighborhoods in the nation. Back in December, we reported on two proposals to a new federal program that could help determine Claiborne's future. WWNO's Metro Reporter Carly Berlin tells how the US Department of Transportation has responded. But first, it's Friday and that means it's time to talk politics with The Times-Picayune | The Advocate editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. We learn about a recent gathering of Republican gubernatorial candidates in Baton Rouge, and get the latest on the recall effort against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell.  Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Alana Schreiber. Our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz and our engineers are Garrett Pittman and Aubry Procell. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WWL TV's Ralph Malbrough talks Sean Payton's move to Denver / Kaare on: St. Bernard Parish suing to block Port of N.O.'s container terminal, Cantrell recall effort landing major benefactor in Walk On's Rick Farrell, 800+ vehicles stolen in N.O. in 2023, Susan Hutson and Kristen Morales, extra police help for Mardi Gras, and NOLA's 'loser mentality'

New Orleans is famous for many things—its sights, bites, sounds, and culture. And this January, it's where the American Library Association's LibLearnX conference will make an in-person debut with a vibrant array of speakers, educational sessions, and more. So, let the good times roll—or, as the locals say, Laissez les bons temps rouler! In episode 79, Call Number highlights two beloved aspects of New Orleans: its music and its food. First, American Libraries associate editor Megan Bennett speaks with library associate Joshua Smith about New Orleans Public Library's new, free music streaming service, Crescent City Sounds. Then, members of the Call Number team and interviewees from this episode share their favorite New Orleans stops. Finally, American Libraries associate editor and Call Number host Diana Panuncial discusses the Southern Food and Beverage Museum's new culinary library in St. Bernard Parish. She speaks with National Food and Beverage Foundation president and CEO Brent Rosen and Liz Williams, who established the foundation, about the library's collection of historical culinary artifacts, and their current exhibit on Louisiana's Filipino community and its influence on local cuisine. Is there a story or topic you'd like us to cover? Let us know at callnumber@ala.org. You can also follow us on Twitter and SoundCloud and leave a review on iTunes. We welcome feedback and hope to hear from you soon. Thanks for listening.

The panel discuss where we are with gun violence in school shootings in America, in the 10-years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. They are later joined by Sandy Hook and Uvalde parents, who reflect on losing their children, and talk about the changes they have pushed for in gun ownership. That, as the Club Q mass shooting survivors speak out on Capitol Hill, blaming GOP rhetoric for mass violence.Plus, the Louisiana Governor declares a state of emergency after a tornado touches down in St. Bernard Parish leaving three dead, and bridging the generational communication gap: decoding gen-z office speak.Hosted by Laura Coates and Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

The panel discuss where we are with gun violence in school shootings in America, in the 10-years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. They are later joined by Sandy Hook and Uvalde parents, who reflect on losing their children, and talk about the changes they have pushed for in gun ownership. That, as the Club Q mass shooting survivors speak out on Capitol Hill, blaming GOP rhetoric for mass violence.Plus, the Louisiana Governor declares a state of emergency after a tornado touches down in St. Bernard Parish leaving three dead, and bridging the generational communication gap: decoding gen-z office speak.Hosted by Laura Coates and Alisyn Camerota.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Tommy checks in with Guy McInnis, President of St. Bernard Parish.

Guy McInnis joins Tommy to talk about how St Bernard is recovering from a tornado from March and the latest on the parish. 

In a part of the world where hurricanes and severe weather events are an ever present threat that appear to be getting worse, it would seem anyone who could come up with a way to  predict not only how your general area would be affected by a storm but how much wind and water were expected at your specific street address... Well, you'd expect that person to be a world-famous gazillionaire and probably a figment of the collective imagination of a storm-weary public. But actually, there is a tool that can do precisely that. And it was developed right down the road at the Stennis Space center by a south Louisiana engineer. That engineer is Elizabeth Valenti, president and CEO of QRisq Analytics, the tech company that came up with this predictive technology. Qrisq uses  geospatial analytics engines on big data to provide precise storm surge and wind risk analysis before and after a major storm. This is really important before a storm for all sorts of obvious reasons – like it can help you decide whether you should stay or evacuate, for instance, and whether it's absolutely necessary to board up those windows. It's also important on the back end because it can help resolve insurance claims, by determining whether a property was damaged by wind, which is covered by homeowners policies, or by flooding, which is covered by flood insurance. Elizabeth developed the technology in the early 2000s, when she was working at Stennis. In 2015, she spun QRisk Analytics off into its own company. Until recently, the tool was only available to government clients, like municipalities, who have used it to help inform their policy decisions about how to prepare their populations. Beginning with hurricane season 2022, Elizabeth has rolled out a web version of the QRisq app that will enable individual homeowners to determine the risk to their specific properties. Is this going to be an absolute game-changer for all of us living on the Gulf Coast who every time a storm heads our way have to decide whether to stay or run? Unfortunately it's taking a hurricane for subscribers to QRisq to find out. But as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, that day is coming. Elizabeth grew up in St. Bernard Parish, an area that has been battered more than a few times by massive storms. She received her electrical engineering degree from LSU.  Out to Lunch is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard. You can find photos from this show at itsbatonrouge.la.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Schneider, a pharmacist living in St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana, a community located southeast of New Orleans, who becomes an unlikely hero. The beginning of the Netflix series ‘The Pharmacist' focuses on the devastating death of Schneider's son, Danny Jr., who was fatally shot at the age of 22 while trying to buy crack in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward in April 1999. The documentary follows an unsatisfying investigation conducted by police, who initially find no leads for Danny Jr.'s murder, largely due to a culture of silence around talking to authorities within the community where the crime took place. TunnelofHope.org | dschneider@tofhope.com | 504-430-3154

Maury Povich talks retirement, end of his talk show in exclusive interview; St. Bernard Parish president describes damage after deadly twister; Oscars producer reveals behind-the-scenes secrets ahead of 94th Academy Awards.

Seven miles downriver from me last night, a massive tornado swept through parts of St. Bernard Parish and the Lower Ninth Ward. During the taping of this episode I received numerous text messages and DMs to check on my safety on last night. For that I am grateful. On this episode, Sarah Kelly joins me to talk about March Madness and we give our picks for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight.

ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. — An amateur archeologist says he's discovered the ruins of an ancient civilization off the coast of St. Bernard Parish.He claims there are large underwater granite mounds near the Chandeleur Islands that may have once been the site of the lost city.The Chandeleur Islands are a chain of uninhabited barrier islands located in the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles east of New Orleans.Twelve thousand years ago, before a dramatic sea-level rise at the end of the last Ice Age, this area may have been dry land.Retired architect George Gelé believes the site, now underwater was once a major city, predating the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations in Mexico and in Central and South America. He dubbed the city “Crecsentis.”“What's down there are hundreds of buildings that are covered with sand and silt and that are geographically related to the Great Pyramid at Giza,” Gelé said.Giza is a city in northern Egypt where ancient pyramids and the Sphinx are located.Gelé claims to have found mysterious granite masses under Chandeleur Sound.Granite is not native to Louisiana or Mississippi.“Somebody floated a billion stones down the Mississippi River and assembled them outside what would later become New Orleans,” Gelé said.Gelé has spent nearly 50 years studying the site.He produced underwater sonar images of what he claims are remnants of major buildings, including a large pyramid.“Which produces an electromagnetic energy that's incredible,” Gelé said. “It is apparently 280 feet tall.”St. Bernard Parish shrimper Ricky Robin says he's experienced the energy firsthand. He claims the compass on his boat spun completely around near the area where Gelé pinpointed the tip of the pyramid and that's not all.“Everything will go out on your boat, all your electronics,” Robin said. “Like as if you were in the Bermuda Triangle. That's exactly what we got here.”Robin took Gelé on four excursions to the site.He said for years local fisherman have talked about catching strange square rocks in their nets near the Chandeleur Islands.“I thought right away it was pieces of the pyramid because it was right around where that compass spun,” Robin said.There are other theories about the rocks.One study by Texas A&M in the late 1980s suggests the masses are from shipwrecks or piles of ballast stones from Spanish or French vessels.The stones may have been dumped overboard to lighten the weight of ships stuck on sandbars or entering shallower waters enroute to New Orleans.Gelé said some of the artifacts collected at the site tell a different story."This is architecture,” he said pointing to one of the artifacts. “This is not ballast. This is the outer surface, and this is a rain gutter.”People who believe in the granite mounds claim there is enough evidence that something is out there in the water. But they can't explain how it got built, by who or why.“The older people, we've seen a lot of things,” Robin said. “There's a possibility it could be God knows what.”“All I know is somebody built a city 12,000 years ago and it's stuck out in Chandeleur,” Gelé said. “Whether or not they had someone on their shoulder who flew in with a UFO, I don't know. All I know is they left a whole lot of granite rocks out there.”Gelé has visited the site 44 times.He hopes future dives, modern sonar technology and satellite imaging will help him unlock some of the secrets now trapped below 300 feet of silt, sand, and water off the coast of St. Bernard Parish.

Black History Monthly Recap with Professor Manisha Sinha on Black History University! Topics of Discussion 1~Seneca Village, eminent domain and Central Park 2~ NY orders Depositions for Trump and two Trump children  3~ Mardi Gras is March 1st,   NEW ORLEANS—In the early 1780s, Juan Maló escaped from a plantation fifty miles upriver from New Orleans. Spain had acquired the colony from France two decades earlier, and Spanish authorities designated Maló maroon, a fugitive slave. Eluding capture, he traveled about 100 miles south of the city into a sprawling marshland area—what is today St. Bernard Parish. Little is known of his origins, but enslaved people idolized him as “San Maló”—St. Maló in official documents—after he established a maroon compound writes Gwendolyn Midlo Hall in Africans in Colonial Louisiana.        

We're at peak Taking the Over as we head into week 18 of the 2021 NFL season.  St. Bernard Parish gets represented while we talk about legal flower in louisiana, call of duty is for the children, a tricky NFL landscape & a heater of teasers, unders and spreads for those that choose to walk with your host.

Following up on last week's podcast with Jack Jensen, Robby Showalter — a veteran of the container shipping industry and head of an opposition group to Port NOLA's $1.5 billion proposed container facility in Violet — shares his opposing views on the proposed project and why he plans to do whatever it takes to keep it out of St. Bernard Parish.

This week's podcast features Jack Jensen Jr., founder of TCI Trucking and Warehousing. As a member of the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, Jensen is enthusiastic about the Port's plans for a new container terminal in St. Bernard Parish. He talks about why he believes the Violet terminal will be beneficial to the parish, the city and the region — and what New Orleans needs to do to keep pace with other Gulf Coast port cities.

Join us as host Todd De Voe sits down with the CEO of one of the most dynamic, disaster recovery non-profits in the United States, SBP. SBP was founded in March of 2006 by Zack Rosenburg and Liz McCartney after they volunteered at St. Bernard Parish after Hurricane Katrina. Rosenburg noticed a deficiency in how recovery was being done, and together he and Liz put a plan in place to help rebuild a community in need. Today, SBP has built thousands of homes for disaster victims across the United States with a simple five step plan. Tune in now for this must-listen episode of the prepare.respond.recover podcast.If you would like to learn more about the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo please visit us on the web - https://www.ndemevent.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emnetwork.substack.com/subscribe

Join us as host Todd De Voe sits down with the CEO of one of the most dynamic, disaster recovery non-profits in the United States, SBP. SBP was founded in March of 2006 by Zack Rosenburg and Liz McCartney after they volunteered at St. Bernard Parish after Hurricane Katrina. Rosenburg noticed a deficiency in how recovery was being done, and together he and Liz put a plan in place to help rebuild a community in need. Today, SBP has built thousands of homes for disaster victims across the United States with a simple five step plan. Tune in now for this must-listen episode of the prepare.respond.recover podcast.If you would like to learn more about the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management (NDEM) Expo please visit us on the web - https://www.ndemevent.com

This episode features Kim Keene, CEO of St. Bernard Parish Hospital at Ochsner Health System. Here, she discusses her career journey, her thoughts on strategy, and more.

Vicar for Development for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and the Administrator of St. Bernard Parish, Msgr. Jamie J. Gigantiello Talks with us about the Giglio Feast, as well as his experiences growing up in Brooklyn For more information on the Giglio feast: https://olmcfeast.com/

This episode features Kim Keene, CEO of St. Bernard Parish Hospital at Ochsner Health System. Here, she discusses her career journey, her thoughts on strategy, and more.

Richie Clements is an insurance professional and leader with a long and successful career in the industry. Following the devastation by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to St. Bernard Parish and the New Orleans area, Richie founded Clements Insurance Services in order to serve his many clients directly and more effectively. In May of 2006 Clements Insurance opened their doors in St. Bernard at the current location, 206 W. Judge Perez Dr. in Chalmette, Louisiana. David & Timothy Clements, Richie's sons, are now the owners of Clements Insurance Services while Richie serves as the president of the company. Among other leadership roles, Richie served as the President of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National).This episode shines light in the beautiful and interesting dynamic of a father and son business relationship. The candid exchange between Richie and Tim will inspire you to reflect on the things that involve a family business and the wonderful continuity of a legacy by future generations. This episode highlights the amazing blessing that it is to share your profession and business with people you truly love.For more information about Richie Clements, Timothy (Tim) Clements and David Clements, please visit Clements Insurance Services.#funinsurancesolutions #insurance #podcastenespañol #podcastdeseguros #profesionalesdeseguros #podcasting #podcast #insurancelife #puertorico #usvi #usa #louisiana

Welcome back for another episode of “From the Heart”! Thank you so much for listening! - In this episode of our St. Joseph series Rick Binder sits down with Fr. Joshua Werth to talk about the title of St. Joseph - "Terror of Demons". Fr. Joshua is the pastor at St. Bernard Parish in Ellsworth, St. Ignaius Loyola Parish in Kanopolis and chaplain to the Ellsworth Correctional Facility. He is also the Co-Vocations Director for the Diocese of Salina. We think this episode will be very informative and you might just learn something you never knew about St. Joseph- enjoy! - Make sure to subscribe to "From the Heart" so you don't miss future episodes! St. Joseph, pray for us! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fromtheheartcatholic/message

Just when we thought St. Bernard Parish was going to get props for T-Pain living there, they take another L with #gorillagluegirl. Also, Creole finally gets to watch Baller Blockin 20 years later, Trey Songz finally releases a video for Don’t Judge (listen to the song and you‘ll get it) and we discuss who really benefits from a sex tape. Oh, and what the hell happened to all the large cups?

We find out that T-Pain used to live in Da Parish (St. Bernard Parish for those who don’t know). Like, WTF?! Also, what musicians turned actors got the acting chops, who needs work and who needs to hang it up. And rapper Plies holds a funeral for his beloved gold teeth.

Welcome to the Truth Reveal Podcast! In todays episode, we will continue part 2 of our discussion surrounding the Netflix documentary, "The Pharmacist." This documentary looks into the opioid crisis in America and its devastating affects on a community in St. Bernard Parish, LA.  We will examine the underlying issue of America's quest to have a life free of pain or discomfort.  SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 1-800-662-HELP (4357)SAMHSA's National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.The music within the intro track was produced by LaNell "Nell" Grant.Follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/truthrevealpod/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truth_reveal_podcast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqDCRC34O408xNhhNHONbxg

Today, we begin a two part series in which we discuss the causes and effects of the opioid crisis in America.  To help guide our conversation, we examine the Netflix documentary, "The Pharmacist". This documentary, set in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, follows a grieving father's mission to bring attention to the opioid crisis before it made its way into the national spotlight.Sources and Resourcehttps://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.htmlhttps://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2817%2930923-0/fulltextSAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - 1-800-662-HELP (4357)SAMHSA's National Helpline is a free, confidential, 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.The music within the intro track was produced by LaNell "Nell" Grant.

Since 1965, the Randazzo family name has been closely tied to New Orleans' king cake tradition. It all began back in 1952 when the Randazzo family owned and operated a bar and restaurant in St. Bernard Parish known as the Camellia Club. In 1965, the Randazzo brothers, Manuel Sr., Lawrence and Tony turned what had been the Camellia Club's dance hall into the Hi-Lan Bakery, home of the original Randazzo king cake. In 1971 the Hi-Lan Bakery moved to Chalmette, where Manny, Sr. eventually taught his son in law, Lou Zornes all the family secrets, including that the more you handle the dough the more tender and flavorful it gets! When Manny retired in 1996, closing the bakery in Chalmette, his daughter, Tricia and son-in-law protégé, Lou decided to open their own bakery in Slidell where they continue the family tradition today. Order your Randazzo's Camellia City King Cake today by visiting www.kingcakes.com or by calling 800-684-CAKE.

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Get ready for the Wild Wayne Unchained Podcast (cue applause)!!! We'll talk it up about culture, cuisine and lifestyle! So strap on your seat belt and we bout to ride! Wild Wayne IS THE VOICE OF NEW ORLEANS! He has been an iconic media figure for over 2 decades with radio accolades, television shows, blockbuster movie cameos, philanthropy and now culinary guru! Plus WWU will be co-piloted by New Orleans  hustler of the year, fashion icon, and cigar aficionado Shawn Royal aka Charlie P. Hustle. Additionally, we will feature some of the most innovative and colorful characters from NOLA and beyond! Here comes episode 6... It don't matter whether you call 'em Pralines, Plarines, Pray-leens, or Pecan Candies, just as long as you get 'em from Ms. Loretta's Authentic Pralines! We have a lively discussion with Ms. Loretta Harrison about her entepeneurial journey from humble beginnings in St. Bernard Parish to the world of Pralines! We also get the little known history of the origins of Pralines. Ms. Loretta is quite the firecracker and a New Orleans gem! Get an earful of the entire story of Ms. Loretta, the Praline Queen of New Orleans! Follow Ms. Loretta on instagram @LorettasPralines or www.LorettasPralines.com for more info  Visit Loretta's Authentic Pralines  2101 N. Rampart St. and 1100 N. Peters Street in NOLA #WECONTROLTHENARRATIVE! Podcast 7 coming SOON! Subscribe today and stay tuned.... Recorded at BuckJump Studios Engineered by C. Smith Filmed by C. Smith x Royal Films Pictures by Wild Wayne x C. Smith   For sponsorship and advertising inquiries - call 504-258-0200 or via email wildwayneunchained@gmail.com  

Five years ago this week, the BP oil spill ended. On July 15, 2010, the well that had been spilling millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico was capped, after 87 days. It was the largest spill in the nation's history, and had a devastating impact on Gulf Coast fisheries. The long term effects of the spill continue to reveal themselves for the Louisiana Coast, which has supported communities of fishermen for centuries. But the oil spill isn't the only thing they're up against. The land is disappearing, and both man-made and natural disasters are speeding up the sinking process. What would it be like if the place you'd lived your whole life started to disappear? For Tony Goutierrez of St. Bernard Parish, that's not just a nightmare scenario. In this episode of Gravy, producer Laine Kaplan Levenson tells us Tony's story, and what he's trying to do to maintain his life on the water. 

Louisiana Caldo is a thick, nourishing soup that is traditional to the Isleños… settlers of St. Bernard Parish (outside of New Orleans proper) who came from the Canary Islands over 200 years ago. It's not a gumbo, yet it is thick, hearty and nutritious. It features two unique ingredients: mustard greens and pickled pork.

Summary of today's show: Our Thursday panel of Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Antonio Enrique look at the news headlines of the week, including Cardinal Dolan's declaration of the US as a mission territory; a survey that shows falling confidence in the Church and all organized religion; a slew of new priest assignments; a ministry that cares for ailing priests; new leadership for the Sisters of St. Joseph; and vocations retreats and pro-life boot camps in the Fall River diocese. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Antonio Enrique, editor of the Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, and Fr. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish in Fall River Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: US mission territory; low confidence in religion; ministry to priests; pro-life boot camp 1st segment: Scot Landry and Susan Abbott caught up on their week. Scot noted that his young sons, Christian and Dominic, are in the studio today. Dominic is six years old today. The Pilot has returned from its two-week hiatus and there's a lot of news to catch up on plus a provocative piece by Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. 2nd segment: Scot and Susan welcomed Fr. Roger and Antonio to the show. Scot said Cardinal Dolan wrote a column that called the Archdiocese of New York and all of the United States is a mission territory. “I was raised – as were most of you – to think of the missions as ‘way far away' – and, to be sure, we can never forget our sacred duty to the foreign missions,” the New York archbishop wrote on his “Gospel in the Digital Age” blog. “But, we are a mission territory, too. Every diocese is. And every committed Catholic is a missionary. This is at the heart of what Blessed John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI call the New Evangelization.” Susan said she was reminded of a conversation with an Irish Holy Ghost Father 15 years ago who had just come from Africa. He told her that the US is a mission country needing a second evangelization, which is harder than the first. Susan noted how Cardinal Dolan spoke from the heart and warned that we've taken our Catholic faith for granted. He said we all need the Year of Faith. Cardinal Dolan was referencing a speech by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia that his archdiocese is a mission territory. Antonio said many Catholics live their faith as if they just happen to be Catholic. He said the religious understanding of life doesn't go very deep anymore and hopefully we renew our focus on passing the faith onto the next generation. Scot quoted from the Cardinal's blog: Because, guess where we're at: We're with the apostles on Pentecost Sunday as we embrace the New Evangelization. No more taking our Catholic faith for granted! No more relaxing in the great things the church has accomplished in the past! Cynicism is replaced by confidence … Hand-wringing by hand-folding … Dullness by dare … Waiting for people to come back replaced by going out to get them … Presuming that people know the richness of their Catholic faith replaced by a realistic admission that they do not … From taking the Church for granted as a “big corporation,” to a tender care for a Church as small and fragile as a tiny mustard seed Jesus spoke about… Keeping our faith to ourselves to letting it shine to others! This is the New Evangelization! The Archdiocese of New York is a mission territory! The whole Church is! Our parishes are! Culture is! The world is! You and I are missionaries! No longer can we coast on the former fame, clout, buildings, numbers, size, money, and accomplishments of the past. As a matter of fact, all of this may have dulled us into taking our faith for granted. No more! We are missionaries. And, it starts inside. Fr. Roger said at the same time as there will be a Synod of Bishops from around the world on the new evangelization in the Vatican in October we'll be launching the Year of Faith for us to re-examine our own faith and re-found it in Christ in our daily life. He said he often talks about the New Evangelization in retreats and talks about the methods of the New Evangelization. Pope Benedict said in a Jubilee Year address that the first method of the New Evangelization is prayer. We need to be praying far more for people to come and experience the fullness of the Lord's love as we have in our own lives. Then we need to be docile to the Holy Spirit, who makes the converts to the faith. We must become more and more united to God. Pope Benedict is asking us to reflect more on our faith. Scot said the Holy Father has called the Year of Faith because of a crisis of faith in the West, as seen in a recent Gallup survey that shows a low in confidence in the Church by Catholics and in organized religion in general. Forty-six percent of Catholics express “a great deal or quite a lot of confidence” in the church and organized religion, compared to 56 percent of Protestants. Overall, 44 percent of Americans expressed that same level of confidence in church/organized religion. The percentage is slightly lower than what Gallup has found in recent years; in 2002, it was 45 percent and in 2007, 46 percent. “This follows a long-term decline in Americans' confidence in religion since the 1970s,” Gallup said. In 1973, 66 percent said they had a high level of confidence in religion. Antonio said it's not very surprising, given all the social unrest in the Sixties and movements to separate people from organized religion. He said maybe it's time to start the New Evangelization because we can see the effects of the last four decades which haven't been fulfilling to people. All the societal decline goes together with this decline in religion and so we can go out and announce the beauty of Christianity and the fulfillment found in God. Scot said a related finding is that American's confidence in other important societal institutions is also at an all-time low, so it's not just the church, but all institutions. Susan said it seems the whole country is in a funk. She said Scripture tells us we must always be ready to give reasons for our hope. (1 Peter 3:15) If we have no hope, where do we go? How do we more forward? The whole spiritual/not religious dichotomy shows the emptiness and loneliness when their is faith without community. She said we see it in our own Archdiocese when the pastoral planning proposal was made and was met by fear and suspicion. Scot said Cardinal Dolan said that cynicism needs to be replaced by confidence. Scot said when he sees that 46% of American Catholics have great confidence in the Church, he would have expected it to be a lot less. Fr. Roger said that number is about double weekly Mass attendance, so we have great reason to hope that there are a lot of people who could be ready to be invited back to Mass. He also noted that many institutions are much lower than the Church (like Congress which was in single digits), even though we really do want 100% to have total confidence in the Church. We are living in an anti-institutional, anti-authoritarian age. Confidence from top to bottom: military, small business, police, church/organized religion, banks, US Supreme Court, public schools, medical system, presidency, television news, newspapers, criminal justice system, organized labor, big business, HMOs, and Congress at the bottom. 3rd segment: This week's benefactor card raffle winner is Fr. Thomas Bouton of Dorchester, MA He wins a “Praying for our Priests” 3 Pack: “Praying for Our Priests” - A Book of prayers for the priesthood An audio CD of the Stations of the Cross and Divine Mercy Chaplet with meditations on the priesthood An audio CD of the Rosary with meditations on the priesthood If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. 4th segment: Scot announced all the recent priestly assignments made in recent weeks: Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the appointment of Father Rodney J. Copp from pastor at St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Waltham, to pastor at St. Gerard Majella Parish in Canton. The effective date of this action is Aug. 28, 2012. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has accepted the request of Father Robert R. Kennedy to resign as pastor at St. Monica-St. Augustine Parish in South Boston. The cardinal has also granted Father Kennedy senior pries/retirement status. The effective date of these actions is July 31,2012. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the appointment of Father Thomas J. Powers as pastor at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Lynnfield. This appointment is in addition to Father Powers' assignment as pastor at St. Maria Goretti Parish in Lynnfield. The effective date of this action is Aug. 1,2012. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the appointment of Father George C. Hines from pastor at St. Mary Parish in Wrentham and from pastor at St. Martha Parish in Plainville, to pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Medford. The effective date of this action is Aug. 1, 2012. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the appointment of Father Frank J. Silva from pastor at Corpus Christi-St. Bernard Parish in Newton, to pastor at St. Margaret Parish in Burlington. The effective date of this action is Sept. 4, 2012. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the appointment of Father Robert J. Carr from pastor at St. Benedict Parish in Somerville, to pastor at Holy Trinity Parish in Quincy. The effective date of this action is Oct. 1,2012. Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the appointment of Very Reverend Thomas F. Nestor, V.F., from pastor at St. Eulalia Parish in Winchester, to pastor at St. Paul Parish in Hingham. The effective date of this action is Aug. 26, 2012. Scot, Susan, and Antonio discussed the priests they know and the affect it will have. Fr. Roger said anytime there's a change in pastors, it's a time for people in those parishes to bond themselves even more to Christ who sends the priests to serve in His name. Scot noted an article in the Pilot this week profiling Fr. Jim Flavin, a priest of the Archdiocese, who has been sent by Cardinal Seán to work at the St. John Vianney Center in Pennsylvania that provides pastoral care to priests and others in religious ministry who require spiritual and psychological care. He said the work he undertakes can restore a priest or a nun to ministry serving thousands of others in some cases. “If I get a priest healthy, that's a thousand people that get a priest, get the Eucharist, and get God in their lives. So, it's good work,” he said. Antonio liked Fr. Flavin's quote on the foolishness of youth which is also the gift of youth, that is that they think they can change the world. Scot thinks another quote relates to pastoral planning in the archdiocese: “We are getting to a point where we just give priests more work. Where there was one parish with four or five priests, now we are giving one priest four or five parishes,” he said. Scot mentioned Fr. Flavin's relationship with Dorchester native and movie actor Mark Wahlberg. Fr. Roger said the work of the Vianney Center is important because of the work they do for clergy who receive unique stresses in their work. How can a priest deal with the stress of hearing upsetting things in confession when they can't reveal it. So having a talented priest can minister to his brother priests, he can understand better than anyone else who isn't a priest. Fr. Roger said there are several centers like St. John Vianney Center around the country. Also in the Pilot is the 20th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Boston Black Catholic Choir. They had a Mass and gala dinner on June 30 at Boston College High School. Susan said it was pointed out in the article that their work is really a ministry of prayer. Scot said it can be difficult to start ministries but it's even harder to keep them going year after year. He said the choir does more than just sing in some churches, but travel all over to sing at conferences and other events as well. The Diocese of Fall River had its Quo Vadis high school vocation retreats days for young men to consider the call to the priesthood or to just be better formed as Catholic men whatever their vocation. They've had one of their largest gatherings this year and already some of the men entering the seminary now have been on previous Quo Vadis Days. Scot referred to another local story about the Sisters of St. Joseph, a local religious order, who have elected a new leadership team. Susan said Sr. Margaret Sullivan, one of the new leaders, used to work in the Pastoral Center and misses her terribly but wishes her well. In her reflections at the end of the liturgy, Sister Rosemary Brennan said, “Each transition of leadership dares us to dream we can co-create a future which ‘moves always towards profound love of God and love of neighbor without distinction.' The passion and enthusiasm we have for being Sisters of St. Joseph and Associates is what impels us to live - knowing that relationship is always at the heart of who we are; and when we find ourselves in situations which test our relationships we will always seek to live in and through our charism - a charism that is our unique gift to our Church and our world.” Also in the Anchor this week is a story about the pro-life boot camp taking place on the campus of Stonehill College in Easton. Fr. Roger said it was founded last year to help young pro-life Catholics to receive real training to be effective agents in the culture of life. Several years ago some members of the youth group wanted to set up a training program for them so they could then train others. The diocesan pro-life apostolate took on the program, sent a couple of young people to a boot camp in Texas, and then set up the first sold-out boot camp in Easton last year. Fr. Roger said he will be participating and a number of other pro-life leaders will be coming from around the country to help. Scot said Jaymie Wolfe has a great column on what she learned from her time serving three months on a grand jury, especially 16 particular findings.

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry **Today's guest(s):** Tom Peterson, founder and president of CatholicsComeHome.org and Janet Benestad, Cabinet Secretary for Faith Formation & Evangelization* [Catholics Come Home](http://www.catholicscomehome.org)* [Catholics Come Home Boston](http://www.catholicscomehomeboston.org)* [Boston Herald, "Prodigal parishioners return to church"](http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_0410prodigal_parishioners_return_to_church_boston_archdiocese_reaches_out_to_halt_plummeting_mass_attendance/srvc=home&position=0) (April 10, 2011)**Today's topics:** The genesis of the Catholics Come Home initiative, its implementation in Boston, and ways Catholics can participate**A summary of today's show:** Tom Peterson, founder of Catholics Come Home, and Janet Benestad, secretary for faith formation & evangelization, tell Scot about the origins of the Catholics Come Home campaign, where Tom's inspiration came from, how the acclaimed commercials came about, and the best ways that local Catholics can share their faith with others to invite them back to the Catholic Church.**1st segment:** This CatholicsComeHome.org initiative is the largest outreach effort of the Archdiocese of Boston in more than a generation.  It took 2 years of planning, fundraising and coordination.  Many of you have seen the commercials on television and heard them on WQOM.  They are outstanding presentations of our faith.  Hopefully you also saw the front page story in yesterday's Boston Herald, which featured an interview with Cardinal Sean and several Catholics that have returned home to the Catholic Faith. Catholics Come Home features several commercials.  The most frequent one you'll see on TV is called EPIC. Let's listen to that now.**2nd segment:** Scot welcomes Tom Peterson and Janet Benestad to The Good Catholic Life. We just listened to the “Epic” commercial from CatholicsComeHome.org. Scot said he can say that he's never heard a more powerful 300-word description of the Catholic Church.  It still gives him chills when he hears it and watches the commercial on TV. There are so many powerful lines.Scot asked Tom to talk about the development of that commercial and some of the scenes. He said it was a byproduct of a retreat experience he had on a Marian men's retreat where he asked God how to serve him. Tom felt God calling him to use his advertising talents to spread the Good News. The first diocese he worked with was Phoenix. Epic puts the 2,000-year history and accomplishments of the Catholic Church in a an easy-to-grasp and attractive format. Our Catholic story isn't being told properly by the secular media and it's about time that we take the Good News and bring it to the ends of the earth in a positive, enriching and beautiful way.Scot asked how challenging it was to boil the 2 millennia of history down to 120-seconds and then 30-seconds? Tom said that with God all things are possible. He said there were many attempts that ended up in the wastebasket, but these successful ones are inspired by the Holy Spirit. He had a lot of good people who contributed to the development. A lot of it is based on the book "[How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895260387/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=catholicnetrevie&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0895260387)" and to boil it down wasn't easy,. but it hits on the high points of the major accomplishments and most beautiful things about our Catholic faith. When you hear the commercial, it's great, but when you see it, there's something special that happens in the soul.Scot asked how many locations it was shot in. Tom said it was shot all around the world. Rome was the central point, with the Holy Father and [St. Paul-outside-the-walls]; other locations around the United States as well. Some locations were real with people indigenous to that area and others were created or re-created to help save costs, such as the Tongan baptism or the Mexican fiesta or the African Mass. Brought together the wide diversity of the Church. They did lots of focus group testing to ensure that people liked the ads and that Protestants wouldn't be offended by the message, that former Catholics would feel invited, that current Catholics would feel proud, and people of no faith would feel invited. They heard over and over that it was authentic, that the images were beautiful, that they taught people things they didn't know before, such as that Jesus founded the Church and that the Church through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit brought forth the Bible.Scot said he loves the scene from Rio de Janeiro of the statue of Christ the Redeemer as well as the unbroken succession of Popes. What are Tom's favorite scenes? He loves the scene of the aid worker wearing a crucifix working in the Vietnamese jungles, helping a young child. Also when the Holy Father is smiling and waving at the crowds. The Blessed Mother, to show she is the mother of our Church, the picture in St. Peter's Square. There are many stories related to the filming as well, things that happened that shouldn't have happened. For instance, they were able to get permission to film with a 40-foot robotic crane in St. Peter's Square, even as an unknown production at the time. Now Catholics Come Home is so well-known in the Church, but at the time to be laypeople apart from the hierarchy of the Church trying to put together TV commercials advertising the Catholic faith, must have seemed crazy to some. Tom said it is his God-given gift of tenacity and he never doubts God. He always seems to come through. God chooses the unlikeliest people to accomplish so much. Many people in important positions came to believe in what they were doing.The words of the commercials are very moving as well. Scot asked Janet what her favorites are. His is "For centuries, we have prayed for you and our world, every hour of every day, whenever we celebrate the mass. " Janet's favorite is "We are Catholic. Welcome home." Every day here in the Pastoral Center and in our parishes we pray for those who strayed from the Church so that people who are away from the Church can find their way back.Scot said it is amazing to consider that the Church prays for the world every minute of every day for two millennia. Tom said the words come from a lot of uncredited heroes who have given him little nuggets of inspiration over the years he's been developing the commercials.Tom and his team at CatholicsComeHome.org customized the “Epic” commercial with some Boston scenes for our campaign here. Janet said there was a scene of real Portuguese fishermen on the Boston Fish Pier. They saw the priest walking by and asked him for a blessing and that's the scene in the commercials. Another favorite is the scene recorded in front of St. Bernard Parish. The director of Catholics Come Home in Boston, David Thorp, died very suddenly in January and he happened upon the idea of showing the priest sharing a donut and coffee with a homeless person in front of the church and David stood in as the homeless person.Scot said David's best description of the work of evangelization came from Henri Nouwen: "Evangelization is one beggar leading another beggar to the bread." David did not come across as an expert, but just as someone sharing the faith in his heart.There's also a scene in front of Fenway Park with a sister and children. Localizing the commercials brings the experience of the faith home to Bostonians. The fourth local scene is the Charles River with Harvard in the background. There are many students in Boston and Catholic students have been taking Catholics come home to heart. Also, we see the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mission Church, in Roxbury.Scot asked Tom how the commercials also restores the morale of Catholics who are still in the pews, but who have been hanging their heads after the events of the past decade. Tom said he hears over and over again that it makes them proud to be Catholic and they want to be more involved in the Church. In the season of Lent, during the Mass, as the priest raises the chalice, recall the names of those who have strayed from the Church and give them over to the Precious Blood of Jesus.Scot said that when people see the commercials they get excited about it and they want to share it with others. That's why the commercials are online at CatholicsComeHome.org and CatholicsComeHomeBoston.org. Tom said their website has three sections: for practicing Catholics, for lapsed Catholics, and for non-Catholics with resources for each of those groups of people. He remembers priests telling him that their confessionals were full after the commercials aired in their dioceses, some people who were away for as many as 30 years.The second most-frequently aired commercial from CatholicsComeHome.org is called Movie, which is a story of conversion.  Let's listen to the Movie spot now.  **3rd segment:** – Scot noted that this “Movie” spot is quite different from the “Epic” spot. It seems like it is intended to reach a different audience than Epic. No matter what you've done in your life, there is good news because Jesus came not to condemn the world, but to save it. His favorite line, the best line of invitation he's heard in the Catholic Church: "If you've been waiting for a sign, this is your chance to begin an adventure with God that will last forever." Tom said we serve a God of do-overs. But we do have to accept His mercy. We have know we can be forgiven.It's an upbeat commercial, but it could have been very somber and a real downer. The setting is like Purgatory where people are reviewing their life, which is right out of the Book of Revelations. But halfway through the commercials is all kinds of Divine Mercy theology. The Sisters of the Reparation gave an Advent mission at Tom's parish and spoke at his parish of Divine Mercy. The next day they were supposed to complete the commercial and he changed the second half of the script. It reminds us that it is Jesus' mercy that saves us all.Scot said the Movie spot is visually different. It opens with scenes of sin, but halfway through it turns. At first it was a much different emotional experience from Epic. Tom said Movie has a different audience than Epic. Epic is for people who were once practicing Catholic and it connects with their memories of the faith. Movie is for non-Catholics who say a personal relationship with Jesus is paramount, which we agree with especially through Communion in the Mass. It's also for agnostics or atheists, telling them that there is a God who loves them and wants to have a relationship with. He wrote the line: "If you're looking for a sign, this is it" for them because we have a generation that is looking for signs.Janet said this commercial is about conversion, which is timely during Lent. We all have faults and failings, and Movie evokes a sense of responsibility and the great solace that it is all put right through Christ.For the Movie ad, they had a group of actors and actresses. There was a scene of a wife cowering as her husband belittled her and then later another scene of them celebrating an anniversary. This mirrors our own lives of high points and low points. The actress who played the wife called Tom later to admit that she had been a lapsed Catholic, but the experience brought her back to the Church. So many people have come back to confession in other dioceses, one of the primary ways people can help those coming back is through [The Light Is On For You](http://www.thelightisonforyou.org), helping people reengage through sacramental confession that brings them the redemptive work of Christ. Priests like to tell people that they will not be shocked or upset at any sins they hear, but that they are thrilled to see people lifted of the spiritual weight and burden. The people hear the audible voice that tells them that they are forgiven. In our human nature, we need to hear that out loud.Tom said not only inactive Catholics are coming back, there are also many Catholics who go to Mass every week who are coming back to confession.**4th segment:** Catholics Come Home is a lay apostolate, created by lay people. That is significant. Tom said Pope John Paul encouraged people in a document called [Christifideles Laici](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_30121988_christifideles-laici_en.html) to go out into our workplaces and neighborhoods to bring Christ to others where bishops and priests don't go. We're supposed to go out and spread the Good News of Jesus. As laypeople we can say, "I know how you feel. This is how I came back." Others in our communities know we can relate to them. The secular media also sees this as not just the bishops trying to fill their pews, but is the work of all Catholics.They started in Phoenix in 2008 and have gone coast to coast. More than 200,000 people in the first dozen dioceses came back to the practice of the faith. The largest increase in Mass attendance has been 18% and the average is 10%. By the end of this Lent, they will have reached 40 million people. In Boston, the commercials will air 2,500 times. But Jesus would do this for one person. It's not about the numbers.Janet said that participating in the ministry of welcoming can do as much for the people welcoming others home as it does for those who do come home. People say it's strengthening their faith. It's an opportunity to open a conversation to talk about why we go to Church.The culture tells us that faith is a private matter and should remain private, which discourages people from sharing their faith. Tom said a pastor told him to pray every day and ask Him to lead us to a person every day that he can share his faith with. It's not walking up to strangers. It's about being open to the conversation when the natural opportunity comes up. Sharing the joy and peace that comes from being part of the Church and worshipping Christ as part of the Catholic community.For a person who just has a hard time getting the right words, Janet said we can just invite someone to come to a talk or program or social occasion at the parish or to come to Mass on Sunday. People are less apt to say No because they're responding to your personal invitation.Scot said people in this archdiocese should take responsibility for asking just one person to come to Mass and then to pray that this person will be receptive to the Holy Spirit. Tom suggested inviting someone to breakfast and going to Mass first. Put a bumper sticker on your card or give someone a Catholics Come Home business card that is available.Be willing to respond to someone who asks on Monday morning, "How was your weekend?" to say, "I went to Mass with my family and it was great." Janet said we are walking advertisements for our Church.