January 1999 - The Catholic Miscellany

1998 DDF campaign most successful ever

January 28, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON The results are in for the 1998 Diocesan Development Fund (DDF) campaign, themed “Returning God’s Gifts,” and it heralds the completion of the most successful year in its history. Last […]

Social Ministry Director focuses on building relationships

January 25, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHARLESTON Social work has been a lifetime experience for Dorothy Grillo. Her chosen career has led her on a path of caring starting with adolescents and progressing to the elderly. […]

New Catholic school to open in Garden City

January 25, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS GARDEN CITY St. Michael’s Parish will add a new element to its Christian formation and evangelization this fall with the opening of a new school. St. Michael’s Catholic School will […]

1999-01-25

January 25, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By MARY HOOD HART Every now and then, I read a news article that infuriates me, but the article isn’t intended to arouse my ire, it’s designed to enlighten readers about current trends. This sort […]

What can parishioners do to nourish vocations?

January 25, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By REV. MSGR. JAMES A. CARTER In this space over the past several weeks, I have addressed various aspects of the crisis we face in the Diocese of Charleston with the severe shortage of ordained […]

Blanket project makes life ‘warm and fuzzy’

January 25, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By SHEILA OJENDYK GREENVILLE Something warm and fuzzy happened this month in the Upstate. Some of the needy have been without heat in their homes those who have homes and people responded […]

Prayer service stirs the soul

January 25, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By TIM BULLARD BURGESS Before midnight struck Jan. 21 deep in the heart of the Burgess community of Horry County, foot-stompin’ gospel music thumped in the darkness at St. James United Methodist Church for […]

SCCAC plans for a changed future

January 25, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By PAUL A. BARRA CHARLESTON The South Carolina Christian Action Council held its 66th annual meeting on Jan. 21 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. It was a day of memories and […]

Sister Lupe Stump is new coordinator of Hispanic Ministry

January 21, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS Sister Lupe Stump has broadened her ministry from a small, but active mission to one that encompasses the state. This Sister of Mercy of the Americas is the new coordinator of […]

If it sound too good to be true, it probably is

January 21, 1999 Staff Reports | The Catholic Miscellany

By REV. MSGR. JAMES A. CARTER Whenever two or more are gathered to discuss the critical, immediate shortage of priests in the Diocese of Charleston, someone usually tries to dismiss the complexity and gravity of […]