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ORLANDO | Many Catholic deacons have this common experience: As they greet people after Sunday Mass, a congregant might smile and wave as they …
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 …
Assignment teaches seminarian how to be a priest
Part two of a three part series. Read part one.
ORLANDO | Imagine being invited to dinner and offered a smorgasbord of delicacies to tantalize your palate. That’s how seminarian Josué Reyes Díaz describes his summer assignment at …
Parish celebrates 162 heroes in flag display
MELBOURNE | What Susan Spillers, GySgt. Jonathan Gifford, Father Eamon Tobin and more than 150 others have in common other than being part of the Flags for Heroes display at Ascension Parish, is their love of neighbor and selfless service. …
Strong families of faith at Santa Fe
Editor’s note: The following is part two of a two-part series on graduates.
LAKELAND | Two Santa Fe Catholic High School graduates, Violet Hammen and David “D.J.” Flores, share how their families’ strong faith has infused them with love for …
MCC Grads impacted by mission
This is the first of two stories on Class of 2025 graduates. Part 2 will run in the May 30 e-edition.
KEYANA LOUZON
Melbourne Central Catholic High School, Melbourne
Keyana Louzon’s academic resume displays her zeal for her studies, …
Retreat refuels UCF Catholic alum
OVIEDO | On May 17, University of Central Florida Catholic Campus Ministry alumni gathered for their second retreat to reconnect and refuel their faith.
Catholic Campus Minister (CCM) Kimmy Zeiler is a product of the ministry’s early years, a group …
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 …
Dominican deacons find spiritual family in Fla.
OVIEDO | Formed to be deacons for a missionary church for villagers living in the central mountain range of the Dominican Republic, Jesús “Nilson” Delgado and Manuel “Yadir” Díaz Santos leave their homeland for the first time to participate in …
Military chaplains share ministry of presence
ORLANDO | The moniker of “Soldiers of Christ” is sometimes used for priests. It is especially fitting for priests who bring Christ to soldiers.
According to a report offered by the Orange County (Calif.) Catholic, fewer than 200 active-duty Catholic …