2024-06-13
18 men go forward in diakonia
Jun 13, 2024 ORLANDO | Eighteen men promised to serve the Lord with their lives, becoming deacons for the Diocese of Orlando, June 8, 2024. Family and friends packed the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in support of the new clergy who offered themselves as witnesses of faith and diakonia, which is…
Bishop’s Letter: Connect with each other in the name of Christ
Jun 13, 2024 My sisters and brothers, By knowing all is God’s, all is sacred. Jesus lifted up everything in offering to the Father, as He asks us to do. Remember everything we have is given to us by God and we are called to return to God what we have received, multiplied by His goodness, by His…
Students pursue being Eucharist for the world
Jun 13, 2024 ORLANDO | More than 700 students graduated from Diocese of Orlando Catholic high schools this year. As the National Eucharistic Congress approaches, Florida Catholic highlights some of them in this second of a two-part series, illustrating how they are Eucharist to the world around them. Robbie Ridgeway Father Lopez Catholic High School, Daytona Beach [caption…
Sister retires leaving a legacy of compassion, hope
Jun 13, 2024 ORLANDO | After more than five decades of serving the Diocese of Orlando, Dominican Sister of Adrian Lucy Vazquez has retired leaving a legacy of firsts for women and a tapestry of caring for those to whom she ministered. “Sister Lucy is a woman of Vatican II,” said Bishop John Noonan. “She led with integrity…