Oct 21, 2022 OVIEDO  |  When 200 people gathered for KnightFire at the University of Central Florida the joy could be heard like a loud buzz.   Friends were happy to see each other at the weekly Catholic Campus Ministry event that featured praise music, worship, discussion and games. This week it was Family Feud, and the subject…

Oct 21, 2022 My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,   Pope Francis recently said that prayer is talking to Jesus as you would talk to a friend. He said that prayer engages the heart and the emotions. It is through prayer that we deepen our friendship with God. Through prayer, we are able to abandon our worldly desires…

Oct 21, 2022 WINTER PARK  |  It was hard to miss the two massive bells set at the foot of the sanctuary at St. Margaret Mary Parish in Winter Park.   Weighing more than 1,000 pounds, they are made of solid bronze, and complete the five-bell Gloria in excelsis Deo peal. The peal is taken from a tune of…

Oct 21, 2022 Animals have souls, but not the same kind of souls that humans have. This is the same reason that one does not have his or her dog baptized, confirmed, or given Holy Communion. We bless them in a similar way that we bless objects. That said, animals are God’s creatures. We bless them because they glorify…

Oct 21, 2022 ALTAMONTE SPRINGS  |  At the Soup Bowl Supper’s annual fundraiser held at St. Mary Magdalen Parish Oct. 15, gratitude for donations is reciprocated by a fare of soups from 16 different area restaurants and a free handcrafted pottery bowl.   Benefitting Catholic Charities of Central Florida’s Pathways to Care, a rehabilitation facility for homeless men…