Year: 2008

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The most moving part of the Vatican Splendors touring exhibit comes near the very end, where visitors are given the chance to hold the hand of Pope John Paul II. The detailed […]

CHARLESTON — The following appointments have been made by Msgr. Martin T. Laughlin, administrator of the Diocese of Charleston: Father Jesuprathap Narichetti, administrator, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Folly Beach, effective Aug. 7; Father Gerald […]

The day-to-day lives of Catholic priests are often unpredictable, with new challenges and assignments that arise without warning. Parishioners need guidance or counseling, a Scripture study class needs a teacher, a baby needs baptizing. This […]

The Vatican issued a document in preparation for the Jubilee Year 2000 on “The Shrine — Memory, Presence and Prophecy of the Living God,” which defines the purpose and contributions of shrines to the faith […]

COLUMBIA — In Ron Falter’s experience, the Holy Spirit is not just an unapproachable, abstract part of the Trinity. He and others who are part of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement say they directly experience […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Chaplain, Lt. Col. Gary S. Linsky, a priest of the Diocese of Charleston and an active-duty U.S. Air Force chaplain, recently graduated from Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base in […]

DANVILLE, Pa. — Two sisters of Sts. Cyril and Methodius with ties to  South Carolina were installed as part of the order’s leadership team at a Eucharistic Celebration in the Basilica of Sts. Cyril and […]

BEAUFORT — The Prison Ministry Dismas Thrift Store has been open for about four months, but without its volunteers, it wouldn’t have made it past the first week. Rita Brown, assistant manager, said they have […]

ADRIAN, Mich. — Sister John Baptist Dowd, OP, died June 21. She was 93 years old and was a professed member in the Adrian Dominican Congregation for 75 years. Visitation was held in the gathering […]

CHARLESTON — God loves you and wants you to be happy. That is a message that children need to know, particularly when it comes to their personal safety. One way that students in Catholic schools […]