Meet the Seminarians
April 28, 2019
Meet Nick Bennett, Eric Stelzer, Bob Hoffman and Matt King, the four newest priests to serve the Diocese of St. Augustine. Watch the following videos to get to know our future priests. Read More
Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday
April 26, 2019
In the 1930s, a young woman in Poland claimed to have vivid revelations in which she was personally visited by Jesus. And decades later, we still honor her writings and the image that appeared to her, of the risen Messiah, whose heart revealed rays of red and “pale” light, symbolizing blood and water and whose words resonate with Catholics to this day: “Jesus I trust in you.” Read More
Summer School of Theology Explores Reasons for Hope
April 24, 2019
The Summer School of Theology is back from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily June 24-28 at the Wisdom Center at Marywood Retreat Center, 235 Marywood Drive, St. Johns. Read More
Bishops Urge That All People Count and Must Be Included in Census Efforts
April 23, 2019
April 23, 2019 WASHINGTON—Bishop Frank Dewane, of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development and Bishop Joe Vasquez, of Austin, Chairman of the Committee on Migration, issued the following statement in advance of the oral argument of Department of Commerce v. New York, before the United States Supreme Court regarding the importance of ensuring an accurate count for the U.S. Census. Read More
Seven Ways to Celebrate Easter
April 18, 2019
By Patricia M. Robertson/Franciscan Media Why is it so hard for some people to maintain a spirit of celebration? I ask this knowing that I am one such person. I find the struggles of everyday life and the penitence of the Lenten season easier than seven weeks of Easter celebration. As a lay minister, I have spent hours focused on programs and activities for Lent, then collapsed the day after Easter. One day of celebration was all I could handle. Read More
1971 Riviera, Bishop Snyder Community Center are winners at San Jose Car & Truck Show
April 18, 2019
By Joe DeSalvo Tim Collins won two awards, but it was the Bishop John J. Snyder Community Center at San Jose Apartments that received the biggest gift at the fourth annual San Jose Car & Truck Show, held April 6 at Dupont Station Shopping Center. Read More
Walk-a-thon Raises Money to Save Babies
April 17, 2019
By Glenda Meekins On a sunny, Saturday morning, eight Knights of Columbus councils gathered with almost 200 participants for Coastal Laps for Life, the pro-life effort that puts ultrasound machines into crisis pregnancy centers. Walkers came from Father Lopez Catholic High School in Daytona Beach, where the event took place, and from other interfaith churches and schools. With the release of the movie “Unplanned,” and recent laws extending abortion dates, the coordinators felt the timing could not be better. Read More
President of U.S. Bishops’ Conference Issues Statement on Notre Dame Cathedral Fire
April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019 WASHINGTON—Amidst the devastating fire taking place at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Pairs, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement to the people of Paris. Read More
Walking Through Holy Week with Karen May
April 12, 2019
Holy Week can often be overlooked during the excitement and celebration of Easter. But it is a vital time for Catholics to prepare themselves for Jesus’ death and resurrection. Read More
Increase Your Understanding of Mary with Marge Fenelon
April 12, 2019
Come out to the Santa Fe Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche to increase your understanding of Mary, Our Queen and Mother with award-winning author, speaker, journalist, blogger and popular radio personality Marge Fenelon. Read More