Month: November 1999

By JULIE BRICKLE CHARLESTON — Reminiscing about summer camp can conjure up all kinds of images: pony rides, potholders, games of “Marco Polo” in the lake, and a midnight camp fire complete with ghost story. […]

By SHEILA OJENDYK GREENVILLE — Father Steven Brovey spied a thousand faces staring at him and remarked, “Who said there are no Catholics in South Carolina?” After many months of planning, Prince of Peace unveiled […]

COLUMBIA — Zany games and ice breakers, breakout groups, dramas and skits, powerful testimonies from high school youth, all topped off with a closing liturgy. The third annual diocesan junior high school rally, entitled “Take […]

By MSGR. THOMAS R. DUFFY Thirty-six years ago Pope John XXIII wrote a letter entitled “Peace on Earth.” He began this letter with the observation that “Peace on earth can be firmly established only if […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE BATESBURG — On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church of Wittenburg in Germany, and unwittingly began the painful split in the Mother […]

By PAUL A. BARRA COLUMBIA – Ron Kaz heard the good news while he was sitting in traffic on the interstate from Charleston. He came to the death penalty prayer vigil anyway, because he wanted […]

COLUMBIA — For the first time in its 67-year history, the South Carolina Christian Action Council has selected a woman to lead the state’s most visible ecumenical organization. The Rev. Brenda Kneece, a native of […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH GOOSE CREEK — During the recent mortgage burning celebration at Immaculate Conception Church, the ceremony featured the blessing and unveiling of memorial plaques constructed by Rey Ignacio, a parishioner as well as […]

By TIM BULLARD CONWAY — Do you remember the numbing heartache when you were young and your grandfather or grandmother died, and how confusing it was to accept it and process death as part of […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE Every two years the Legion of Mary’s top brass get together for a weekend filled with training, guidance, good fellowship, and inspirational speakers. This year’s October conference, held at the Legion of […]