by Denise O'Toole Kelly on October 22, 2009
in History, Media
I found the coolest thing in the Florida Catholic’s attic the other day.
OK, it’s not really an attic. It’s a storage room in the basement of the Diocese of Orlando’s downtown Chancery, where the newspaper’s state office is. But combing through boxes looking for fodder for the “Moment in Catholic History in Florida” feature I’ve [...]
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As the Florida Catholic celebrates its 70th year of covering the Catholic Church and its faithful in the state, the staff has been digging into the archives to take readers down memory lane in print and online.
It’s been a tedious yet enlightening process for both me - I’m compiling the “Moment of Catholic History in [...]
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President Barack Obama recently asked a group of religious journalists to the White House for a roundtable interview. Because my invitation to represent the Florida Catholic at the July 2 question-and-answer session must have been lost in the mail, the best I can offer you today are a few tidbits from and a link to [...]
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In 13 years as a sportswriter and sports copy-desker, I’ve covered many a national signing day, during which high-school athletes sign national letters of intent to make official their college choices. They are normally big ceremonies that draw big crowds. Some even get airtime on ESPN.
What if we made as big a deal about high-school [...]
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The marriage ceremony often recalls how the love between bride and groom should mirror Jesus’ love for his bride, the Church.
One article I stumbled upon at Catholic.net gave another, more explicit, example of that love. Couples in Herzegovina make a crucifix a part of their ceremony, a part of their home and a part of [...]
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As the summer season cranks up, many people choose to hit the road to relax and recharge.
Some people choose to also recharge their faith during a break. A common way is with a retreat. Each diocese in Florida has at least one retreat center, and many religious orders also host retreats. Catholicity.com has some retreat [...]
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It’s amazing what gets brought up when music is the topic.
While talking with coworkers about music in the Church, the topic of projection screens versus hymnals or song sheets came up.
A handful of parishes in the Orlando Diocese are using projection screens successfully. Megan, my wife, and I saw St. Peter Parish in DeLand use [...]
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Noise is aplenty when talking about the Catholic Church. But the current topic on the Florida Catholic print editions’ Living Our Faith page is one to which parents can relate:
Cry rooms.
Florida Catholic correspondent Debra Tomaselli looks at multiple sides of the equation in this story. Do a Google search for “cry room and Catholic” and [...]
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