{"id":684,"date":"2009-05-09T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-09T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/05\/florida-catholic-a-bright-ray-of-sunshine-in-the-sunshine-state.html"},"modified":"2009-05-09T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-09T16:39:00","slug":"florida-catholic-a-bright-ray-of-sunshine-in-the-sunshine-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/05\/florida-catholic-a-bright-ray-of-sunshine-in-the-sunshine-state.html","title":{"rendered":"Florida Catholic: a bright ray of sunshine in the Sunshine State"},"content":{"rendered":"

You would be hard-pressed to find a better Catholic newspaper website than Florida Catholic<\/a>. And if you want to see why, just pop over to this elegantly produced multimedia presentation<\/a> on the recent ordination of two men to the priesthood. Sound, music, images — great, great stuff. Browse the website and find others, too. <\/p>\n

I have no idea what sort of staff or budget they have to work with, but they are working wonders. I hope the good people of Florida realize what a treasure they have as close as their desktop. <\/p>\n

If you want a glimpse of what Catholic media can be, take a look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You would be hard-pressed to find a better Catholic newspaper website than Florida Catholic. And if you want to see why, just pop over to this elegantly produced multimedia presentation on the recent ordination of two men to the priesthood. Sound, music, images — great, great stuff. Browse the website and find others, too. 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