Do You Make Time for Prayer?
August 30th, 2017By Lilla Ross Father Eamon Tobin grew up in Ireland in a family where daily prayer was an unquestioned part of life. Every morning his father knelt on the kitchen floor to say his morning prayers before going to the fields, and he would stop again at noon to recite the Angelus.
Farewell Sister Ambrose
August 30th, 2017It might have been destiny that brought Sister Ambrose Cruise to the Diocese of St. Augustine. She entered the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland in 1959 on Sept. 8 – the day the City of St. Augustine was founded in 1565.
Emergency Collection to Assist Dioceses Affected by Hurricane Harvey
August 29th, 2017Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of the Diocese of St. Augustine will take up a special collection to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey and to provide pastoral and rebuilding support to impacted dioceses. The collection will be held in all 61 parishes and missions of the diocese the weekend of Sept. 9-10.
Get Ready to Celebrate Founder’s Day – Sept. 9
August 28th, 2017Mark your calendars now to celebrate the founding of America’s First Parish – the Cathedral of St. Augustine – and St. Augustine, the nation’s oldest city. Both were founded together on Sept. 8, 1565, by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, one of Spain’s most experienced admirals.
America’s First Parish Announces Plans for Patronal Feast Day Celebrations
August 21st, 2017The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine will kick off festivities for the 452nd Anniversary of the founding of “America’s First Parish” on Sunday, August 27. Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, will be the principal celebrant at the 5:00 p.m. Mass in the Cathedral to begin the celebrations.
Prayer Services Planned for Execution of Mark James Asay
August 15th, 2017Updated: 8/22/2017 After 18 months with no executions in Florida, Mark Asay is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. Asay received two death sentences for the 1987 murders of Robert Lee Booker and Robert McDowell.
Reliquias de San Juan Pablo II y San Padre Pio visitan el Santuario de la Virgen de la Leche
August 8th, 2017Por Rico De Silva Las reliquias de dos de los santos más queridos y populares del Siglo XX: San Juan Pablo II y San Padre Pio visitaron el Santuario de la Virgen de la Leche en San Agustín el 5 y 6 de Agosto del corriente.
National Relics Tour visits Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche
August 8th, 2017by Rico De Silva The relics of two of the most popular saints of the 20th century: St. John Paul II and St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina visited the Diocese of St. Augustine Aug. 5 and 6.
Catholic Gators Blast Off for New School Year
August 4th, 2017By Dolores Hinckley Every fall semester is a new beginning for students at the University of Florida, especially for first year Gators. The first week of classes is a daze of figuring out dorm life, finding classrooms, making friends and feeding oneself for the first time, all while hoping no one will see them surreptitiously […]
Syriac Catholics Emphasize a Need for Unity, Solidarity
July 31st, 2017By Mariann Hughes In 2010, ISIS suicide bombers barred the doors of the Syriac Catholic Church of the Mother of Salvation in the center of Baghdad and massacred 58 people inside, including Sabah Haddat’s two sons.
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