For one council member, to work is to pray

ORLANDO | Her motto, frequently spoken to inspire others is “to work is to pray.” For 64 years, Rita Billingsley, a parishioner of Ascension Parish in Melbourne, has worked and prayed tirelessly for and with women, priests and bishops of …

Seminarians learn to be healers of the heart

Editor’s note: This is part three of a three-part series on seminarian summer assignments.
Read part one and part two

ORLANDO | The first week of orientation was barely over when Father Cyril Imohiosen asked seminarian Andrés Sanchez to …

Pilgrimage offers hope amidst suffering

ORLANDO | After receiving the Anointing of the Sick many at the Pilgrimage of the Sick walked away unable to contain their joy, others restraining tears of gratitude and hope. It was as if they were illuminated from within, imbued …

Bishop’s Letter: We become His Beloved

Comfort is something for which we all long. That word, comfort, can mean different things to different people in our secular world. For some, comfort is a soft-cushioned couch on which to sit and watch television. For others, comfort might