Aug 17, 2023 WINTER PARK | When not assisting at local parishes, Father Ronald Oser spent his summer surrounded by cardboard boxes and packing tape. For months he has been gradually moving out of his family’s home in Ocala, to his new home, Emmaus, an independent living community for senior priests on the grounds of the San Pedro…

Aug 17, 2023 ORLANDO | Within one year’s time — from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 — Catholic Charities reached a milestone measured by one can, fruit, vegetable and other food items at a time. In that time, seven food pantries across central Florida, together, served more than half a million meals to those in need.…

Aug 17, 2023 ORLANDO | Amid the swirl of incense and the fanfare of a brass orchestra and choir singing a triumphal “Te Deum,” several hundred clergy processed into the opening Mass for the Knights of Columbus 2023 annual convention, escorted by uniformed fourth-degree Knights. “I welcome all of you to this place and home of faith,” said…