Month: February 2005

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND — Father Antony Benjamine, a diocesan priest from South India, found his way to the priesthood despite cultural and social opposition. His parents were adamant about his joining the Indian army, a move […]

CHARLESTON — Priests from around the diocese met at the Mills House for the annual Convocation of Priests Jan. 17 -19. The focus of this year’s event was ethnic ministries. The guest speakers were Father […]

COLUMBIA — A cold wind didn’t prevent more than 100 people from gathering outside St. Martin de Porres Church Feb. 5, many of them wearing yellow plastic hard hats on top of warm hats. The […]

TAYLORS — Fears of donor fatigue after the demands of Hurricane Katrina were not realized in Knights of Columbus charity drives last year. The organization’s 58 councils in South Carolina raised more than $43,000 during […]

CHARLESTON — A box of cookies may not make up for years of morning and afternoon school traffic and recent building renovations in the Westwood neighborhood, but Blessed Sacrament Catholic School wanted residents to know […]

GREENVILLE — Twelve-year-old Claire Capelle’s dream one day last year inspired her to find a way to raise money to help women in crisis pregnancies. Claire, a middle school student at St. Joseph’s Catholic School, […]