Bonita Springs | On a recent morning at St. Leo the Great Parish everything for a normal Mass was in place: the priest, the cantor, the musician, the lectors, the Church was decorated in the appropriate seasonal colors. Seemingly out of place were bright lights, television cameras and extra microphones. These additions are part of… Read more »
Naples | Catholics and Jews assembled Nov. 4 in Naples joined in unity to stand up against the anti-Semitism that exists today while also remembering the past horrors of the Holocaust. The Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County hosted its annual “Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass” commemoration at Temple Shalom in Naples. This gathering took… Read more »
Naples | Now in its third year, the St. Ann Latino Contemporary Art Auction (SALCAA), is a distinct and heartfelt fundraiser that helps provide faith-based education for those less fortunate. The event, which will take place Nov. 16 at Artis-Naples in Naples, provides the perfect opportunity for the community to gather and celebrate Latino culture… Read more »
North Port | Faithful gathered across the Diocese of Venice and around the United States Oct. 13 for rosary rallies to join in prayer for our country and peace in the world. Some 15,000 America Needs Fatima public square rosary rallies took place nationwide, with more than a dozen throughout the Diocese, all to pray… Read more »
Fort Myers | In astounding acts of generosity, the faithful of the Diocese of Venice responded with fervor to an emergency appeal for supplies for the victims of Hurricane Michael as items piled high at four drop-off points. Thankfully, these donations are already helping people in the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee thanks to the assistance of… Read more »
Naples | Thirteen months and six days after Hurricane Irma ripped apart St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School in Naples, students returned to repaired and renovated classrooms in the elementary building. The morning assembly was electric as the young girls and boys talked excitedly about returning to the classrooms Oct. 16. “I can’t wait,” said one… Read more »
Sarasota | In life, everyone has a vocation, whether it is to the priesthood, religious life, marriage, parent, or the single life. Keeping one’s heart and mind open to that call of the Lord and understanding that message is key to a proper discernment, which may lead some on the path to the priesthood or… Read more »
Naples | When Sister Patricia Roche, Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco, first told the student body about the House Program (a modified form of student government), many of us knew in our hearts it would be a success. From that first discussion, it was clear that the goal was to make students feel supported… Read more »
Punta Gorda | Two key groups received special attention during the 2018 Statewide Florida Respect Life Conference held at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gorda Sept. 29. A second site was needed to accommodate the youth of the Diocese, while a parallel workshop to the main Conference was devoted to Spanish-language… Read more »
VENICE | Some years ago, I accompanied a parish group from Ss. Peter and Paul the Apostles Parish in Bradenton to an art museum in Fort Lauderdale for the exhibit “St. Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes.” We saw hundreds of objects from the earliest centuries of the Church to the present:… Read more »
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