Year: 1999

By SHEILA OJENDYK GREENVILLE — More than 1,500 people converged on Greenville the weekend of March 19-21 for fellowship, fun and basketball. The event was the South Carolina State Catholic Youth Basketball Tournament, which is […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — Twenty faithful of the Church of Charleston who received special honors from the pope last November were presented with their awards at a ceremony on April 11 in the Cathedral […]

By PAUL A. BARRA MONCKS CORNER — The University of South Carolina added to the prestige of its Hall Lectureship in New Testament and Early Christianity series by hosting Luke Timothy Johnson on March 29-30. […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — Bishop David B. Thompson joined with the clergy, religious and laity of the Diocese of Charleston in celebration of the Chrism Mass last Tuesday, March 30, at the Cathedral of […]

By special letter on Holy Thursday, April 1, the Most Rev. David B. Thompson, Bishop of Charleston, asked all Catholics and others in South Carolina to implore Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Albania for her […]

By SHEILA OJENDYK GREENVILLE  St. Mary recently celebrated the opening of the Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Baum Parish Recreation Center on two consecutive Sundays. The first Sunday, March 21, was the formal dedication of […]

BY KATHLEEN SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — On March 26 and 27, attendees at the “Women of Faith — Women of Change” conference at the Columbia College heard heroic accounts about the women of faith who accomplish […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS GARDEN CITY  Father Mathew Alapatt is leaving one home to go to another. The parochial vicar at St. Michael’s Church will return to his native India after becoming a much-loved […]

By NANCY SCHWERIN. In this peaceful corner of the world, hospitality and tradition abound. Parishioners, some who’ve known this place all their lives and some who’ve made it their home, share stories and reminisce about […]

By MOST REV. DAVID B. THOMPSON Strange as it may seem, it is a fact that on the first Holy Saturday only the enemies of Jesus felt or feared that he might rise from the […]