Month: June 1999

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS PAWLEYS ISLAND – In a packed church, members of Precious Blood of Christ experienced the beginning of a new era for Catholics in the Waccamaw Neck area June 6. The new […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON – In order to continue its efforts and commitment to protect those in the Church’s care as well as the Church itself, the Diocese of Charleston is expanding its methods used […]

By PAUL A. BARRA CHARLESTON — Corpus Christi is the feast day of the parish named after the Blessed Sacrament, just as perpetual adoration of the Eucharist is a natural for that same faith community. […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH ST. HELENA ISLAND — Each year, thousands of migrant workers come to the Beaufort area to harvest the tomato crop and work in the related canneries and processing plants. These workers, mostly […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS It’s a great thing to be able to reach an understanding in life where you can brag about your parents. For children everywhere, I’d like to offer some advice to fathers […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — Dreams became reality when the shovels hit the dirt during the site preparation groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 1 of the St. Joseph’s church and school expansion on June 5. The […]

By MSGR. J. DONALD GORSKI As best I can remember, it’s a first in my 40 years as a priest. I just returned from giving a young man five of the seven sacraments: the sacraments […]

NORTH AUGUSTA — Peter Christopher Sherlock mixes seriousness and wisdom beyond his years with a touch of humor. The 16-year-old Strom Thurmond High School student, who will be a senior this fall and is a […]

By NANCY SCHWERIN Michael J. Oenbrink was born in Annapolis, Md., one of seven children. He graduated from The Citadel, started his own financial planning company, and at 35 entered the seminary — it was […]