Year: 2002

By Nancy Schwerin CHARLESTON — Longtime parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy Church stood on the street amid broken, charred glass as they watched insurance agents survey the damage from the fire that ravaged their […]

by Shelia Ojendyk SPARTANBURG — Msgr. Ron Beshara brought good news for the South Carolina Maronite Community gathered at Jesus Our Risen Savior on Aug. 11. By decree of Maronite Bishop Stephen Doueihi, the community […]

By Sheila Ojendyk GREER — Diversity encompasses not only race and ethnicity but also gender, age, disability, and family background. Kathleen Merritt, director of the Office of Ethnic Ministries, says the goal of her office […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — The Catholic Community Life Center at Christ Our King Parish was opened Aug. 11 for its first official event, a reception honoring Our Lady of Mercy Sister Stella Maris Craven. The banquet […]

By Kathy Schmugge As school starts, some parents may worry whether or not they bought the right backpack for their child while others will be asking if their child will be permitted to attend school […]

By Terry Cregar CLEMSON — Three months ago, Irene Paz was walking across the stage at Georgetown University, bachelor’s degree in hand. Now the 20-year-old has been called to help youth not much younger than […]

  CHARLESTON — In conjunction with the Day of Prayer called for by the U.S. bishops at their June meeting in Dallas, Bishop Robert J. Baker has designated Aug. 29, the Feast of the Martydom […]

BY PAUL A. BARRA SUMTER – They came, they saw, they inspired. That’s how parishioners at St. Jude feel about four young men who visited for six summer weeks and revolutionized the parish’s Hispanic ministry. […]

By Rebecca Cronican Strelow SPARTANBURG — They are men and women, young and old, married and single. They have been brought together by the desire to develop a deeper walk with God through a life […]

By Deirdre C. Mays TORONTO — Buoyed by the enthusiasm of their peers, teen-agers and young adults from South Carolina were swept up in a sea of hope as they shared their faith with the […]