Year: 2005

BY TIM BULLARD PAWLEY’S ISLAND — Local members of the safety and rescue forces received a tribute for their work at a special service sponsored by the Waccamaw Neck Ministerial Association, Precious Blood of Christ […]

SIMPSONVILLE — Jesuit Father Herbert K. Conner has been pastor of St. Mary Magdalene Parish for so long now that parishioners know a generous and caring man lies beneath the sometimes gruff exterior. They like […]

CHARLESTON — In the middle of a telephone interview with The Catholic Miscellany, Father Hayden Vaverek paused to direct security personnel to the nearest cooler of Gatorade. He is an Air Force chaplain for the […]

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Two Bishop England High School graduates have entered the religious life. On Aug. 6, the feast of the Transfiguration, Katie Vaughan and Katherine Melton were received into the novitiate of the Dominican […]

BY BRIAN FAHEY From 1931 to 1967, the Diocese of Charleston had a summer place to keep energized children out of their parents’ hair and offer catechists a chance to instruct. Camp St. Mary’s, a […]

BY SHEILA OKENDYK GARDEN CITY — Franciscan Sister Isabel Haughey left quite a legacy behind her when she moved from St. Michael Church back to Wilmington, Del. To say that a lot happened during her […]

CHARLESTON — Sacred Heart Church has taken evangelization on the air. Parishioners donated the funds to create three commercials that give television viewers a glimpse of Catholicism. The commercials are airing on Comcast Cable and […]

ASTON, Pa. — Franciscan Sister Ann Marguerite Gildea died Jan. 24 at the age of 85. She was a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Phil-adelphia for 66 years. Sister Gildea was […]

CHARLESTON — Two important shrines were dedicated recently at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in North Charleston and Holy Spirit Church on Johns Island. Bishop Robert J. Baker was the celebrant for the two Masses […]

CHARLESTON — Two groups within the Diocese of Charleston are reaching out to assist persons with same-sex attraction. It is a difficult attraction to talk about. Many people in the church, both clergy and laity, […]