Month: June 1997

By PAUL A. BARRA ANDERSON — To prepare participants for the National Black Catholic Congress, scheduled for Baltimore in August, the Black Catholic Caucus of the Diocese of Charleston held a retreat at St. Mary […]

By RANDLE CHRISTIAN COLUMBIA — The Sisters of Charity Foundation just gave the fight against social ills a million-dollar shot in the arm. Last week, the foundation awarded Good Samaritan grants totaling over $1 million […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH ST. HELENA ISLAND — The Blessed Sacrament, two baptisms and barbecue were all a part of a special Saturday evening Mass and fiesta for migrant workers and other parishioners of Holy Cross […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — In what was described as a “win, win, win” situation for all involved, Bishop David B. Thompson blessed the ground at the site of the new Bishop England High School […]

By PAUL A. BARRACHARLESTON — Six weeks into his first-ever diocesan job, former Air Force analyst and computer consultant Jay E. LeVan sat down with The Miscellany last week and gave us his first impressions […]

By PAUL A. BARRA MOUNT PLEASANT — Maybe his mother made him do it at the beginning, but Jose “Pepe” Hernandez is now so completely committed to Our Lady of Guadalupe that he has evolved […]

By MARY HOOD HART   Thumbing through Fortune magazine, I was startled to see the headline: “Wanted: Liberal Arts Grads.” A survey conducted by colleges in Geneva, New York, suggests that CEOs value a liberal […]

CHARLESTON — Bishop England High School graduated 161 seniors at a June 2 ceremony at the Gaillard Auditorium. Fifty-four of those graduates won a total of 160 college scholarships worth nearly $1 million dollars. Patrick […]

COLUMBIA — Cardinal Newman High School graduated 43 seniors in June 3 ceremonies at St. Peter’s Church. Bishop David B. Thompson delivered the commencement address . Laura M. Greer was the salutatorian and Joshua R. […]

Sumter Catholic High School holds last graduation SUMTER — Graduation is always a special occasion for a high school, but the 1997 commencement exercises for The Sumter Catholic High School were historical. The Class of […]