Month: April 2008

AIKEN — On May 9, parishioners of St. Gerard Church will share an evening of friendship and remembrance as they prepare for Father Charles Kawesi’s return to his native Uganda and the Diocese of Kampala. […]

PAGELAND — St. Ernest Mission may have a small congregation, but they have big hearts and lofty goals.  Founded in 1990 as a mission of St. Peter Church in Cheraw, the members of St. Ernest […]

COLUMBIA — Mary Magdalene is not only one of the best-known women of the New Testament, but also one of the most misunderstood. Her multi-faceted life and the role she played in the Gospels offers […]

FLORENCE — Dominican Father Hugh Dominic Burns spends his life helping Catholics re-energize themselves and their commitment to the faith. He recently led parish missions at St. Anne’s Church in Florence and Our Lady of […]

COLUMBIA — The following information about St. John Neumann School was provided by Barbara Cole, principal. History: In 1986, St. John Neumann parish acquired Wildewood School and established St. John Neumann School for the growing […]

JÉRÉMIE, Haiti — In early February, throngs of women and their children crowded together under an open tent on a hill in the village of Terre Rouge. They sat two to a chair or on […]

COLUMBIA — The S.C. House and Senate reached a compromise on the ultrasound bill April 12. South Carolina abortion providers will be required to inform women that they have a right to view the ultrasound […]

MOBILE, Ala. — The Gulf Coast Conference of the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary will celebrate the centennial of the organization’s founding in its home city. The 62nd annual conference will be held […]

ORANGE, Calif. — Almost 50 years ago Cardinal Richard Gushing of Boston sent diocesan priests to South America and told them he was sending them down there to work themselves out of a job. He […]

COLUMBIA — During the 1960’s when racial unrest plagued the South, a young African American Catholic named Gerald Wilson attended St. Joseph Academy in Hartsville. According to Wilson, who is now a vascular surgeon for […]