Memorial Mass for Father Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C.
May 11th, 2015A Memorial Mass organized by the Notre Dame Club of Greater Jacksonville will be celebrated on Monday, May 25, at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (121 E. Duval Street) in Jacksonville. Mass will begin at 7 p.m. with reception immediately following. Bishop Felipe J. Estévez is the main celebrant.
CRS Provides Relief During Time of Loss and Grief in Nepal
May 8th, 2015by Jennifer Hardy, Regional Information Officer The day a 7.8 magnitude earthquake roiled the mountains of Nepal, the Rana family was spread out. Bhuban Rana, a soldier for the Nepalese army, was at his rented apartment in Kathmandu where his wife Prem Kumari Rana sat nursing their two-month-old daughter Bhumika in the open outdoor area […]
A New Film Shares the Beauty of the Sisterhood
May 6th, 2015By Tonia Borsellino What do you get when you show an auditorium full of seminarians and a few young women a film on the call to the Sisterhood? A crowd of men wishing they could also enter the convent.
Bishop Felipe Estévez Recognizes Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters and Emergency Services Personnel at Blue Mass
May 5th, 2015Bishop Felipe Estévez of the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine will be the main celebrant of a Blue Mass to honor members of law enforcement (active and retired), firefighters, emergency services personnel and their families. The Mass will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Palm Coast on Friday, May 15 at 10:30 […]
Let’s Spring Into Action!
April 27th, 2015by Mary Prentis Growing up in Florida, I often heard comments from friends and family living up North about how beautiful the transitions of the changing seasons were. Still, I was content in my subtropical paradise and shrugged off any idea that I could be missing out on anything important. Yet having recently experienced (and […]
Catholic Schools Commemorate 450th Anniversary at Jubilee Mass
April 24th, 2015By Lorraine Thompson Amid occasional cannon booms and the screeching of wild animals, student ambassadors from 29 Catholic schools in the Diocese of St. Augustine, along with educators and administrators, gathered at the Rustic Altar on the grounds of the Mission Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine for a Jubilee Mass, April 23.
Doors to Hope in Iraq
April 21st, 2015by Lilla Ross Imagine everyone on the First Coast driven from their homes, sleeping on the streets, desperate for the basic necessities. That’s approximately the number of people displaced in Iraq by the Islamic State.
Mary’s Gardens
April 21st, 2015by Father Larry Rice, CSP As the weather turns warm with the coming of spring, many people are beginning to make plans for the coming gardening season. Most avid gardeners will tell you that they feel closer to God while working in their gardens than they do anywhere else.
Urge Florida House to Pass 24-Hour Reflection Prior to Abortion
April 21st, 2015HB 633 by Rep. Jennifer Sullivan (R-Eustis) provides a woman at least 24 hours to reflect on information about her unborn child and the risks of abortion before proceeding with the termination of her pregnancy. The bill also requires the physician providing the information to be physically present in the room with the patient.
Catholic Home Missions Appeal in the Diocese of St. Augustine is the weekend of May 2-3, 2015
April 20th, 2015The U.S. Catholic Bishops need your support to continue to strengthen the Catholic Church at home and help mission dioceses right here in the United States, including the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee.
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