Month: February 2004

GREENVILLE — Jason Oakes, Scott Dunn and Jonathan Arrington are three young men who are seriously discerning God’s call to the priesthood in their lives.  All three are converts to the Catholic faith. Oakes became […]

COLUMBIA — The week of Christian Unity came to a close Jan. 27 with the Lutheran- Anglican-Roman Catholic-United Methodist Bishops’ Ecumenical Dialogue Prayer Service at St. Peter Church in Columbia. Bishop Lawrence J. Mc-Cleskey, representing […]

What is the Bishop’s Stewardship Appeal?    The Bishop’s Stewardship Appeal (BSA) is the annual fund-raising drive for the Diocese of Charleston. This effort began in 1962 and was known as the Diocesan Development Fund. Each […]

My Dear Friends in Christ, Each of our parishes is a local expression of the diocesan church. Each parish, whether it be in the Piedmont, on the coast, or a small rural mission is a […]

GAFFNEY — Sacred Heart parish has a new pastor, an exotic man with more advanced degrees than a roomful of teachers. Father Louis Philip Manuel is an Indian; he is also a Jesuit priest. To […]

COLUMBIA – Bishop Robert J. Baker met with his diocesan pastoral council Oct. 25 at St. Joseph Church in Columbia. The council is the representative body to the bishop that is a medium for consultation […]

CHARLESTON – Bishop Robert J. Baker made the following statement: Eight years ago this month (February 1996), a document titled “Enthusiasm for the Faith” was promulgated by my predecessor, Bishop David B. Thompson, as the […]

ROCK HILL – It’s not unusual for meetings of the St. Vincent de Paul Society to have dramatic moments. After all, the tales of the Vincentians are about poor people who have been helped by […]

CONWAY — According to Jaime Cortez, “singing in another language is an honor to another culture. … We sing different songs because we are different people with different gifts.” Cortez, a songwriter affiliated with Oregon […]