Month: February 2004

At 94, Margaret Epper is a remarkable example of the giving spirit that Christians are charged to possess. Epper is a regular volunteer at St. Joseph Church in Charleston, and has been since 1996, but […]

Bishop Robert J. Baker took these thoughts with him when he viewed “The Passion of The Christ” on Ash Wednesday. He invites our readers who plan to see the movie to consider these questions: 1. […]

JOHN’S ISLAND  — For the parishioners of Holy Spirit Church, the dedication of their new building on Feb. 16 was truly a momentous occasion. The $6 million edifice with a capacity of 1,000 is a […]

HANAHAN — “It was the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life by far,” said Father Edward Fitzgerald. The pastor of Divine Redeemer Church wasn’t recalling his days as a seminarian, but […]

GREENVILLE — A student and teacher of interreligious dialogue shared some of her experiences at Furman University Feb. 4. Benedictine Sister Mary Margaret Funk told nearly 100 students and other audience members that dialogue between […]

FORT MILL — Catholics in the South are generally a religious minority. Not in Fort Mill. New faces are something parishioners at St. Philip Neri expect. The church has grown incredibly since it started 10 […]

ROCK HILL — After serving as provost of the religious community known as the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri for 25 of the past 35 years, Oratorian Father Joseph A. Wahl is […]

FORT MILL — Father John Giuliani, pastor of St. Philip Neri parish in Fort Mill, was elected provost of The Oratory in Rock Hill Feb. 3. He will serve a three-year term. The new provost […]

COLUMBIA — At the beginning of February, a month that recognizes the accomplishments of African- Americans in this country, the young and the old gathered at St. Martin de Porres Church in Columbia to hear […]

Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans is the only Catholic seminary in the United States that has a mission trip in the Third World as a required part of its formation program. Each December, seminarians […]