Irish Tenor Emmet Cahill Concert
February 15, 2019
Emmet Cahill, award-winning Irish tenor and principal singer with the popular Irish music show Celtic Thunder, will be in concert at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville Beach on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 PM. Last March, Emmet performed to a sold-out audience at New York’s Carnegie Hall; he has been a guest artist with several US symphonies. Read More
A First-Hand Look at World Youth Day Panama
February 13, 2019
By Marina Alonso-Gallo Six Bishop Kenny High School students attended World Youth Day Panama in January, and one of their parents who attended shares her perspective of their faith-filled week abroad. Read More
CRS Rice Bowl Comes to Diocese of St. Augustine
February 11, 2019
As we prepare for Lent, we focus our hearts on its three most important aspects: prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Catholic Relief Services' Rice Bowl program encompasses all three parts of lent. Read More
Campers Strut the Catwalk for Charity
February 8, 2019
For the past 37 years, the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women has coordinated the Catholic Charities’ Camp I Am Special Fashion Show. Every year, Campers and Buddies strut their stuff on the runway, modeling summer fashions from local retail partners such as Sears and Roz & Ali. Not only does the event warm hearts, it’s also a great opportunity to support Catholic Charities and its mission to serve the most vulnerable in our community. Read More
Catholic Charities Black and White Ball
February 7, 2019
Catholic Charities Jacksonville would like to invite you to join us for the Black & White Ball on Saturday, March 9, 2019 from 6 to 10 p.m. at US Assure Club East, TIAA Bank Field. Read More
Rallying Pro-Life Floridians
February 5, 2019
The bishops of Florida join with Catholics and others of goodwill in reacting in horror and disgust to the recently passed law in New York State that legalizes abortion essentially for any reason through all nine months of pregnancy and removes any protection for children born alive after abortion. Sadly, similar bills were proposed in Virginia and elsewhere. As Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Chairman of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, stated, "This legislation is evil, pure and simple." Read More
Florida Catholic Conference Celebrates 50 Years
February 1, 2019
The Florida Catholic Conference (FCC) has been a consistent voice for life, dignity and the common good for 50 years. Read More
USCCB Calls for Protection of Unborn and Born Infants
February 1, 2019
U.S. Bishops’ Chairman on Pro-Life Activities Calls All People of Good Will to Stand Up and Protect Unborn and Born Infants Read More
World Youth Day Stateside
January 28, 2019
By Thomas Clark More than 100 people, mostly young adults and families with children, braved low temperatures and a crisp ocean breeze to celebrate World Youth Day Stateside at the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine. The event took place as hundreds of thousands of Catholics gather with Pope Francis for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama. Read More
Celebrate the Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 18, 2019
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, invites all to celebrate the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, January 18-25. This week provides an opportunity to join together and pray as Jesus did “that they may all be one.” (John 17:21) Read More