Nov 14, 2022 Upon the arrival of Hurricane Nicole, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the Diocese of Orlando met to strategically plan best locations for emergency supplies like water, tarps, and Meals Ready to Eat (MRE’s) throughout central Florida. Deacon Wilmar Rojas, Director of Operations for Catholic Charities of Central Florida, said they “distributed close to 12,000…

Nov 9, 2022 NEW SMYRNA BEACH | Patrick Corrigan fell in love with the Catholic faith as a young boy in Ireland. He entered seminary in his teens, but would take a long break to discern God’s will in his life. Eventually the desire to bring all of the Sacraments to God’s people pushed him to become a…

Nov 9, 2022 ROCKLEDGE | A Eucharistic procession from St. Mary Parish in Rockledge led the way to the Indian River as Tropical Storm Nicole headed for central Florida. Led by Father Juan Osorno, parochial administrator and Father Mark Librizzi, parochial vicar, parishioners joined in reverence and prayer Nov. 8. Father Librizzi was inspired by Bishop David Toups…

Nov 9, 2022 VIERA | St. John the Evangelist Parish received two blessings in one day. Bishop John Noonan blessed the parish’s new porticos and blessed and broke ground at the location of the future Marian grotto on Nov. 6. The two were made possible by a fundraising campaign that began one year ago. “There was a feeling…