ORLANDO | “God is going to invite you say yes to Him in some sort of way. This is what we call a vocation” Father Zachary Parker said as he greeted sixth-graders from six Catholic schools at the diocese’s annual …
Church gives thanks for jubilarians
ORLANDO | Eight priests currently serving or who have served in the Diocese of Orlando are celebrating their jubilee anniversaries.
Since they arrived at the diocese, they’ve spent their lives bringing God’s love and joy to His people.
In this …
Seminarians learn to be healers of the heart
The family that prays together, stays together
VIERA | The family that prays together, stays together. The phrase was coined by Venerable Father Patrick Peyton, the Holy Cross priest who created The Family Theater Productions in 1947. Healed from tuberculosis after asking the Virgin Mary for that …
Priests share about their chalices
ORLANDO | Father William Burns received his chalice as a gift from longtime friends Deacon Ron and Ann L’Huillier, in honor of his late mother, Lorraine. On a visit to the seminary his daughter, Sarah, accompanied him to a silversmith …
Newly ordained look forward in hope
ORLANDO | As Bishop John Noonan ordained Fathers John Triolo and William Burns, he reflected on the unique time in which the men begin their priesthood — in the wake of a newly elected Pope, during the season of Easter, …
Two men look forward to a priesthood of hope
ORLANDO | On May 24, 2025, Deacon John Triolo of Corpus Christi Parish in Celebration and Deacon William Burns of St. Timothy Parish in Lady Lake, will be ordained to the priesthood at St. James Cathedral in Orlando at 10 …
Be fervent in prayer, constant in hope
ORLANDO | Prayer and hope were the words at the heart of Bishop John Noonan’s message to Father Michael Batista and Father Phillip Mills on their Ordination day, May 25, 2024.
Welcoming them, their families, friends and communities to the …
Future priests are young, ready to serve
ORLANDO | Bishop John Noonan will ordain two transitional deacons to the Order of Priest, Saturday, May 25, 10 a.m. noon, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, 8300 Vineland Ave., Orlando. All are …
Bishop’s Letter: The power of the Sacraments
My Sister and Brothers in Christ:
We continue to hear how to be formed and live through the proclamation of Scripture this holy season of Easter. We learn how the disparate and scattered people gather in the Name of Jesus …