Parish celebrates 162 heroes in flag display

MELBOURNE | What Susan Spillers, GySgt. Jonathan Gifford, Father Eamon Tobin and more than 150 others have in common other than being part of the Flags for Heroes display at Ascension Parish, is their love of neighbor and selfless service. …

Steubenville teens “consumed” by encounter with Christ

ORLANDO | More than 1,800 teens from across the country gathered at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando for Steubenville Florida 2025, hosted in collaboration with Life Teen, for a powerful weekend of worship, reflection, and transformation. The theme, “Consumed,” invited …

Is spiritual direction for you?

The following is part 2 of a two-part series. Read part 1 here

ORLANDO | Do you feel your spiritual growth has stalled? Have you been confessing the same sin for years and don’t understand why? Do you need

The heart of Christ is ecstasy

Encounters with Jesus fills hearts with hope as diocese and the faithful celebrate solemnity of Corpus Christi

 

ORLANDO  | The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando filled to the brim with faithful

Immersion project offers hands-on look at serving the needy

ORLANDO | Every summer seminarians for the Diocese of Orlando receive different assignments based on their stage of formation. Over the next several weeks, Florida Catholic will follow different seminarians as they share their varied experiences.

First stop — Catholic …

St. Anthony of Padua honored through bread blessing

ORLANDO | To honor the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua, Mari Da Gama, her daughter, Melissa, and son-in-law, Hans Michel, brought two baskets of bread to be blessed and shared with the people at St. James Cathedral, June …

Holy Family student wins Marian contest

ORLANDO | Eighth-grader Adam R. is the winner of The Catholic Foundation of Central Florida’s Marian Essay contest.

In “Mary, A Pilgrimage of Hope”, the Holy Family Catholic School student shares the story of how the Blessed Mother helped him …