Hands of the quilt
JANET SHELTON | FC
TAMPA | The hands of the quilt have committed violence. ¶ The hands of the quilt have studied books, taken tests, grasped hard-earned diplomas. ¶ The hands of the quilt — now silhouetted in felt, signed with initials and sewn into a blanket large enough for a queen-size bed — belong to teens incarcerated in the juvenile section of Hillsborough County’s Orient Road Jail. ¶ Through the help of Catholics and others dedicated to serving them, they hope their handprints will let the world see that their footprints, changed by time, can help the community they once hurt. Read Janet Shelton's story, “Reaching out for better things.”
Shirt drive at tail end
Volunteers are visiting thrift shops, rooting through storage and searching through their dresser drawers in anticipation of the March 20 end date of the Florida Catholic’s Long-Sleeve Relief shirt drive to benefit Florida’s farmworkers. MORE…
Palms weaving traditions
Where are your blessed palms from last year? What will you do with your palms this year? What is the symbolism of and various traditions with palms? Laura Dodson answers some of these questions in, “Palm Sunday rituals weave family bonds.”
On the air
JANET SHELTON | FC
TAMPA | Spirit FM 90.5 morning radio personalities Carlos and Abby are now in charge of the “The Big, Big House” radio show on weekday mornings. The station, a media ministry of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, recently implemented a two–person, male–female format during the two “drive” times.
