Florida Catholic | Diocese of Orlando

November 21, 2008

“The 40-day Lenten journey is a ‘memorial of our Baptism’”

Click here for Diocese of Orlando Lenten Regulations.

Bishop Thomas Wenski displays a book of signatures of the elect during the Rite of Election at the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe Feb. 10.

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ORLANDO | Bishop Thomas Wenski displays a book of signatures of the elect during the Rite of Election at the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe Feb. 10. Laura Dodson shines light on some of the terms used for the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) in her article, “Christian Initiation: Who participates and why?” Read the complete story HERE.

Lunar rocks

Students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Winter Haven get a close-up view of moon rocks on loan for two weeks to the school from NASA, beginning last month, in celebration of Catholic Schools Week.

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WINTER HAVEN | Students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Winter Haven get a close-up view of moon rocks on loan for two weeks to the school from NASA, beginning last month, in celebration of Catholic Schools Week. See larger photo HERE.

Lunar New Year

Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Maria Huong Nguyen, right, Sister MyDung Pham pray during a Mass commemorating the Lunar New Year at St. Philip Phan Van Minh Parish Feb. 7.

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ORLANDO | Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Maria Huong Nguyen, right, Sister MyDung Pham pray during a Mass commemorating the Lunar New Year at St. Philip Phan Van Minh Parish Feb. 7. See larger photo HERE.

Christian Initiation: Who participates and why?

Laura Dodson shines light on the terms used during the process of becoming a member of the Church.

Gospel choir brings an ‘upbeat approach to worship’

The refurbished church is not all that’s fresh at St. Andrew Parish. A new Gospel choir ”moves the spirit” during Mass once each month.

Wildwood parish to build larger church

Exploding growth creates a need for a new 1,700–seat church at St. Vincent de Paul Parish.

Difilippis’ St. Maximilian fills Catholic drama void

Leonardo Difilippis will be appearing in the Orlando area in a one-man show called “Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz.”

Miracle in our midst

Central Florida woman’s cure may lead to sainthood for Austrian monarch, Blessed Karl.

News Briefs

Lunar rocks, Lunar New Year and Ash Wednesday photographs.