Year: 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sister Mary Samuel Carter, OSU, a native of Columbia, S.C., and a former teacher at St. Peter School from 1969-72, died May 17 at Marion Home in Louisville. She was 93. The […]

COLUMBIA — Three of South Carolina’s Catholic high schools dominated spring soccer competitions this year. The girls of Bishop England High School in Charleston won the AA championship in the S.C. High School League on […]

CHARLESTON — The Diocese of Charleston celebrated Pentecost May 15 with its annual Neophyte Liturgy, welcoming new Catholics who were received into the Church this Easter throughout the diocese. The Mass at the Cathedral of […]

GREENVILLE — The sky was just beginning to lighten downtown as 30 men trooped into St. Mary Church on Friday morning, May 6. The men are the Pillars of Christ, a parish ministry first suggested […]

GREENVILLE — After 30 years as a contemplative religious in South Carolina’s Poor Clare Monastery, Sister Mary Connor’s life is about to change. At the April 2005 general meeting of the order, the Chicago native […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — The Diocese of Charleston has begun a new child abuse prevention program with the hope of creating safe environments for its future. The Office of Child Protection Services held its […]

BY LAURA PFIZENMEYER Fort Mill — According to his 4-year-old son Erik, Mark Viator is the “Most hated man in America by most kids.” Why? He’s educating parents on how to get the most unruly […]

GREENVILLE — Bishop Robert J. Baker and hundreds of Catholic men and women descended on the Embassy Suites hotel April 29 for the 84th annual Knights of Columbus convention for South Carolina. Serving the church […]

COLUMBIA — The Columbia Vietnamese Catholic Community will have its first annual gathering of Asian and Pacific Islanders, “United in Faith: Celebrating the Eucharist,” May 21-22 at St. John Neumann Church. Bishop Robert J. Baker […]

BY DOROTHY GRILLO Dedication of the St. Joseph Residence for Retired Priests and the newly expanded Carter May Home was held Nov. 6, 2004. Twenty-three residents, including six retired priests, call the only diocesan assisted-living […]