Month: May 2002

by Nancy Schwerin NORTH CHARLESTON — A usually quiet room behind a quiet church on a Wednesday afternoon has been filled recently with the sound of clapping hands and tapping feet. The men and women […]

In conjunction with other prelates throughout the country, Bishop Robert J. Baker has asked that Catholics across South Carolina celebrate a day of prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 7 in preparation […]

CHARLESTON — At The Catholic Miscellany, a small staff of two and a half works closely together to bring the news — good, bad or otherwise — to the people of the Diocese of Charleston. […]

JOHNS ISLAND — Parishioners of Holy Spirit Church, which serves Johns Island, Kiawah, Seabrook, and Wadmalaw, held a groundbreaking ceremony for their new 1,000 seat sanctuary on Memorial Day. Bishop Robert J. Baker presided at […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON—To honor 35 educators who have each spent 25-plus years teaching in the diocese, a special Mass in their honor was held at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist May 13. […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE In the month of May, soon after Easter, Catholic children prepare to receive the life-changing sacrament, their first holy Communion. This important milestone in a Catholic’s life brings both joy and hope […]

By PAUL A. BARRA COLUMBIA — The big question being asked at the LARCUM conference this year was “How can we be authentic Christians while still being open to ideas of people from other faith […]

by JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — A rainy, chilly Pentecost Sunday saw people who were received into the church or baptized at the Easter Vigil services throughout the diocese come together at a Mass for Neophytes […]

By KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Christian Action Council, joined by the Catholic Diocese of Charleston, stood on the steps of the state capital May 17 urging for a moratorium on the death […]

  By MSGR. THOMAS R. DUFFY Pentecost Sunday, Christians throughout the world are invited to reflect upon and to celebrate their roots and their mission, that is, their reason for being Christians. St. Luke writes […]