Rev. R. Tony Ricard
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Pastorrricardarch-no.orgRev. R. Tony Ricard is a Priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and is the Campus Minister and Black Theology Teacher at St. Augustine High School. He is the Pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish and is also a Core Instructor of Church Doctrine and Youth Ministry for the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana. Fr. Tony also serves as the Catholic Chaplain of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints.
Fr. Tony is the author of 12 awesome books which include “I Still Believe: A Testimony of Faith After the Storm,” “Don’t Be Stupid! Lessons You Should Already Know,” “Diary of An Unapologetic Roman Catholic Priest” and “Dreams I’ve Never Had! Justice Denied/Justice Supplied”.
Fr. Tony has given keynote addresses, retreats, revivals, and youth talks across the nation and throughout Canada. At last count, he has preached in and visited 22 other countries.
He is a native of New Orleans and a proud graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School and St. Augustine High School. He is a former New Orleans Public School teacher who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Loyola University, a Master of Theology degree from Xavier University and a Master of Divinity degree from Notre Dame Seminary.
