Oct 6, 2021 ORLANDO | “Take this vessel with wine for the celebration of the Eucharist. Make your life worthy as you serve at the table of the Lord and His Church.” These are the words spoken by Bishop John Noonan to each of 18 men during the Rite of Acolyte at Holy Family Parish, Oct. 2. Instituted…

Oct 6, 2021 ORLANDO | As a young woman, Sister Ann Englert, O.P.,  went out with friends, studied, dreamed of becoming a math teacher, and went on dates with her steady boyfriend. But when the boyfriend offered her his class ring, she had to break the news to him. “I had to tell him I couldn’t accept because…

Oct 6, 2021 ORLANDO | Mary Schifferle was praying hard for a little sister. With two brothers already and her mother soon to give birth, she was begging God to send another girl to their family. She even had the name picked out – Susan. So, when her father entered the room with a big smile on his…

Oct 6, 2021 ORLANDO | Sister Ann Rowland, D.H.M., grew up in Pearl River, New York. Though only her mother was Catholic, both her parents were very devout. She was raised in the faith and attended Catholic school from kindergarten through college. As a child, when she heard the Gospel reading of the call of the disciples, she…

Oct 6, 2021 ORLANDO | Parishes throughout the Diocese of Orlando honored the memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4 with pet blessing events. From St. Ann Parish in DeBary, where Deacon Don Prendergast blessed 28 dogs, two sugar gliders, and one guinea pig to Most Precious Blood Parish in Oviedo, whose parishioners brought donations for the…