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Christmas at Saint James Cathedral
1982 Christmas photo of Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Photo courtesy of the Mario Mesa Photo Archives.   READ about Father John McCormick, pastor of St. James Cathedral ... Read more
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Christmas at Saint James Cathedral, 1984
1984 Christmas photo of parishioners Mark and Donna Smithberger with daughter Brandi at Mass at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Photo courtesy of the Mario Mesa Photo Archives.   View additional photos below. ... Read more
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The Creche at Saint James Cathedral, Christmas 1984
Christmas at Saint James Cathedral 1984. Photo of the  Christmas  creche at  Saint  James  Catholic  Cathedral in downtown Orlando for Christmas 1984.Photo courtesy of the Mario Mesa Photo Archives. ... Read more
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Christmas at Saint James Cathedral
1986 Christmas photo at St. James Cathedral in downtown Orlando - Blessed Mother with the Baby Jesus. Photo courtesy of the Mario Mesa Photo Archives. ... Read more
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St. James Roman Catholic Church
ABOVE: "A new, ecclesiastical look is given the downtown Orlando skyline with completion of St. James Roman Catholic Church." Illustration caption, Orlando Sentinel-Star, page 35, section 4, March 9, 1952.  Newspaper article announcing a new era for St ... Read more
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A Short Tour of St. James Cathedral
ABOVE: Image 1 - Front cover - A Short Tour of St. James Cathedral 1999 brochure, "A Short Tour of St. James Cathedral", with photos and a brief history of Saint James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando. Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 ABOVE: ... Read more
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Father John McCormick - Googling Salvation
Past, present and future converge in this excerpt from an oral history interview with Father John McCormick, Rector of Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando. LISTEN (7:21) [audio mp3="https://orlandomemory.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Google.mp3" ... Read more
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It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn
ABOVE: 1983 photo of Saint James School Principal Blanka Roberts, left, with Saint James Cathedral parishioners Fran Krehl and Frank Sevick at the anniversary celebration honoring Blanka's 25 years of outstanding service to the school and our community. ... Read more
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The Blessed Sacrament Chapel of Saint James Cathedral: a Sacred Space in Downtown Orlando
A visit to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando is the first stop for some visitors to The City Beautiful. For locals, the chapel is a sacred space where people of all faiths find quiet in a busy urban center. In these ... Read more
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Saint James Cathedral: a Legacy of Community Building
In 1978 downtown Orlando consisted of empty storefronts and an economic recession darkened the nation. It was at this critical point in the history of Orlando that Father David Page of St. James Cathedral envisioned expanding the church at the corner of O ... Read more
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Saint James Cathedral Celebrates 125 Years of Orlando History
ABOVE: Photo of the interior of Saint James Cathedral in downtown Orlando, May 1974. St. James Cathedral celebrates 125 years in downtown Orlando with a reunion this weekend of priests, religious and parishioners. The church continues its service to the ... Read more
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Hamburgers in Hog's Heaven
ABOVE:  Photo of Father John McCormick at work in the office at Saint James Catholic Cathedral in downtown Orlando, 215 North Orange Avenue. Dublin born Fr. McCormick earned a Licentiate in Theology from Angelicum University and was ordaine ... Read more