By Florida Catholic staff - Florida Catholic
Celebrate Our Lady of Mercy Sept. 24
Archbishop Thomas Wenski will celebrate a bilingual Mass for the feast of Our Lady of Mercy on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 5 p.m. on the grounds of Mercy Hospital in Miami, 3663 S. Miami Ave., on the south shore by the bay. A rosary will precede the Mass at 4:30 p.m. The Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary will provide the music, along with the children’s choir from St. James School in North Miami. Free valet parking will be provided. All are welcome.
Amor en Acción marks 40th
Amor en Accion (Love in Action), the archdiocesan missionary organization, will mark its 40th anniversary Saturday, Oct. 1, with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Wenski. The Mass will take place at St. Dominic Church, 5909 N.W. Seventh St., Miami. Amor en Accion supports educational and other projects in Miami’s sister diocese of Port-de-Paix, Haiti, as well as the Dominican Republic. Please R.S.V.P. to [email protected].
All invited to statewide Respect Life conference
Registration is now open for the 30th annual State Respect Life Conference, this year hosted by the Diocese of Orlando. The conference, with the theme, “Merciful Like the Father,” will take place Oct. 14-15 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 5300 Old Howell Branch Road, Winter Park.
The conference will feature an array of national speakers who will deliver powerful messages on how mercy can guide Catholics’ efforts to promote, nurture and instill the Gospel of life into the world. Topics to be covered include human trafficking, pornography, abortion, bioethics, and the death penalty.
All ministry leaders, parishioners, and community members who seek to become more effective witnesses to the Gospel of life and the Father's love are invited to this event. For more information and to register, visit www.orlandodiocese.org.
Catholic Charismatic Conference set for Oct. 22
The annual Catholic Charismatic Conference of the Archdiocese of Miami (for English-speakers) will take place Saturday, Oct. 22 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, 11291 S.W. 142 Ave., Miami. The theme for this year’s is “Loving God Father of All Mercy” (Psalm 103:8). Guest speakers will be Father Trevor Nathasingh, Father John Fink, Deacon Michel DuChaussee and more.
The day will include praise and worship, teaching, individual prayer ministry and the celebration of a healing Mass. The conference will begin at 9 a.m. and finish at 10 p.m. Onsite registration will open at 8:30 a.m. The charge for pre-registration is $30. It will be $35 at the door. There will be no charge for priests, deacons, religious or teens.
Registration may be mailed to: C.C.S. Registration, P.O.
Box 816128, Hollywood, FL 33081-0128. More information at 954-961-1856, www.miamiccr.com or [email protected].
Golf tournament aids children dealing with death
Did you know 1 in 20 children will experience the death of a parent or sibling before the age of 15? Did you know that grieving children are at much greater risk than their peers for depression, suicide, poverty and substance abuse? Twice a year, Catholic Hospice offers Camp Erin, a free grief camp for children who have lost parents, siblings or guardians. The proceeds of its annual Swinging Fore Charity Golf Tournament this year will go to support Camp Erin. The tournament will take place Friday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Shula’s Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive, Miami Lakes. Those wishing to take part or become sponsors should email [email protected] or call 305-351-7065.
Learn about Theology of the Body
All are invited to learn about St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body at an introductory conference to be held Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Louis Church, 7270 S.W. 120 St., Pinecrest. Speakers will be Kari and Stephen Colella, who oversees the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life. For information, email [email protected].
‘Vessels of Love’ on exhibit at St. Thomas U.
Sheila E. Lichacz, a Panamanian artist who has survived 15 brain surgeries to remove 30 tumors (both malignant and benign), has unveiled her first exhibit in years, a 16-piece work called “Ancient Vessels of Love,” at the Archbishop John C. Favalora Archive & Museum at St. Thomas University. The exhibit opened Sept. 13 and will be on display through Dec. 13 at the museum, which is located inside the campus library. St. Thomas is located at 16401 N.W. 37 Ave., Miami Gardens.
Lichacz, known for her unique style of incorporating pre-Columbian pottery shards and shells found in her native Monagrillo, Panama, creates montages, oils, pastels and sculptures. Six of her works are on permanent display at the Holy Shrine of Cana in Galilee. Another, “Blood Money – 30 Pieces of Silver,” is the only work by a living artist that hangs in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Her art is also on display in the Vatican Museum of Contemporary Religious Art.
Call the library for exhibit hours, 305-628-6769.
Cuban exile priests meet in Orlando
Accompanied by the image of Our Lady of Charity that was given to Pope Francis last September by a Cuban family, the International Fraternity of Clergy and Religious of Cuba gathered in Orlando at the end of June for their 47th annual meeting.
They listened to presentations regarding the papal encyclicals “Joy of the Gospel” and “Laudato Si'", as well as the apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia.” They also discussed the “positive echoes” as well as the anxieties raised among exiles by Pope Francis’ visit to the island. They congratulated Bishop Juan de la Caridad Garcia on his appointment as the new archbishop of Havana. And they mourned the recent acts of terror and mass killings in Orlando, France and other parts of the world.
Among the Cuban-American bishops present at the meeting were Bishop Felipe Estevez of St. Augustine, Bishop Octavio Cisneros, auxiliary of Brooklyn, and Bishop Fernando Isern, emeritus of Pueblo, Colo.
“Before the God of mercy who always forgives and welcomes us, and at the foot of the Virgin who leads us to her son that we might live as brothers and sisters in love and peace, we commend ourselves to the Cuban people, who are one, to the Cuban Church, to political prisoners, to all the members of our fraternity who have passed away, and to all those who in one way or another discover in the arms of Our Lady of Charity the peace and justice for which they yearn.”
For the entire text of their statement in Spanish, go to http://bit.ly/2cbtTtk.
The image of Our Lady of Charity brought by Pope Francis to the U.S. will be housed at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Miami, from where it will visit other Cuban exile communities throughout the U.S. For information, call the shrine at 305-854-2404.
