Year: 2005

In a recent conversation, a distressed friend expressed his dismay over the modern crisis of faith. He described various movements which seemed to support it. The discussion provoked some thought: Is he right? Is there […]

GREENVILLE — Catholics in the Upstate deanery of the Diocese of Charleston reacted to the death of Pope John Paul II with praise for what they considered to be both a remarkable life and a […]

CHARLESTON — While people around the world continue to mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II, they are reminded of the impact that he had on the lives of millions across denominational and geographical […]

COLUMBIA — A special workshop, “¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina!” (I Am Unique! I Am Latina!), brought Hispanic/Latina girls and their mothers together for a day of learning, sharing and bonding March 19. The workshop, an […]

In September 1987 Pope John Paul II visited nine cities in the United States. Columbia, S.C., was his second stop. Here, he focused on the topics of ecumenism and Christian leadership and the importance of […]

BY TIM BULLARD NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — Catholics in the Grand Strand area had opportunities to grieve and rejoice together for their late spiritual leader Pope John Paul II. At St. Andrew Church, nearly 400 […]

BY LAURA PFIZENMEYER ROCK HILL — “Faith and the Poetic Imagination” was the theme of the 25th annual Cardinal Newman Lecture at The Oratory recently. The lecture was part of a day of spirituality that […]

COLUMBIA — Msgr. Charles Rowland has had the joy of meeting Pope John Paul II on several occasions. When he came to Columbia in 1987, Msgr. Rowland was the vicar general of the Diocese of […]

GREENVILLE — Will the real Maury Reed please stand up? Upstate theatergoers think of Reed in his lead roles in St. Joseph’s Catholic School’s theater productions, as the kvetching Jewish patriarch Tevye in “Fiddler on […]

GREENVILLE — The state deputy of the Knights of Columbus in South Carolina said that his fraternal organization of Catholic men mourns the death of Pope John Paul II, and called the late pope’s life […]