Month: February 2001

By BISHOP ROBERT J. BAKER This “listening session” today (Feb. 17) with our brothers and sisters of African-American heritage is a graced opportunity for all of us in the Diocese of Charleston. Nationally the month […]

2001 Lenten regulations: ABSTINENCE: Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligations of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent. On days of abstinence, meat […]

  By PAUL A. BARRA COLUMBIA – When the Diocese of Charleston decided to hold a statewide Marriage Anniversary Celebration at St. Joseph’s on Feb. 18, many more wanted to participate than the church could […]

By NANCY SCHWERIN CHARLESTON — Nearly 300 Catholics of all age groups from first-graders to grandparents came together in the spirit of giving. They answered a call to serve their brothers and sisters in Christ […]

  Many, if not most Christians in the United States, support capital punishment. They are convinced that God not only allows it but even commands it. Many are quick to quote from the 21st chapter […]

  MOUNT PLEASANT — “If it’s good for you to be here, inform your face.” With this quote from the late theologian Father Eugene Walsh, Elaine Rendler sought to convey an image of vibrant, contemporary […]

  By TIM BULLARD NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — Candidates and former candidates for a challenging role in the church attended the annual deacon retreat at the Ocean Creek Resort conference center Feb. 2-4. As potential […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — The East Cooper Catholic Community, which began in September of 1999 by celebrating Mass at Thomas Lynch Hall in the Dunes West subdivision, will now be called the Church of St. Benedict. […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE CHAPIN — The gathering of men and women religious with Bishop Robert J. Baker on Feb. 1 was an occasion for joy in celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Religious […]

  By JORDAN MCMORROUGH COLUMBIA — Discerning God’s presence in the community and the catechumen’s response to it was just one of many issues regarding the Rite of Election that was dealt with in a […]