Faith Leaders Gather to Promote Unity
January 19th, 2017By Jeff Brumley Imagine Christianity in which all believers, regardless of denomination, worshipped, prayed and shared fellowship as one body.
Catholics March for Life in January
January 18th, 2017The 44th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion is being observed in January around the diocese and with a pilgrimage to Washington. This year’s events have been scheduled around the inauguration on Jan. 20 in Washington.
Statement of the Catholic Bishops of Florida on the 44th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade January 22, 2017
January 18th, 2017“I wish to restate as firmly as I can that abortion is a grave sin, since it puts an end to an innocent life. In the same way, however, I can and must state that there is no sin that God’s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to […]
Observing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 15th, 2017The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, issued the following statement in relation to the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
World Day for Consecrated Life Is Celebrated in Early February
January 11th, 2017In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on Feb. 2. Therefore, the World Day for Consecrated Life will be celebrated in the Church on Thursday, Feb. 2, and in parishes on […]
Bishop Kenny Students and Faculty Learn How to Save Lives
January 11th, 2017A potential life-saving initiative, instituted at Bishop Kenny High School during the 2015-16 school year, is now fully funded, thanks to a grant awarded by a partnership between Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and the Michael Namey AED Initiative.
The Sick, Our Everyday Heroes
January 11th, 2017by Sister Constance Veit, lsp Over Christmas, two of my family members were talking about a mutual friend who, though chronically ill, routinely does heroic acts of kindness for others. Though they get exasperated with her when she overextends herself, they realize that caring for others is what makes life meaningful. I thanked God that […]
Living Nativity, Christmas Concert and Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule at St. Anastasia Catholic Church
December 12th, 2016A live Nativity will be presented by children and choirs of St. Anastasia Catholic Church, 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 18. A prelude concert of Christmas carols starts inside the church at 3 p.m. followed by an outdoor procession from the church’s covered portico.
Getting into the Spirit of Christmas!
December 8th, 2016Congratulations to Mrs. Myers’s First Grade Class at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Jacksonville for placing first in the Religious Category of the Jacksonville Historical Society’s Gingerbread House Extravaganza. There are a total of eight categories, including Traditional, Fantasy, Landmark, Local Historic, Local Structure, Religious, Storybook and Other.
Students Buoyed by Ocean Research
December 7th, 2016Students at St. Joseph Academy in St. Augustine adopted an ocean buoy last year as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration partnership with 15 schools across the country.
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