VIERA | It was standing room only in the Brevard County Commissioners’ chambers Sept. 11, 2001. That’s when St. John the Evangelist Parish celebrated its first Mass to meet the needs of Catholics in the new, burgeoning community of Viera.…
Lee Corso on faith, family, and football
LAKE MARY | Lee Corso is a household name, but not many know he’s been a Lake Mary resident for decades and credits his Catholic faith to, not only his career success, but his family unity and almost 70-year marriage.…
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 …
New principals at 2 local Catholic schools
ORLANDO | The Diocese of Orlando welcomes two new principals: Kristen Hall, who will take the helm at St. Anthony School in Lakeland and Misty Merritt, who will lead Annunciation Academy in Altamonte Springs.
Hall had spent the past three …
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, …