Month: January 1998

By JOEY REISTROFFER GREENVILLE — Here’s a radical way to douse the fiery breath of racism. First, get five bishops from four denominations across the state to join hands in a special ecumenical service. Then […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — Upon visiting Christ Our King/Stella Maris school, you can immediately see why people camp out to get their children registered to attend the Mount Pleasant school. The excitement among the faculty and […]

By PAUL A. BARRA JAMES ISLAND — Nearly 40 years after the parish was established and 12 years after its church was built, the faith community of the Church of the Nativity celebrated the dedication […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — A Mass for Peace and Justice was celebrated by Bishop David B. Thompson at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Jan. 19 honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., […]

COLUMBIA — “Religious Freedom” was the theme as the South Carolina Christian Action Council (SCCAC) held its annual meeting at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church here on Jan. 22, with many public issues threatening the […]

By JOEY REISTROFFER SPARTANBURG — Our Risen Savior Parish couldn’t let a quarter century of abortion go by without doing something about it. So they held an all-night vigil on the 25th anniversary of the […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — The challenge of ministering to a booming Catholic population with a diminishing number of priests was the focus of a two-day convocation of over 100 clergy from the Diocese of […]

GREENVILLE — Ninety-five travelers from Greenville recently completed an 11-day pilgrimage to Vatican City, Rome, Florence, Assisi, Pompeii, Naples and Sorrento. Kathy Goben, music minister at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Simpsonville, formed the Carolina […]

By TIM BULLARD A North Myrtle Beach doctor who has devoted over five decades of research to a cure for cancer has recently received a prestigious honor from an international Catholic organization. Born in Saranac […]

By MARY HOOD HART It’s that time of year again. Newsstands are stacked with the magazines promoting weight loss tricks and exercise strategies. More Americans are overweight than ever before, yet a new year makes […]