Year: 2007

ABBEVILLE — Father Allam Marreddy, administrator of Sacred Heart Church, has to deal with more than the usual concerns of a parish priest these days. Like some other clergy across the United States, he suddenly […]

CONWAY — Some members of St. James Church are taking a very different kind of summer vacation this year. On June 11, Father Frederick LaBrecque and 21 of his parishioners will leave for a 10-day […]

JOHNS ISLAND — Twenty-two men were given a mission to share God’s love through their work in the permanent diaconate on May 19. During their ordination  at Holy Spirit Church, Bishop Robert J. Baker thanked […]

Editor’s Note: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, the Committee on Communication and the National Review Board will mark the fifth anniversary of the implementation […]

GREENVILLE — Hundreds of Vietnamese Catholics from around the Diocese of Charleston joined in the seventh annual Vietnamese Marian Celebration held May 6 at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. The celebration concluded a three-day […]

COLUMBIA — Homeowners in need were blessed recently when Home Works volunteers turned out for a labor blitz at sites in the Midlands and the Lowcountry. Home Works, based in Columbia, is an outreach  that […]

JOHNS ISLAND — Twenty-two men will be ordained to the permanent diaconate at Holy Spirit Church, 3871 Betsy Kerrison Parkway, at 11 a.m. May 19. Bishop Robert J. Baker will be the celebrant and Msgr. […]

NORTH CHARLESTON — The Regional Stewardship Conference held at the North Charleston Convention Center drew a crowd of 320 people on April 28. The keynote speaker was Dr. Charles Zech, a professor of economics at […]

CHARLESTON — Master Sgt. John Sookikian is on his second tour of duty in Baghdad, Iraq, and he is making the most of his time. The soldier is taking the lessons of love and charity […]

CHARLESTON — Bishop Robert J. Baker called on school principals to offer spiritual guidance when helping students discern God’s path for them. The bishop was speaking to the administrators during a special Mass held to […]