Retreat deepens faith, creates community at Trinity

OCALA | Trinity Catholic High School welcomed roughly 200 freshmen to their annual Freshman Retreat, Aug. 29, 2024. The added dimensions of intercessory prayer and the breaking open of the celebration of Mass, moved students in new ways.

Each year, …

New chapel in Deltona

On Aug. 11, the Feast of St. Clare, Bishop John Noonan blessed the new chapel at St. Clare Parish in Deltona. Originally a large storage closet, the chapel seats 25 people and is now used for Mass and Eucharistic Adoration.

Interpreter translates Mass in an ‘elegant language’

CLERMONT | Selene Squitieri has a passion for American Sign Language, especially if it helps her niece find a deeper love of the Eucharist.

With a cousin who is deaf, Squitieri often found herself making friends in the deaf community. …

Love is Ageless

Couple’s example shows it’s never too late for marriage

 

PALM BAY | “Little one” is a term of endearment for Grace Boehm. At 5 feet, the 95-year-old stood confident in front of the altar, with her hair pulled back, …

Bishop blesses first responders at annual Blue Mass

ORLANDO | First responders ranging from mounted police to firefighters filled St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Sept. 29, 2023, for the annual celebration of the Blue Mass.

The Mass celebrated the feasts of Archangels St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. …

Mass serves to heal victims as they remember those lost

ORLANDO  |  Gathering at St. James Cathedral, survivors affected by suicide prayed for their loved ones and sought from their losses.

Bishop John Noonan presided over the celebration of Mass noting, “When death is sudden, we often have questions and

WYD deepens faith of pilgrims

ORLANDO  |   It was a hectic morning at the Gulde house. Mary, her husband, Anthony, and their five children made final additions to suitcases, anxious about the trip to Portugal and the days ahead. On the agenda — a visit …

Knights challenged to bring Christ to others

ORLANDO | Amid the swirl of incense and the fanfare of a brass orchestra and choir singing a triumphal “Te Deum,” several hundred clergy processed into the opening Mass for the Knights of Columbus 2023 annual convention, escorted by uniformed …