ORLANDO | Two very different deacons find themselves approaching Ordination to the Priesthood united in their love for Christ and His Church and a desire to be servant leaders. On May 23, 2026, Deacon Daniel Bassile and Deacon Sinclair Cushmore …
Revamped program brings vocations into ‘focus’
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 …
Alumni return as teachers and administrators
WINTER HAVEN | After 24 years in the public school system, Jennifer Insua returned to her alma mater of St. Joseph Catholic School as a teacher and now, principal. Accompanying her on staff are four other alumni who credit the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Father Waldemar Maciag is incardinated
BUSHNELL | Two weeks ago Father Waldemar Maciag received a call from Bishop John Noonan that filled him with joy. He would be incardinated into the Diocese of Orlando, Jan. 26, 2025.
The icing on the cake: his mother, sister, …
Consecrated virgin becomes new bride of Christ
OVIEDO | Isabella Vella admitted she always felt like a square peg trying to fit a round hole. She had childhood dreams of getting married and having a family, but that never came together for her.
Over 10 years, her …
Diocese honors religious jubilarians
Each year the Diocese of Orlando honors its religious jubilarians. Once again, the sisters we honor demonstrate the true nature of God’s calling in its boundless diversity of gifts. They are models of living “through, with and in God’s love.” …