Year: 2001

  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 […]

  By PAUL A. BARRA COLUMBIA  When the pastor of St. Martin de Porres Church determined it was time to revive the spirit of his parish community, he figured that an old-fashioned revival meeting […]

By JOEY REISTROFFER SPARTANBURG — When Pope John Paul II closed the Holy Doors on the Jubilee year, three couples from Upstate South Carolina felt blessed to witness the historic events. No wonder. During an […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE LEXINGTON — By winning the SAFE KIDS music contest for the S.C. Buckle up Campaign 2000, Josh Goering, a parishioner at Corpus Christi Church, will serenade his peers to safety with an […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON  A Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated at St. Mary Church on Jan. 30 to mark 15 years in the Holy City by the Daughters of St. Paul, a religious order […]

3rd year theology at Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Ill. Birthplace/date: Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Aug. 5, 1968 Home parish/location: St. Mary Help of Christians, Aiken. Family: mom and dad in Vermont, four sisters Favorite aspect […]