Year: 1999

By NANCY SCHWERIN COLUMBIA — As the sun shined warm on their backs, 2,000 pro-life advocates marched down Main Street in Columbia on Saturday, Jan. 16, to peacefully protest the anniversary of the Roe vs. […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS HILTON HEAD — Following Father Michael McCafferty into the halls of St. Francis by the Sea School calls to mind a scene from “Going My Way” with Bing Crosby as an […]

By SISTER REGINA BAKER, CDP As I begin my second year in the Clemson area, I have the opportunity to reflect on all that I have learned and experienced in the past year. I have […]

By RANDLE CHRISTIAN It’s no secret that the Catholic Church has been struggling with a shortage of priests and religious for some time now. What may surprise many people, though, is that a significant percentage […]

By REV. MSGR. JAMES A. CARTER Do we really have a shortage of vocations to the priesthood? Or, rather, do we have a shortage of men able, for whatever reason, to answer God’s call to […]

By NANCY SCHWERIN Traveling by plane, car and bus, four College of Charleston students met in Washington, D.C, over the holidays to learn the art of Catholic leadership at the National Catholic Student Coalition 15th […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS COLUMBIA — A swaying procession of Filipinos carrying statues of Santo Niño sang hymns in their native Tagalog and set the mood for a lively evening celebrating the “Holy Child.” The […]

By TIM BULLARD NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — By selling Tootsie Rolls, Jeremy Williams and his parents have helped the Knights of Columbus raise funds to assist people challenged by life’s disabilities. The family moved to […]

By JOEY REISTROFFER GAFFNEY — The Hispanic community here found a home at Sacred Heart Church recently, and all it took was the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe to welcome them back to […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS It came as no surprise to Bishop David B. Thompson that the people of his diocese would respond to victims of Hurricane Mitch when asked to become part of that humanitarian […]