Month: July 2004

ROCK HILL — If numbers are any indication of a ministry well served, then the 500 or so people who gathered to celebrate the career of Oratorian Father William Pentis are a testimony to his […]

One of the early debates in our country involving religion and public life occurred in Charleston, S.C., in 1828, and one of the foremost protagonists in the debate was none other than the first Bishop […]

GREENVILLE — The Poor Clare sisters, who live in simple seclusion in their mon-astery on North Pleasantburg Drive, spend most of their day in silence. But these contemplative nuns, known as Second Order Franciscans, are […]

CHARLESTON — Margaret Adams, Ph.D., director of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Charleston, has re-sumed membership in the Sisters of SS. Cyril and Methodius in Danville, Pa., and is preparing to make vows with […]

COLUMBIA — Youth today have few solid role models who bear a constant Christian witness in word and action. On the last day of school at St. Joseph School, students had to bid farewell to […]

COLUMBIA — This year’s Black Catholic Heritage Celebration gave African-American Catholics in South Carolina an opportunity to celebrate accomplishments of the past and present. Through workshops, speakers, and its own enormous success, the celebration provided […]

Following is a letter from Bishop Robert J. Baker to the faithful of the Diocese of Charleston: “The survival of humanity depends upon the survival of the family, which is threatened greatly in the society […]

CHARLESTON — The June meeting of the U.S. Catholic bishops in Denver this year was supposed to be a time of prayer and reflection centered on topics related to Pope John Paul’s document “Pastores Gregis,” […]

CHARLESTON — In celebration of its 20th year of perpetual adoration, Blessed Sacrament Church honored its adorers with a formal dinner June 12 at the St. Joseph parish hall.Blessed Sacrament was the first parish in […]