Year: 2004

COLUMBIA — At first glance the April gathering at Camp Kinard in Batesburg-Leesville looked like a corporate training seminar with PowerPoint presentations, motivational speakers and breakout sessions, but that was not the case. The goal […]

SPARTANBURG — Was Bernie Paluszak surprised when fellow St. Paul the Apostle parishioner Anne Marable was selected as the Catholic Woman of the Year? “Heavens, no,” Paluszak said. “She does everything, and once she retired […]

COLUMBIA — Providence Hospital Northeast, part of the Sisters of Charity of Providence Hospitals, celebrated five years of compassionate care this year. Providence Northeast opened its doors March 29, 1999. It was developed as a […]

GOOSE CREEK — Parishioners of Immaculate Conception experienced a unique Lenten mission March 28-31 with guest speakers Brent Heiser and Bill Wegner, lay ministers with Good News International. “We didn’t want the sameness that usually […]

I was happy to bring the greetings, love, and prayers of all the good people of the Diocese of Charleston and the state of South Carolina to our Holy Father on the “ad limina” visit […]

CHARLESTON — “The end of a marriage can be a truly heart-wrenching time, and it is necessary that we be very gentle and understanding,” said Dr. Lou Verroi, an annulment caseworker for Blessed Sacrament Church. […]

COLUMBIA — As if it weren’t enough to say yes to a lifetime of ministry, 11 Sisters of St. Mary of Namur finally said yes to a project that had been on the back burner […]

GREENVILLE — St. Mary Church is the venerable old lady of the Piedmont Deanery, but her Knights of Columbus group is still a toddler. The parish council celebrated its second anniversary on March 29, and […]

MONCKS CORNER — The monks of Mepkin Abbey announced that John M. Palms, Ph.D., president emeritus of the University of South Carolina, is the first recipient of the newly established Mepkin Wisdom Award. The  award, […]

NORTH CHARLESTON—“Connecting with the Spirit” was the theme of the seventh annual South Carolina Council of Catholic Women convention, and women from around the state made sure that spiritual connection took place. The convention, held […]