Month: April 1998

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — Saying they had “received the faith of Jesus in the Catholic Church,” Bishop David B. Thompson celebrated a Mass of the Neophytes at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGHAdditional Pictures of Chrism Mass CHARLESTON — The Sacred Chrism Mass was celebrated by Bishop David B. Thompson last Tuesday, April 7, at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Priests in service […]

By TIM BULLARD GARDEN CITY — Controversial issues can span mundane budgetary battles to who’s bringing the fried chicken for the picnic, but on Saturday, April 4, St. Michael’s Church convened a timely AIDS ministry […]

Q&A with Institute Director Father Joseph Wahl The following is an interview between The New Catholic Miscellany and Father Joseph Wahl, CO, director of the diocesan Institute for Parish Leadership Development. NCM — The first […]

By MARY HOOD HART For the past several mornings, after he is dressed and ready to run out the door when the car pool arrives, Jimmy stands at our window and watches birds. Last weekend […]

By TIM BULLARD MYRTLE BEACH — For Art Roehrl, a parishioner at St. Andrew’s Church and retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent living in Horry County, a three-decade career with the agency has provided some […]

By NANCY CZABALA ISLE OF PALMS — Father John Sheehan, SMA, traveled a long road in his 50 years in the priesthood before he came to settle in Isle of Palms. While working in his […]

By PAUL A. BARRA MONCKS CORNER — I went to Mepkin Abbey on April 3 expecting fireworks — exactly the opposite reaction most people anticipate when visiting the peaceful environs of the monastery. But I […]

By JOEY REISTROFFER SPARTANBURG — “We have over 20 million children in our country who are living without fathers.” That bothers Joe Jones, director of Baltimore City Head Start and an adviser to Vice President […]

MONCKS CORNER — Family and friends of the late Henry R. Luce, publisher and philanthropist, gathered at Mepkin Abbey on April 4 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth April 3. The Mepkin property […]