Month: May 2005

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Andrew Cano from the Diocese of Charleston, S.C., was admitted to candidacy for Holy Orders by Bishop John D’Arcy of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend on April 29. The event took […]

COLUMBIA – The St. Thomas More Center on the campus of the University of South Carolina was heavily damaged in two fires that started in the building’s attic May 10. Columbia firefighters were called to […]

NORTH CHARLESTON – More than 300 Knights of Columbus and their families attended the 85th annual state convention May 5-7. The three-day weekend included election of new state officers, an awards breakfast, Mass, a formal […]

MOUNT PLEASANT – It’s a question Sister Stella Maris Craven is asked all of the time: Why does the school she is principal of have her name? “That’s just a coincidence,” she says. When Sister […]

CHARLESTON – If Yvonne Tolley Orr is having a bad day, all she needs to do is look at the smiling faces of the students at Charleston Catholic School. It’s those smiling faces that make […]

CHARLESTON – Dorothy Grillo’s impact on Catholic social ministries in South Carolina will be felt far into the future. Grillo stepped down on May 12 as director of the Office of Social Minis-tries and Catholic […]

ROCK HILL – St. Anne School will have a new leader on June 12 when Lawrence McLaughlin takes over as principal. “I am humbled by the selection and truly excited about the opportunity to work […]

BATESBURG – A group of women gathered at the Kinard Conference Center April 28-30 for the first Rachel’s Vineyard retreat in the Columbia area. The retreat, sponsored by the Diocese of Charleston’s Family Life Office, […]

CHARLESTON – Two seminarians will be ordained as new priests for the Diocese of Charleston June 3. They are of widely different ages and backgrounds, but both men have in common a deep commitment to […]

NORTH CHARLESTON – Volunteers at Echo House are rewarded with joy. They hear songs and prayer from the senior citizens they serve, and are witnesses to spontaneous praise for what other people take for granted. […]