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Has your marriage become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring? Have you grown cold and distant? Are you divorced, separated or thinking about it? Retrouvaille can help. It has helped thousands! Our next program in Orlando begins July 13, 2018 at San Pedro Spiritual Development Center in Winter Park. For more information and to register, call 352-274-4614. … Continue reading “No marriage is beyond hope”

Eight years after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti’s villages and thoroughfares, there is new hope in a small town located in the southeastern mountains. Parishioners of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Winter Park funded the rebuilding of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in La Montagne thanks to a few particularly large donations. The … Continue reading “Parish helps build church in Haiti”

The 50th anniversary of the Diocese of Orlando is not just a celebration for Catholics across Central Florida. It is a time of remembrance, prayer, and thanksgiving shared with many different faith leaders. Bishop John Noonan made that abundantly clear with his message of “we remember, we celebrate, we believe” at St. James Cathedral on June … Continue reading “Celebrating faith and friendship on the 50th Anniversary of the Diocese of Orlando”

More than 40 special volunteers took over the Orlando office of Catholic Charities of Central Florida on June 19 for its first ever Take Your Kids to Work Day. Together, they created and decorated snack bags for clients coming to the Agape Mission Market as well as the homeless, and cards for residents at Pathways … Continue reading “Children help parents serve at Catholic Charities”

The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People is a comprehensive set of procedures originally established by the USCCB in June 2002 for addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. The Charter also includes guidelines for reconciliation, healing, accountability, and prevention of future acts of abuse. It was revised in 2005, 2011, and 2018. … Continue reading “New charter for the Protection of Children and Young People”

After volunteering to take another pilot’s place on a reconnaissance mission during the Vietnam War, Col. Peter Stewart, an F-4C Phantom II pilot, was shot down and declared missing in action in March of 1966. Since the tragic disappearance, Stewart’s family has searched endlessly for any information regarding what happened that day. As of April … Continue reading “After 52 years M.I.A., Colonel laid to rest at St. Matthew Parish in Winter Haven”

Catholic Charities USA, a national organization representing 166 diocesan Catholic Charities agencies, is deeply concerned about the recent policy of family separation at the border. We recognize that protecting and securing our borders is important, yet we must find ways to ensure the safety of refugee children, some of whom are babies and toddlers. Join us … Continue reading “Five ways to help stop family separation at the border”

Emma was diagnosed with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) midway through her seventh grade year while attending Holy Family Catholic School in Orlando. The young athlete’s life radically changed. What would she do without basketball, softball, track and dance? Despite the initial blow, Emma never imagined the abundant gifts God was waiting to reveal. “It was … Continue reading “Illness brings new life”

My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: We are made by God, in His image, for God.  God created everything for us and, in turn, we are created to serve and love God and to offer all creation back to Him.  The psalmist, David, speaks beautifully and simply to the gift of our creation in Psalm … Continue reading “Bishop Noonan reflects on God’s gift of life”

Pope Francis began the Wednesday General Audience on June 20 with a personal greeting to some 200 sick and disabled people gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall. He told the pilgrims basking with him under the hot sun in St. Peter’s Square that the two groups form a single community. Turning to his catechesis, … Continue reading “Pope Francis: ‘Commandments are path to freedom’”

School may be out for summer, but the push for learning is still in full swing. Governor Rick Scott’s wife, Ann, recently shared her passion for reading and literacy with the students and staff of Ascension Catholic School in Melbourne. Father Eamon Tobin, pastor of the parish, and students from kindergarten through 5th grade warmly … Continue reading “First Lady Ann Scott visits Ascension Catholic School, shares her passion for reading”

In this special presentation podcast, the Annie Moses Band explores how their eclectic blend of roots music and classical Polish is transforming the world of the arts for the glory of God. Click here to listen.

On June 24, the Diocese of Fargo will hold its first annual Rural Life Celebration on the Schmitz farm near Harvey. With our many rural communities and parishes, it seems only fitting that we should celebrate the natural bond between our Catholic faith and rural life, and I hope many will come and join the … Continue reading “The Beauty of Rural Life”

The Diocese of Orlando was established 50 years ago on June 18, 1968. Since then, the Catholic community of Central Florida has grown and multiplied simply because people continue to reply Yes! to Jesus’ question, “Do you love me?” (John 21) Pope Francis said, “Faith grows when it is lived and shaped by love.” We … Continue reading “We remember, we celebrate, we believe”

Open your heart and your home! Become a host family for students from the Dominican Republic coming to the U.S. for enrichment programs this summer, including a basketball camp and Intensive English classes. Host during the week of: July 7 – Aug. 4: 26 year old male teacher July 28 – Aug. 31: two 15 … Continue reading “Become a host family for the summer”