Apr 23, 2021 FATHER MATTHEW HAWKINS, Parochial Vicar, St. James Cathedral, April 23, 2021 Previously, we discussed how the Paschal candle teaches us about Christ (Christology) and about our participation in the salvation He won for us (soteriology), but wait, there’s more! The candle also helps us understand the nature and mission of the Church Christ established (ecclesiology).…

Apr 22, 2021 PANAMA CITY | Instead of planning big parties or beach time, a group of Catholic students jumped in a car and drove seven hours to the Florida Panhandle for spring break. Their mission was simply to serve others. The eight young men and women from the University of Central Florida Catholic Campus Ministry (UCF CCM)…

Apr 19, 2021   Beloved: See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. 1 John 3:1 [audio mp3="https://www.orlandodiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/28-Children-of-God.mp3"][/audio] My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: St. John reminds us that we are beloved.  He tells us of the Father’s indelible love He offers us through…

Apr 19, 2021 FATHER MATTHEW HAWKINS, Parochial Vicar, St. James Cathedral, April 19, 2021 ORLANDO | Arguably, the most prominent symbol of the Easter Vigil is the paschal candle…it’s kind of hard to miss a five-foot light in the middle of an otherwise dark church. It is, of course, meant to be a symbol of Christ, the light…

Apr 19, 2021 ORLANDO | “I think faith and science, not only go hand in hand, but they are absolutely necessary to support each other,” says Jesuit Brother Robert Macke, curator of the Vatican Observatory’s Meteorite Collection in the Papal summer gardens of Castel Gandolfo, just outside of Rome. Brother Macke graduated with his doctorate in Physics from…