2023-01-05


Their big, fat Catholic wedding

Jan 5, 2023 APOPKA | It may seem like a scene from My Big, Fat Greek Wedding, but it’s not a movie. It’s a real big, Catholic wedding. Blended traditions and dozens of volunteers made dreams come true for 11 couples receiving the Sacrament of Marriage in the Catholic Church. When Society of Divine Vocations Father Mathew Vettath…

Bishop’s Letter: Go out in the world and BE the Eucharist

Jan 5, 2023 My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: We are in the Season of Christmas; yet, we also begin a new calendar year. During the Season of Advent, we made ready for the coming of Jesus, our Savior and Lord. We prayed to God to make within us a clean heart. We offered sacrifice upon God’s altar…

The Meaning of the Mass | The Concluding Rites: Go forth the Mass is ended

Jan 5, 2023 ORLANDO | This last article in our series on the Meaning of the Mass brings us to the concluding rites. The purpose of the concluding rites is clearly articulated in the “Introduction to the Order of the Mass” (IOM), a resource of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The bishops wrote that their purpose “is…