How can we be ‘pilgrims of hope’? – November 2024

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

During November, we praise God and offer our thanksgiving for He is the Creator of heaven and earth and all within it. He offers Himself to us as we receive the Eucharist, and we …

God’s love enfolds the world’s people – October 2024

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:

During the celebration of Mass, we jubilantly proclaim, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” We follow in the footsteps of God’s people who journeyed across sea and dry land …

Blue Mass Homily

September 30, 2024

By Bishop John Noonan

On the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel and all the Angels, the Diocese of Orlando recognizes the service and sacrifice of our First Responders throughout Central Florda communities at this annual Blue …

Don’t separate yourselves from God – September 2024

Listen, My Beloved Brothers and Sisters.

St. James speaks to us of the sins of partiality. I choose a different word for partiality, segregation. The sins of partiality segregate or separate us from one another and in so doing, separate …

Are We With God? – August 2024

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:   

In this beautiful Scripture citation from the Book of Joshua, Joshua leads a conversation with the people and asks them if they wish to serve God, or some other god or person. He …

Be imitators of Christ always – August 2024

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:  

How are you these summer days? Are you strengthened by God’s heavenly sustenance, the Eucharist? St. Paul tells us about the gift of the Eucharist as he speaks to the Ephesians, long ago yet …