Year: 2005

BY LAURA PFIZENMAYER ROCK HILL — Several hundred St. Mary parishioners and friends gathered for a historic groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 6. Steady growth in this Midlands parish has resulted in plans for a new building […]

SINSINAWA, Wis. — Sister Elaine Johnson, OP (Malcolm), a former social worker for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Charleston, died at St. Dominic Villa Oct. 21. The funeral Mass was celebrated in Queen of […]

BY TAYLOR SMITH GREENVILLE — Mary Helen Ragland and I travelled to Peru this summer, spending 14 days in a large parish north of Lima, located on the equator. The pastor of this massive parish, […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — The Holy Spirit and the evangelization of the American culture will be the key to changing the world, Paulist Father Bruce Nieli told the crowd at the 2005 South Carolina […]

BY BROOKSI HUDSON CHARLESTON — As relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina evacuees continue, Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Charleston has been overwhelmed with cases. By Nov. 2 there were 3,860 evacuees registered through the […]

ROME, Italy — Last month I went to St. Peter’s Basilica to pray for a friend’s daughter who was getting married. Near the basilica, I was surrounded by hundreds of elementary school children. Looking around […]

COLUMBIA — It’s turkey season and Robert Keeder is out hunting — hunting for people who will show their generosity to those in need. Each year the dedicated Columbian and a corps of interfaith volunteers […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — It was standing room only at the St. Thomas More Center Oct. 18 when the University of South Carolina’s Newman Club invited Family Honor presenters Thomas and Karen Provost to […]

CHERAW — Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from across the state assembled at Camp Coker for a weekend of outdoor activities and instruction Oct. 13-15. They fired rifles, shot arrows, paddled canoes, learned to tie […]

DANIEL ISLAND — When Bishop England High School took a pro-life stance and withdrew its support of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, it took some criticism in the community but the action […]