Celebrating Monsignor Caverly's 50th year in the priesthood

Photos by Jane Winstead 

Monsignor J. Bernard Caverly celebrated 11:30 Mass on Sunday, April 21 at St. Raphael Catholic Church to commemorate his 50 years in the priesthood. Msgr. Caverly's actual anniversary of his ordination is June 12. Following Mass, well-wishers attended a luncheon in his honor at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Bishops Robert Lynch (St. Petersburg) and John Noonan (Orlando) as well as Archbishop John Favalora of Miami attended the occasion. Msgr. Caverly's brother, Msgr. Patrick Caverly of Altamonte Springs, and other members of the Caverly family also attended.

Father Tim's Homily: Meet Jesus. Everything changes

Father Tim Sherwood's homily for the Second Sunday of Easter at St. Raphael Catholic Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. Video by T. Allan Smith. Additional video by Jane Winstead. Audio by Jeff Keller. Theme music: Deliberate Thoughts by Kevin MacLeod Father Tim Sherwood is pastor of St. Raphael Catholic Church. He is the author of The Preaching of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: The Gospel Meets the Cold War (2010) and The Rhetorical Leadership of Fulton J. Sheen, Norman Vincent Peale, and Billy Graham in the Age of Extremes (2013).