Sep 11, 2025 ORLANDO | Patricia Dailey, associate superintendent of education, was grieved upon hearing of the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. A shooter opened fire on at Annunciation Catholic Church during Mass on August 27, killing two school children and injuring more than 20 others before killing himself. “We are grieving alongside the community affected…

Sep 11, 2025 WINTER PARK | On Sept. 6, 2025, Sts. Peter and Paul Parish received six lay Carmelites. After one year of formation, this is the first step toward their temporary profession. They will study five more years before their final profession. Maria Balisado is a lay Carmelite helping form the small group ranging from age 21…

Sep 11, 2025 HAINES CITY | On a recent pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi, Father Alfonso Cely found himself standing before the tomb of now St. Carlo Acutis. It was late August and Father Cely, pastor of St. Ann Parish in Haines City, felt the Lord placing an intention on his heart. So, he asked St. Acutis to…

Sep 4, 2025 My Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The Scripture for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time immediately captures my attention because in each Scripture reading the flow is countercultural. God asks us to think differently, not of this world. God tells us that our profession of faith to follow Him is not easy; that we are…

Sep 4, 2025 ORLANDO | Garrett Michelsen booked his flights to the Jubilee of Youth two days before Pope Francis died. He planned to attend the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, originally scheduled for August 3rd, but the pope’s death postponed the event.  Still, the experience affirmed his faith and love for Christ’s Church and the Eucharist.…

Sep 4, 2025 ORLANDO | On Sept. 7, Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized saints in the Catholic church. The two men, who died in their youth, continue to profoundly impact both young and old in the Church. Brother Logan Murray of the Brotherhood of Hope at the University of Central Florida Catholic…