Sep 29, 2023 ORLANDO  |  It is Monday morning, and a small room is packed with refugees, all hoping their wait will be worthwhile. It is as though they are suspended in time. Much of their future rests on the outcome of their visit to Catholic Charities Comprehensive Refugee Services. Will they be able to apply for asylum or…

Sep 29, 2023 ORLANDO  |  Yuliya Popovych teaches English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for Catholic Charities Comprehensive Refugee Services. The Ukrainian immigrant taught English to college students in her homeland and now teaches four days per week in two central Florida counties. She has 20 students in her eight-week class at Orlovista Park in Orlando. Half the…

Sep 29, 2023 BOYNTON BEACH  |  What do more than 650 priests have in common? They are all graduates of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach. This year the seminary turns 60. On hand for the celebration were numerous priests from around the state. At vespers Sept. 26, just before the feast of St. Vincent…

Sep 21, 2023 ORLANDO | Norma Lewis has participated in the annual celebration of Blue Mass since her son, Deputy First Class Norman Lewis, died in an 2017 manhunt for Markeith Loyd. Loyd was on the run after killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and Orlando police Master Sgt. Debra Clayton. As he responded to a search for Loyd, a…

Sep 21, 2023 My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: On the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, we hear the prophet Isaiah tell us that our way is not God’s way; that our thoughts do not compare to God’s. God’s way is above reproach. His love is everlasting. So, too, St. Paul reminds us that we should conduct ourselves…

Sep 21, 2023 DELTONA | A creeping humidity settled into 76-year-old Nestor Ramos’ home. Caused by intense rains over the past two years and Hurricane Ian, his roof developed a leak that trickled water onto the floor near his kitchen. After Hurricane Nicole, a tree fell onto the already weakened roof. The leak began to soak the carpet…