Month: April 2008

GREENVILLE — Nearly 600 high school students and their parents came to Greenville County’s Carolina First Center on April 1 for 90-minutes of “Parents, Teens and Alcohol.” They were immediately rendered mute by a dramatic […]

CHARLESTON — Viviana Ortiz has some tips for people who want to improve their handwriting. “Always slant your book and practice a lot. And always follow the guidelines,” she said.The third-grader from Blessed Sacrament School […]

CHARLESTON — The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy elected Sister Bridget Sullivan as General Superior for a second term. The sisters held their General Chapter April 4-6 at their motherhouse on James […]

CHARLESTON – The following appointments have been made by Msgr. Martin T. Laughlin, administrator of the Diocese of Charleston: Father Abdenago Vargas Rodriguez, administrator, St. Mark, Newberry; St. Boniface, Joanna; Holy Spirit Mission, Laurens, effective […]

CHARLESTON — The monks at Mepkin Abbey have started the search for a new way of supporting themselves once their popular egg production business comes to an end.  In December, the abbey announced it would […]

‘In Him a new age has dawned; the long reignof sin is ended; a broken world has beenrenewed and man is once again made whole.’~ From the fourth Preface of the Mass of Easter Dear […]

CHARLESTON — April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to spotlight the issue of abuse and teach people how to become involved in supporting children and families. Of course, for agencies that focus […]

HILTON HEAD — The 79th annual Convention of the S.C. Council of Catholic Women offered participants from the Diocese of Charleston three days of spiritual reflection, celebration and fellowship. The event, held at the Hilton […]

GLOVERVILLE — Peggy Estes and her father, Jimmy, spent a recent Wednesday morning solving math problems. The two Edgefield residents huddled at a table with Christina Geter of Beech Island and figured out the correct […]

CHARLESTON — The Church of the Nativity celebrated its 50th anniversary April 5 with cake and light refreshments in the parish hall. Father S. Thomas Kingsley, administrator, said they hope to have a more elaborate […]