Jan 5, 2022 BELLEVIEW | The idea to spend one year celebrating St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s upcoming 150th birthday came to Father Tom Connery, pastor of St. Theresa’s in Belleview, as his parish continued to struggle through the pandemic. Constantly seeking to learn more about his parish’s patroness, he began to do the math and realized her 25th…

Jan 5, 2022 We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage (Matthew 2:2). My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: Simply, what is the gift you bring to the Christ Child? On January 2, we celebrated the Epiphany of the Lord, He, the wondrous and glorious Gift of God, the Light to the…

Jan 5, 2022 HAINES CITY | The Diocese of Orlando has its first statue of Blessed Michael McGivney at St. Ann Parish in Polk County. McGivney was the son of Irish immigrants and a Catholic priest who grew up in working class neighborhoods of Waterbury, Connecticut. He also founded the Knights of Columbus, the largest Catholic fraternal society…

Jan 5, 2022 ORLANDO | Bishop John Noonan surprised students by celebrating the first Mass in the newly renovated St. Joseph Chapel at Bishop Moore Catholic High School, Jan. 3. The chapel can now fit more than 80 people allowing for sports retreats, Eucharistic Adoration, and special Masses. Previously dark and dimly lit, paned glass now makes the…