Dec 18, 2024 ORLANDO | Walande Casseus traveled to central Florida from Haiti two years ago seeking a safe haven, a new life and better opportunities. Though the challenges have been many, with the help of Catholic Charities of Central Florida, her hopes are still alive. Casseus sought Catholic Charities' help when she was pregnant with her daughter…

Dec 12, 2024 CASSELBERRY | Damein Mitchell spent much of his 50 years doing time. In and out of prison for some 20 years, St. Vincent de Paul’s St. Peter Claver Prison Ministry and their partnership with Promising People changed the course of his life. Carlos Benitez, director of St. Peter Claver Ministry, said Promising People is a…

Nov 27, 2024 LONGWOOD  |  If you are a practicing Catholic, you most likely have or know children who have strayed from the faith.  “Nones,” or the religiously unaffiliated, are said to be the largest population in the United States  — 28%. But one parish is finding strength in prayer through Millions of Monicas. With St. Monica as a model of…

Nov 27, 2024 ORLANDO  |  For the past several decades, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) in  the United States is often described how a non-Catholic became Catholic.  However, a new translation has been released and what once was RCIA is now OCIA, the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. The transition is an opportunity to review how the…

Dec 6, 2023 My Sisters and Brothers in Christ: Grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you this holy season of Advent. How marvelous is God to offer us His sacred comfort — the comfort we receive when we partake of the Eucharist. This sacred comfort is everlasting; for He is with us always, generation…

Dec 6, 2023 LEESBURG | When Lena took her 13-year-old daughter, Haley, to the doctor Oct. 11, 2023, she had no idea their lives would change overnight. After several tests and a trip to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Haley was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), also known as B-cell, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow.…