Diocese of St. Augustine Hosts Major Relics of Saint Maria Goretti
October 8th, 2015On Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Basilica of Immaculate Conception, 121 E. Duval Street in downtown Jacksonville, will host the major relics of Saint Maria Goretti.
Bishop Estévez Dedicates Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche
October 7th, 2015The commemoration of the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine and the founding of America’s first parish continues Sunday, Oct. 11, at Mission Nombre de Dios. Bishop Felipe Estévez of the Diocese of St. Augustine will dedicate the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at a 2 p.m. Mass open to the public.
The Visit of the Relic of Saint Augustine Exceeds Expectations
October 2nd, 2015by Margo C. Pope A first-class relic of Saint Augustine of Hippo heads home to the Vatican Treasury this week after its first trip ever to the United States.
St. Joseph Academy Pays Tribute to Bowie Kuhn with Rededication of Field
October 1st, 2015By Michael Curet When Bowie Kuhn completed his 15-year reign as Major League Baseball Commissioner (1969-1984), his impact continued to be made in baseball locally, but also significantly in the Diocese of St. Augustine.
40 Days for Life Campaign Kicks Off in Jacksonville
September 24th, 2015On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Jacksonville community celebrated the opening of the local 40 Days for Life campaign. This peaceful campaign of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion has taken place in Jacksonville since the first national campaign in 2007. For the first time, the Diocese of St. Augustine is leading the prayer campaign under […]
Florida politicians should listen to pope
September 23rd, 2015Point of View column in the Florida Times-Union by Father Timothy Lozier Laudato Si’ is the title of Pope Francis’s very first encyclical. The title comes from the stirring song of praise for the God of all Creation written eight centuries ago by the pope’s namesake, Saint Francis. But the subtitle of his urgent message […]
Bishop: St. Augustine’s history must be told against ‘backdrop’ of faith
September 17th, 2015by Jean Gonzalez Florida Catholic/Catholic News Service From dignitaries in horse-drawn carriages to everyday Catholics sharing the sign of peace on the basilica grounds under a Jumbotron, the celebration of four and a half centuries offered something for everyone.
Celebrating Catechetical Sunday – September 20
September 1st, 2015The third Sunday of September in the United States is celebrated as Catechetical Sunday in honor to acknowledge and commission those who are catechists. In his encyclical Redemptoris Missio, Pope John Paul II, said, “Among the laity who become evangelizers, catechists have a place of honor…Catechists are among those who have received Christ’s command to […]
Historian Michael Francis Expands on St. Augustine’s Religious History
September 1st, 2015By Margo C. Pope Colonial Florida historian J. Michael Francis, Ph.D., says a sometimes overlooked story of St. Augustine is its religious history beyond the story of the Spanish missions of early Florida.
Parish Honors its Patron Saint
September 1st, 2015By Margo C. Pope The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Augustine celebrated the feast of its patron saint, Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, as part of its continuing 450th anniversary observance.
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