Year: 2004

GREENVILLE — When 18-year-old Margie Hosch entered a Franciscan convent in Dubuque, Iowa, in June 1954, her younger sister was surprised because she was so popular as a youth. But she was the second of […]

JAMES ISLAND — When Sister Mary Helen Grobusky, an Our Lady of Mercy sister, first wrote “A Nursing Home Prayer to Jesus Through Mary” in 1986 she never dreamed that it would be published and […]

AIKEN — Marriage is a spiritual path, uniquely designed for each couple. Even though it is impossible to know all the challenges a couple may face, “Christian Married Life: A Sincere Gift of Self- Marriage […]

GREENVILLE — Father Dac Tran, a Franciscan friar, vicar for Vietnamese Ministry in the Diocese of Charleston and administrator of Our Lady of the Rosary Church, is an ardent advocate for a welcoming church. He […]

CHARLESTON — The Diocese of Charleston is taking part in “Sterling Faith,” a historical exhibit at the Charleston Museum. The Archives Office has loaned more than 40 pieces to the exhibit, which includes 300 years […]

CHARLESTON — Brian Fahey has found his niche among the annals of the Catholic Church. He is the new archivist for the Diocese of Charleston. Fahey grew up on three-mile-by-one-mile Tybee Island near Savannah, Ga. […]

CHARLESTON — Sister Lupe Hernandez answered her call to the Daughters of St. Paul when she was a young girl of 14. Since then, she has never looked back. She will celebrate her 30th anniversary […]

CHARLESTON — On June 3, communities across the country will come together to focus attention on the persistent problem of hunger in America. For the third year in a row, Catholic Charities will also participate […]

COLUMBIA — As the school year winds down and students prepare to begin statewide testing, the Diocese of Charleston Youth Ministry has already given its own pretest. Participants at the annual Junior High Retreat held […]

GREENVILLE — Vietnamese-American Catholics came by the hundreds, the women in spectacular silken dresses, the men in white shirts and ties. They came to Our Lady of the Rosary Parish on May 16 to celebrate […]