Month: December 2003

SUMTER — December 14 was cold and rainy, but that didn’t stop hundreds of people from gathering at St. Jude Church to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with an outdoor Mass and […]

An article in a Catholic magazine prompted me to ask the question during this holy season: What is my Christmas moment? What is it that prompts me to see what the shepherds and the magi […]

COLUMBIA — For the 13th straight Christmas, it will be “Destination St. Peter’s” for homeless people in the capital city of South Carolina. The St. Vincent de Paul Society will host its annual dinner and […]

As construction on the new St. Joseph’s Residence progresses nicely, the temporary inconveniences experienced by our Carter-May ladies have increased. Thanks to the dedication and efforts of Shawn Mellin, project architect with Glick/Boehm and Associates, […]

COLUMBIA — “Our family is growing, and it is good for the family to get together once in a while,” said Norma Casarez, one of coordinators of the second annual Diocesan Hispanic Cultural Celebration held […]

CONWAY — Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a festival indeed! The church calendar designates Dec. 12 as the official feast day, but parishioners at St. James in Conway and Church of […]

Foreword by Maria Aselage: With Christmas just days away, Bishop Baker sends a message. He suggests that Catholics around the diocese “join together this Christmas in a symbolic gesture of hope in the face of […]

COLUMBIA — On the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of the Hills Church in Columbia dedicated an 18,300-square-foot Family Life Center, its first new construction since 1975. Additions to the […]

CHARLESTON — At first glance, the world of diocesan archivist Mary Giles is one of row upon row of gray boxes and somber-hued leather volumes. But open the boxes and the books, and the colorful […]

COLUMBIA — St. Peter School recently dedicated a new religious artwork donated to the school by Stephanie Leach. Some of the artist’s other works are currently on display at the City Art Gallery in Columbia. […]