ORLANDO | As a young woman, Sister Ann Englert, O.P., went out with friends, studied, dreamed of becoming a math teacher, and went on dates with her steady boyfriend. But when the boyfriend offered her his class ring, she had …
ORLANDO | Sister Ann Rowland, D.H.M., grew up in Pearl River, New York. Though only her mother was Catholic, both her parents were very devout. She was raised in the faith and attended Catholic school from kindergarten through college. As …
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord
through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world (Gal 6:14).
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
The priests of the Diocese of Orlando …
ORLANDO | “Wow! Blessed! Grace!” Those are the adjectives Father Tom Pringle, parochial vicar of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Indialantic uses to describe his first year as a priest. Ordained with Father Adam Marchese, parochial vicar at St. …
ORLANDO | Just like Jesus and His apostles, Diocese of Orlando seminarians are diving into hands-on ministry this summer to better understand how to lead people closer to God.
Transitional Deacon Joseph Tran spent his final summer assignment at St. …
ORLANDO | The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe hummed with excitement as the people of God anxiously awaited the Ordination to the Priesthood of Roberto Marquez, Francisco Ojeda, and Nathanael Soliven.
Warmly welcoming those …
I welcome you this morning to this beautiful Basilica dedicated to Mary, Queen of the Universe. On this joy-filled day, as we are about to ordain three of our brothers to the priesthood, I welcome especially Deacon Roberto Jesús Marquez, …
ORLANDO | As cases of COVID-19 decrease and vaccinations increase, bishops across the U.S. are welcoming the faithful back to Church. In reflecting on the Easter readings from the Acts of the Apostles, Bishop John Noonan noted how the Apostles …
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you
and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain (John 15:16)
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
Throughout this Easter season we journey with each other …
ORLANDO | On March 31, priests from around the diocese came together at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, to celebrate the second Chrism Mass in the COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop John Noonan reflected on …