Year: 2005

CHARLESTON — Perpetual adoration has been going strong for 22 years at Blessed Sacrament Church. That’s 24 hours a day, 168 hours a week, 8,736 hours a year, for an amazing total of 192,192 hours […]

COLUMBIA — Sister Judith Ann Karam, president and chief executive officer of Sisters of Charity Providence Hospitals, received the 2006 Distinguished Service Award from the Ohio Hospital Association June 12. Sister Judith Ann also serves […]

SIMPSONVILLE — When Carrie Vaughn of St. Mary Magdalene Parish was struggling to understand her faith, apologist John Martignoni came to her rescue on Catholic radio station WCKI, 1300-am. “I started listening to him on […]

SANTEE — The first Mass at the new St. Ann Church was celebrated June 11, a day when temperatures in this resort community near Lake Marion soared into the 90s. Inside the air was cool […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — Working with yeast and experiencing the joy of successful bread making can seem like a religious experience for people like Peter Reinhart who have a passion for baking. However, this […]

BY JOEY REISTROFFER SPARTANBURG — Thanks to a kielbasa, Sonny Bandigas, an eighth-grader at St. Paul School, earned a trip to Washington to participate in the national spelling bee. The 14-year-old won an all-expense-paid trip […]

BY LAURA PFIZENMEYER ROCK HILL — The Catholic faith communities of York County came together to celebrate the ordination of Oratorian Father Elbano Muñoz on May 14. More than a dozen priests and brothers from […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE NORTH AUGUSTA — When most people think of middle school, the images are far from religious. By the time Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart was through with her talk at Our Lady of Peace Church […]

BY BROOKSI HUDSON MOUNT PLEASANT— Immigrants in the Lowcountry area have a new advocate to help them with the naturalization process. The diocesan office of Catholic Charities welcomed Emily Guerrero, an immigration attorney, in February. […]