Month: August 2003

COLUMBIA — Pro-life leaders throughout the Diocese of Charleston came together at the South Carolina Respect Life Conference on Aug. 23 to rejuvenate their parish organizations with fresh ideas and direction. The conference, held at […]

CHARLESTON — Graduates of the Bon Secours-St. Francis Hospital Clinical Pastoral Education program roundly agreed during their completion ceremony this summer that the ministry benefited them as much as it did the patients. Father Wilbroad […]

As Somali Bantu refugees prepare to resettle in Richland County, Lutheran Family Services and Catholic Charities are among several groups helping the adults and children move to South Carolina during a storm of controversy. The […]

ZORRITOS, PERU — After 44 years of priestly ministry, I’m finally retired — a 70-year-old retired priest of the Diocese of Charleston. Thanks to my bishop and the Society of St. James, I have permission […]

COLUMBIA — The song “Dive” was the appropriate motivator for Family Honor staff, presenters and interns as they prepared for an intensive daylong crash course on Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, Aug.2, […]

Just when a parent thinks his or her child does not have a chance to avoid the negative influences of our culture, someone like Vickie Shelley comes along and restores hope in today’s youth. Shelley, […]

GREENVILLE — The new school year is here, and two Catholic schools are offering Upstate parents more education options for their children than they had this time last year. For the first time, Prince of […]

BEAUFORT – Speaking about his wife of 45 years, Jack Schaaf said: “She doesn’t let me get old.” That is exactly the reaction a lot of people have once they experience the dynamism of Nancy […]

MAULDIN — A former Trappist monk who later became a popular pastor in the Diocese of Charleston celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Aug. 22. Hundreds of the parishioners he […]

CHARLESTON — Now that school bells have begun to ring across South Carolina, faculties and staff of the Diocese of Charleston have renewed their commitment to helping children live the life of Jesus through Catholic […]