Month: January 2003

In June of 1982 I co-led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with a religious sister, accompanied by my parents and sister and an entourage of pilgrims. We visited sites in Jordan and Israel, crossing […]

COLUMBIA — When the Office of Ethnic Ministries invited Father George Franklin to put on a workshop for black parishes, they thought they were getting a witty, audacious presenter who is unafraid of straight talk. […]

Congratulations to all our Catholic Schools as we begin Catholic Schools Week. The Catholic school is a very special instrument of evangelization and has been such since the inception of the Catholic school system. The […]

GREENVILLE — The lack of Vietnamese-speaking priests in the diocese is making it hard for Vietnamese Catholics to fully participate in the American Catholic Church, according to Loc Phan, one of nearly 100 South Carolina […]

CHARLESTON — During a workshop designed to help come up with ideas on how to welcome newcomers and underserved ethnic communities in the Catholic Church, representatives from the Diocese of Charleston were inspired to keep […]

CHARLESTON — The principal’s office at Nativity School has a bright view. True, the window looks out over a parking lot, but the walls are filled with the vivid hues of crayon and pencil, the […]

COLUMBIA — Part of the mission statement of St. Martin de Porres School reads, “St. Martin is actively changing from a mission community to a community on a mission.” With all the activity, renovations and […]

Bishop England teen lives her faith and is a true Christian example for students and teachers by Nancy Schwerin CHARLESTON — Katie Vaughan lives her life trying to be a light of Christ for others. […]

SPARTANBURG – Pope John Paul II said it best: What better gift can you give a child than to give him a brother or a sister? And what better way to bring forth a child […]

CHARLESTON – Bishop Robert J. Baker has announced that the Diocese of Charleston is adding a fifth deanery. The Hilton Head Deanery will include the Hilton Head Island and Beaufort areas. The boundaries of the […]