June 24-28 was youth mission week for St. Lucie Parish in Port St. Lucie. It was for encouraging parish youth to perform corporal works of mercy by walking in the footsteps of Jesus and by living the Gospels by helping the less fortunate.

A group of young Catholics from St. Clare Parish in the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida recently traveled to the Diocese of Raleigh. Their goal was to make a mission trip and serve those in need while also meeting new friends and exploring North Carolina.

On June 29th, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul to honor the two great apostles Peter and Paul. Saint Peter, one of the Twelve and the chief of the Apostles, the Rock upon which Christ built His Church, and Saint Paul “called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God” (Rom. 1:1) and Apostle to the Gentiles.

Shanley student phones must be left in the car, or put in a backpack or locker -- shut off and stored until students leave in the afternoon. If a phone can be seen, it will be surrendered to the school's front office for 24 hours. Parents who need to reach students can call the front office -- which, as Father Metzger wryly observed, "seemed to work for generations." With the ban in effect, changes were immediately noticeable.