Year: 2007

FLORENCE — Father Marcian Thet Kyaw, pastor of St. Ann Church, responded to a call for increased evangelization to the African-American Catholic community by teaching others to do the same. He and his parishioners organized […]

Bishop Robert J. Baker has written a new book, “The Questioners Prayer,” published by Our Sunday Visitor. Rev. Mr. Jeffrey Kirby, a seminarian at the North American College in Rome, wrote a review. As Catholics, […]

MONCKS CORNER — Have you seen the cartoon drawing of the dad holding his crying child in front of him while looking very perplexed and yelling, “Where’s the owners manual?” If you’re a parent, chances […]

COLUMBIA — A new chapter in the history of St. Peter Church began the morning of April 29 as parishioners attended a groundbreaking ceremony for their new parish life center. The new building will replace […]

SUMMERVILLE — Msgr. Edward Lofton, director of Propagation of the Faith for the Diocese of Charleston, is adamant about the importance of mission work in the Catholic church. “The church must always be at mission, […]

CHARLESTON — Nick Theos, the former principal of Bishop England High School who was an authoritative and compassionate presence in the lives of thousands of students, died April 26. He was 75. The funeral was […]

BEAUFORT — Sister Sheila Byrne of the Franciscan Center on St. Helena Island celebrated the 50th anniversary of her profession as a Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia on April 21 surrounded by family, colleagues […]

CCOLUMBIA — For 23 years, Msgr. Joseph R. Roth has served as the chaplain for the South Carolina Firefighters’ Association, ministering to members and their families around the state. In gratitude for his work, he […]

COLUMBIA — Father Jerome Powers, a retired priest of the Diocese of Charleston, died May 1. He was 89. A Christian wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. May 6 at St. Joseph Church, […]

COLUMBIA — Fire, flooding, accidents and injuries aren’t the first things church staff members and volunteers think of as part of their daily jobs, but these incidents can have a significant financial and social impact […]