Year: 2002

COLUMBIA — The All Ministries Conference is fast approaching. Set for Oct. 14 at the Russell House on the University of South Carolina campus, this year’s theme is “Faith in the Marketplace: Putting Faith Into […]

By Deirdre C. Mays MOUNT PLEASANT — The crowd that gathered to attend the groundbreaking for the new East Cooper Community Outreach Sept. 20 were witness to the results of over a decade of neighbors […]

By Terry Cregar GREENVILLE — A decision could be made as early as November on whether a private Catholic middle school will open in the Upstate. The Board of Directors for St. Joseph’s High School, […]

Father H. Gregory West, pastor of St. Gregory the Great in Bluffton, presented this homily at Mass on Sept. 11. By the dawn’s early light, it seemed to be any other day. A calm September […]

By Kathy Schmugge The Catholic Miscellany COLUMBIA — An old Polish woman wiped a tear as she sang the recessional hymn, “Boze Cos Polske” (God, Who Held Poland) joining her voice with more than 200 […]

  COLUMBIA — On Oct. 12, the Office of Hispanic Ministry will host “Dia de la Raza/Dia de la Hispanidad,” a diocesan celebration of Hispanic cultures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. John […]

By Paul A. Barra COLUMBIA — Our Lady of the Hills parishioners broke ground for a new $1.3 million parish life center Sept. 8. John Quin, chair of the building committee, said that building permits […]

By Kathy Schmugge COLUMBIA — A newly released study from the University of Minnesota Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health found that girls were less likely to become sexually active when they knew their […]

By Msgr. J. Donald Gorski God’s providence is a wonder to behold and never ceases to amaze me. I often think we are like Mr. Magoo, the cartoon. We walk about half-blind but the Lord, […]

  BY PAUL A. BARRA COLUMBIA – Big plans for a summer building blitz in the wilds of Peru by Home Works of South Carolina were ruined when the U. S. State Department issued a […]