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Black History Month Mass
CARL RICHARDSON | FC
FORT WALTON BEACH | Father Ian Bordenave, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in New Orleans, preaches at the 27th annual Mass commemorating Black History Month Feb. 3 in Fort Walton Beach. Father Bordenave grew up in Okaloosa County and served in the military before becoming a Dominican priest. MORE…
“Redeeming sexuality”
JULIE S. BETTINGER | FC
TALLAHASSEE | Christopher West’s main point is this: God wants to “marry” us.
As the Catholic speaker’s two-day program at the Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Tallahassee showed recently, even college kids are more than willing to give up their weekend to find out what that was all about. MORE…
Almsgiving at the shelter
CHRISSY CUTTITA | FC
PANAMA CITY | They were just like any other couple you might meet in the neighborhood. Bill Whitaker worked construction, managing hundreds of workers, while his wife, Randy, enjoyed the good life being from a prominent family. His war-wounded arm and her disabled heart took the dream home and career away. MORE…
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Youth conference ‘sets hearts on fire’ for Jesus
In a flash, teenagers’ arms sprang up one after another, filling the room with a “wave” of motion. Just midway through a three-day conference, these diocesan youths were working together to make something happen.
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«Mass celebrates solidarity, identity and diversity
The Mass, sponsored by the Catholic African-American Cultural Awareness Group of Okaloosa County, calls attention each year to the importance of the contributions of African-American Catholics to the church and to society.
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