Month: October 2001

By MSGR. THOMAS DUFFY During the month of October, the Catholic bishops of the United States have been encouraging us to respect life because “every human life has its origins in the heart of God.” […]

  By KATHY KALINA I didn’t know what to expect when I became a hospice nurse and found myself in the daily company of the terminally ill. At first I hid behind nursing skill and […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — “What you have built is a testimony to your great faith and fraternity. Through sacrifice, you have made visible that faith in your heart,” said Bishop Robert J. Baker during […]

By BISHOP ROBERT J. BAKER October is Respect Life Month. This year, it follows an event that shocked, frightened and angered a nation while challenging its attitudes about justice and humanity. On Oct. 9 Archbishop […]

  By DENISE HARRIS HOPPENHAUER On Oct. 11 President Bush asked the children of America to help the children of Afghanistan by donating $1 to the America’s Fund for Afghan Children. He also said that […]

By PAUL A. BARRA BATESBURG — The Diocese of Charleston is trying to capture the wind. At least, that is how it must seem to those involved in the effort to organize a ministry to […]

  By JORDAN MCMORROUGH and NANCY SCHWERIN MYRTLE BEACH — Living out the Gospel on a daily basis is theme that runs through many church programs. Bishops and cardinals worldwide, the pope and a group […]

By JOSEPH ROSS For four years I was a volunteer chaplain at the Indiana State Prison. My job was to listen, befriend and care for those who were locked up. Here is the story of […]

  By SHEILA OJENDYK MAULDIN — Father Howard Coughlin has traveled an intriguing road from his birth Jan. 3, 1927, in Youngstown, Ohio, to his role of pastor emeritus at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. He […]

Bishop Robert J. Baker’s homily at the Cathedral Mass commemorating the Sept. 11 tragedies By BISHOP ROBERT J. BAKER Today in a memorial service at ground zero in New York City, a prayer was offered […]