Year: 1999

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS “Just as the fish is in the sea, so am I in the soul, and the soul in me, sea of peace.” EDISTO ISLAND — In the tranquil atmosphere of the […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHARLESTON  To talk to Martin Sheen about Catholicism is to talk about diversity. He is an in-your-face activist for social justice, an introspective Catholic who has returned to the church […]

By NANCY SCHWERIN CHARLESTON  “Lent is about God’s presence in your life and mine. Reassuring us that (in hardship) death does not defeat life,” said the Rev. Dr. Edward L. Counts, pastor of St. […]

By KATHLEEN SCHMUGGE LEXINGTON — The first Catholic communication ministry was instituted when Jesus said to his apostles, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to all creations.” Since those ancient days, […]

By FATHER JOHN KENNY, CSP I have some news to break to you which I feel difficulty in expressing. It’s about my future and my relationship with all of you. The Paulist pattern for priests […]

By KATHLEEN SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — On March 11 at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, ecumenism became a word of action. As part of the seminary’s eighth annual John Lewis Yost Jr. Lecture Series, a Catholic […]

By FATHER JOHN GEANEY, CSP You don’t know Abraham Edassery. He’s 5 feet 10 inches tall, has a good crop of hair, a strikingly handsome face. Like many of the people in India, he has […]

By PAUL A. BARRA MONCKS CORNER — The monks at Mepkin Abbey celebrated their 50th year by continuing their Lenten Study Day series with the first presentation of 1999 on March 8. The featured speaker […]

By PAUL A. BARRA WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last year, Shimica D. Gaskins was the only Catholic in her senior class at Lake City High School. Today she rides an academic scholarship at the Catholic University […]

By MSGR. JAMES CARTER In the Nov. 5 edition, this newspaper reported the critical situation in the Diocese of Charleston regarding the projected number of priests who will be available to serve in ministry in […]