Grandparents raising grandkids: A look at one grandfamily
April 13th, 2021By Roger Mooney, Step Up for Students Charles Sears recalled a conversation he had last winter with Stephanie Engelhardt, principal of Christ the King Catholic School. It occurred outside the school while Sears was waiting to pick up his 9-year-old granddaughter, Luna. Sears is 69. His wife, Colleen, is 49. They have full-time custody of […]
Kathy Boice to retire — again — from Cathedral Parish School in St. Augustine
April 13th, 2021By Lorraine Thompson, special to the St. Augustine Record After working 44 years in the education field, most of which have been with the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, it’s time for Kathy Boice to move on. Boice, who is currently principal of Cathedral Parish School, will retire in early July. Actually, this will […]
Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday
April 7th, 2021In a series of revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s, God called for a special feast day to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. Today, we know that feast as Divine Mercy Sunday, named by Pope St. John Paul II at the canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000. Two years later, Pope St. John Paul II […]
The Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border
April 1st, 2021The bishops along the border of the United States and Northern Mexico have issued a joint statement on the situation at the border of the two countries. Their joint statement follows: As U.S. and Mexican bishops along the border, we witness daily the dilemma that our migrant sisters and brothers face. For most, the decision […]
An Easter Message from Bishop Estévez
April 1st, 2021Watch the Chrism Mass LIVE
March 26th, 2021Tune into the Diocese of St. Augustine’s YouTube channel and website on Wednesday, March 31, at 11 a.m. to watch a live stream of Bishop Felipe Estévez celebrating the Chrism Mass from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. The Chrism Mass is an integral part of Holy Week during which the bishop blesses three oils – the oil […]
San Jose Car & Truck Show set for April 10 as fundraiser for Bishop Snyder Center
March 23rd, 2021By Joe DeSalvo The sixth annual San Jose Car & Truck Show returns as a spring event on April 10 with Key Buick GMC Hyundai Genesis and North Florida Lincoln back as presenting sponsors of this fundraiser for the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center at San Jose Apartments. The five automotive brands are part […]
Mpact Offers Opportunities for Teens to Serve Community
March 22nd, 2021By Mark Udry On a day usually given over to leisure activities, a group of young people rose early on a Saturday to roll up their collective sleeves and set to work by lending their time and talent making the community a better place, in ways large and small. Saturday, March 20 was the third […]
Statement of U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for Asian and Pacific Island Affairs on Discrimination Against the Asian Community
March 22nd, 2021Following deadly shootings at three businesses in the greater Atlanta area this past week and the dialogue that has been ignited about other reported incidents of aggression against people of Asian descent, Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City, and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific […]
Bishop, Religious, Students and Teachers Celebrate Solemnity of St. Joseph
March 19th, 2021This year, the Solemnity of St. Joseph was made even more special by Pope Francis declaring 2021 A Year of St. Joseph. Recognizing the significance of this, Bishop Felipe Estévez celebrated Mass on this humble carpenter’s feast day, March 19, at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. He was joined by staff and students of […]
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