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Eggs are a topic of conversation each spring, largely because of their relationship to the Christian celebration of Easter. Brightly colored Easter eggs are on display, chocolate eggs line store shelves and egg-lined birds nests in trees and bushes dot spring landscapes.

Lynsey Alyce’ Petry of Gueydan and Nicholas Eubanks of Dequincy were married Feb. 27, 2021, at Our Lady Help of Christians in Jennings, with Father Trey Ange’ officiating.

During the March meeting of Knights of Columbus Council 2012 from Our Lady Help of Christians (OLHC) Parish in Jennings, Grand Knight Carl Benoit (right) presented the Council’s Knight of the Month Award for February 2021 to Brennon Labouve (left).

At my previous employment, I was witness to what I call the “frothy-mouthed” churchgoers ... the type that were told to get angry at those who are non-Christian and drag on them about the way they dress, talk, believe and so forth.

(Family Features) Among the many struggles of the pandemic are finding ways to grieve and honor a loved one who has died under the constraints of COVID-19. The missed opportunity for a traditional funeral or memorial service has left some at a loss for how to honor their loved one’s life and start their grief journey.

(metrocreativeconnection.com) — Easter is coming and it’s time to put up the tree. For those thinking right now that trees are for an entirely different Christian holiday, you are both right and wrong. Even though trees may be more widely associated with Christmas, Easter trees are an increasingly popular and festive tradition that trace their roots to Germany.

Every year, about this time, I recall with great anxiety the one time I owned a real Easter rabbit.