Year: 1998

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHAPIN — In record-breaking heat and humidity, a group of Home Works teens hammered, sawed and dug as sweat dripped in their eyes and soaked through their clothes. They were serious […]

By MARY HOOD HART The other night, I took my three younger children for ice cream. It was after nine o’clock, a little late, but nothing out of the ordinary in a resort area like […]

CHARLESTON — In a moving ceremony of commitment and obedience, three seminarians were ordained into the diaconate June 13 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. C. Thomas Miles, Michael J. Oenbrink and Robert […]

By JOEY REISTROFFER GREENVILLE — A spiritual blaze is beginning to burn in the hearts of the black community, and Catherine Fleming Bruce is not only igniting that faith, she’s fanning its flames. Fleming Bruce […]

CHARLESTON — A series of deanery celebrations will be held this fall to give Bishop David B. Thompson and the faithful an opportunity to extend gratitude and good-byes as the bishop nears retirement. Msgr. James […]

By NANCY CZABALA NORTH AUGUSTA — Our Lady of Peace Parish celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Mass and dinner on Friday, June 12. About 250 people turned out to remember past parishioners, priests and […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CONWAY — It was a side of the church that is not easily or often seen but it was a fortifying experience for the busload of parishioners and volunteers who toured […]

By NANCY CZABALA COLUMBIA — At St. John Neumann the excitement begins as you walk in and see the halls lined with brightly painted pictures of school activities. Dr. Margaret Adams, principal, and Kay Steck, […]

Knott sees connection between faith and environmental responsibility By PAUL A. BARRA CHARLESTON — John L. Knott Jr. is a walking enigma, and he thinks the Church of Charleston should adopt at least some of […]

By MARY HOOD HART Growing up, I was blessed to live near my grandparents. My mother’s mother, a widow, lived in the house behind ours. My father’s parents lived on our street, in the next […]