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Race, Poverty and Culture in New Orleans outside the Rosary

Duchesne House hosts Summer Network Service Programs

Aug 07, 2018

This summer, Duchesne House hosted two groups of Sacred Heart students from around the country.  Our first was one we put together on the theme of Race, Poverty and Culture.  Similar to what we've offered to our student visitors, we included opportunities to visit the Whitney Plantation, Studio Be and the Musee de f.p.c. or the Musdeum of the Free People of Color.  Our second group, Healthy Waters, also included students from Sacred Heart schools around t

Duchesne House offers Spring Program for Sacred Heart Alums and Associates

Feb 17, 2018

The Society of the Sacred Heart established Duchesne House as response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. We asked the questions: beyond our school here in New Orleans, how might we help in the rebuilding of this community? What would Philippine do today? The following programs, each offering an engaging, reflective, and prayerful experience, are our response:

FALL AND WINTER 2016

Feb 01, 2017

In September Duchesne House welcomed faculty and friends from the University of San Diego here for a local conference. They graciously invited Duchesne House staff to profit from the input they were getting and of course we enjoyed being with them. In September a temporary communty member Adba Musharrifie arrived from Mexico. She added a Latin accent to our staff and practiced her English. She participated in volunteer activities and shared her culture especially the customs around the Day of the Dead with the volunteers. 

SPRING AND SUMMER 2016

Feb 01, 2017

The busiest season at Duchesne House is usually the time from February through July and 2016 was no exception. We hosted a return visit from an international volunteer Fabiola from Austria who came both to enjoy the city and do more service. After Mardi Gras (when no volunteers are accepted) we hosted in rapid succession: Stuart Hall/Convent of the Sacred Heart from San Francisco CA, a repeat visit from the University of Michigan doing an alternative Spring Break, South Illinois University at Edwardsville – for the first time and the University of San Diego.

Spring and Summer in New Orleans

Jul 01, 2015

Spring was a busy time in New Orleans with the celebration of Mardi Gras which, this year, occurred in February. Here it is not just a one day affair as in many places limited to “Fat Tuesday” or the day before Ash Wednesday. Traditionally it is a day of celebration before the solemn season of Lent.  Here the celebration starts around Jan 6, the feast of the Epiphany with eating “King cakes” and putting up Mardi Gras decorations. At the end of January and the first two weeks in February the parades began. Everything here moves at a different rhythm during those weeks.

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