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September 5, 2008  
Bishop Thomas Wenski
"Sin clouds the human reason"
Missions - A Florida Catholic Special Section.
Good For You Orlando
Lay Lay, 5, and his mother La Jo Paw and Nain Kyaw are a part of 2 families from Myanmar who have recently settled in Ocala with the help of Catholic Charities of Central Florida and Blessed Sacrament Parish.

JANNET WALSH | FC
Lay Lay, 5, and his mother La Jo Paw and father Nain Kyaw are a part of 2 families from Myanmar who have recently settled in Ocala with the help of Catholic Charities of Central Florida and Blessed Sacrament Parish. John A. Torres writes about how Catholic Charities and Blessed Sacrament Parish have helped these two refugee families resettle and the difficulties that they face. The stories begin HERE.

APOPKA | Hispanics from around the diocese gathered at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Apopka Oct. 14 to celebrate the “Grand Diocesan Fiesta: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage.” The celebration began with a procession of more than 20 national flags and the Virgin Mary patroness of each country. After the procession, Bishop Thomas Wenski celebrated a special Mass in Spanish.
VALETA ORLANDO | FC

 
Ocala parish provides refuge

After spending 10 years in a refugee camp in Thailand, two Burmese families now call Ocala home.

American dream comes with challenges

For two families recently resettled in the United States, life is a dream even if the soundtrack is foreign.

Students on the march

Rain didn't stop some Stetson University students from taking to the streets in protest. See what these students are so upset about.

Synod: Lay Ministry Program is essential

Another in a series of follow-up articles by Teresa Lantigua Peterson on the Synod.

Leather vested

Who is that "man in black' two-wheeling it for a cause?

News Briefs

Sister Elizabeth Worley receives peer recognition, Bishop Grady Villas to host fundraiser, and more.

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