ORLANDO | Downloaded more than 83 million times in the first year of its release, the Catechism in a Year with Father Mike Schmitz is introducing many Catholics to the Catechism of the Catholic Church for the first time. With …
Bishop’s Letter: Month of May brings joy and growth
Beloved Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
Revelation Scripture 21:5 tells us that the One who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” This is what the apostles and disciples experience after the Resurrection of Jesus. They …
Hundreds encounter Christ at retreat
FRUITLAND PARK | More than 300 students from seven different colleges gathered to encounter Christ at the Catholic Campus Ministry annual spring retreat just a few weeks ago.
While the group of students mostly came from University of Central Florida, …
Bishop’s Letter: When you see people, smile God’s love to them
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
Throughout the holy season of Lent during this Jubilee Year as we serve as pilgrims of hope, we are called time and time again, through the prophets, through the words of Jesus and the …
Bishop’s Letter: Gift of the Spirit
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
With the celebration of Pentecost Sunday, we come to the end of the season of Easter. Originally a Jewish pilgrimage festival, Pentecost (the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)) comes seven weeks after the cutting of …
Blessings x2
Twins = mother’s and family’s unexpected blessings
ORLANDO | Desperately eager to learn if she was pregnant or not, 22-year-old Ediana Valdez didn’t wait to get home to take her pregnancy test. Instead, she ran to the store bathroom.…
FIT students visit Sister Diocese in the DR
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Students, staff and an alumnus from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne traveled to the Dominican Republic to go on mission during Holy Week. From working on the aqueduct in the town of La Cucarita to …
Incardination marks two blessings in one
ORLANDO | It was a double header for Father Carlos Cabán, becoming a newly incardinated priest to the Diocese of Orlando followed by his installation as pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Orlando. The successive events occurred Sept. 10,
Mission students look toward bright future
ORLANDO | Catholics across central Florida are happy to welcome four new students from the sister diocese in the Dominican Republic. They will study at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando and Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach. Their …
El Camino offers something for everyone
ORLANDO | Three women from Orlando journey El Camino de Santiago de Compostela, each for different reasons. Rose Alagano hoped to honor her deceased brother who was supposed to make the journey with her. Jennifer Powers jumped at the chance