Sacred Heart Gift & Book Store is four weeks old but has 150 years of history. ...more

November 25, 2009

Oct. 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals, which means Father Bill Swengros once again will bless the children's pets at St. Stephen Catholic School. And it's extremely important to my 11-year-old son, Ian, that his Yorkie, Cookie, be sprinkled with holy water from the aspergillum (the holy water sprinkler thingamajiggy) and be duly blessed by Father Bill. ...more

March 9, 2009

Elephants with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus were blessed Wednesday before their debut in Tampa. ...more

January 3, 2008

The Rev. Jerry Hogan, chaplain to the nation's circuses, blessed the Ringling Brothers elephants before the opening of the circus's Tampa run tonight. ...more

January 2, 2008