Local Catholic School Wins National Award
March 8th, 2022Congratulations to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School in Palm Coast on being the recent recipient of the 2022 Catherine T. McNamee, CSJ National Award. Instituted by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), this award is presented to an individual or institution that offers exceptional leadership in promoting a vision of Catholic education that welcomes […]
Do Good Unto Others, Ditch Digital Addictions for Lent
March 4th, 2022Pope’s Lenten Message 2022 By Carol Glatz/Catholic News Service In the photo above, people use smartphones in New York City Feb. 11, 2022. (CNS photo/Andrew Kelly, Reuters) Christians must persevere in generously doing good in the world, bolstered by prayer and by fighting evil in their own lives, including an addiction to digital media, Pope […]
14th Annual “Shoot for the Stars” Golf Tournament
March 3rd, 2022“Shoot for the stars” and raise funds for Morning Star Catholic School at their 14th Annual Shoot for the Stars Golf Tournament. The tournament is Monday, May 16 at San Jose Country Club (7529 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville). Registration opens at 10 a.m., followed by lunch at 11 a.m. and a noon shotgun start. The […]
Emergency Relief for Ukrainians
March 2nd, 2022By Catholic Relief Services Your help is needed in Ukraine where there are already more than 2.9 million people in need of assistance. There is a great risk of additional suffering both within Ukraine and for those who may flee to neighboring countries for safety. CRS and our partners need immediate support to meet both […]
Ukrainian Catholic priest in Florida asks for prayers for his homeland
March 1st, 2022By Jean Gonzalez While an annual three-day festival was slated for Feb. 25-27 at St. Mary Protectress Ukrainian Catholic Church in Apopka, it was canceled. Instead, the church served host for rallies to support one another, pray in solidarity and sing songs from their homeland. Father Roman Kuzminskyi, pastor of St. Mary Protectress, said the […]
U.S. Bishops Respond to Misleading Claims and News Reports on Migration
February 28th, 2022In the photo above, a volunteer with a Catholic Charities’ Humanitarian Respite Center leads a group of Central American refugees to their center in McAllen, Texas, to wait for buses taking them to their family in the U.S. In recent days and weeks, elected officials and media outlets have perpetuated misleading claims about the Catholic […]
Prayers for Ukraine
February 25th, 2022Bishop Felipe Estévez is calling on the people of the Diocese of St. Augustine to join Pope Francis’ call to a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday, March 2. “We cannot be indifferent to this savage violation of people’s sovereignty. Our solidarity moves us to seek a prompt and […]
Archbishop of Miami Celebrates St. Michael Parish 150th Anniversary
February 24th, 2022On Sunday, Feb. 20, Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami traveled to the northern side of the Diocese of St. Augustine to celebrate the 150th anniversary of St. Michael Parish in Fernandina Beach. “One hundred and fifty years might not seem like a long time for a church that is almost 2,000 years old; but here […]
Fla. governor, archbishop at odds over efforts to shutter shelters for unaccompanied minors
February 22nd, 2022By Ana Rodriguez-Soto/Florida Catholic Media It’s a battle of propaganda versus facts, political posturing versus legal logic, Church versus state — with at-risk children in the middle. When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks about unaccompanied minors, he speaks of “clandestine” flights “in the wee hours of the morning,” and refers to the Biden administration’s “mass […]
Standing Up for the Dignity of All Human Life
February 14th, 2022Join Bishop Felipe Estévez for an exclusive online workshop regarding the church’s stance on the death penalty. This three-week course begins Monday, March 7, and will be facilitated by George Doyle, an Echo apprentice serving at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jacksonville. Doyle will feature Bishop Felipe Estévez’s pastoral letter, “Standing Up for the Dignity […]
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