Month: September 1999

By MSGR. LEIGH LEHOCKY Homily at the Mass of Christian Burial for Msgr. Louis F. Sterker held on Sept. 9 at St. Joseph Church. For you Agnes and Helen, Lou’s sisters, for all of you […]

By THOMAS F. HARTNETT On Aug. 30, the Diocese of Charleston lost a truly saintly priest. Msgr. Louis F. Sterker was a priest in every sense of the word. He served his Master, his bishops […]

By TIM BULLARD CONWAY — Low-income families in Horry County were served recently at St. James Church by the mobile health unit of the S.C. Primary Health Care Association of Columbia. The van visited Conway […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHARLESTON — Ten years of blessings — that is the view of administration, staff, volunteers and recipients of the 10th anniversary of Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Services. Since 1989 […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS BLUFFTON — St. Gregory the Great helped Bluffton area residents kick up some dust and start building a church in his name Sept. 3. Three hundred people traipsed over bulldozed earth […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — Firefighters who have died in the line of duty received a permanent commemoration when the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Plaza and Monument were dedicated on Aug. 28. The ceremony featured a […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — The neighborhood around St. Joseph Church was overflowing Sept. 2 with cars and people from all over the state united in love for their friend and priest, Msgr. Louis Sterker, […]

By MSGR. THOMAS R. DUFFY One hundred and five years ago, for the first time, by order of Congress and President Grover Cleveland, the first Monday of September was celebrated in the United States as […]

By WILLIAM GABRIELSON The free and inquiring mind is the enemy of all totalitarian systems. Thomas Jefferson knew this when he said, “Follow the truth wherever it may lead.” The Apostle John knew it when […]

By SHEILA OJENDYK TAYLORS — A dream is finally coming true at Prince of Peace Church. After several years of planning and a lot of hard work, the Child Development Center opened its doors to […]