Year: 2008

COLUMBIA — More than 400 people from around the Diocese of Charleston took part in Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion ceremonies held Feb. 8-11.   The Piedmont deanery’s service was at Prince […]

ORANGEBURG — Patience, humor and prayer — couples who attended the ninth annual Marriage Anni versary Celebration on Feb. 15 said those three things help them keep their marriages happy, faith-filled and strong. “Marriage is […]

ORANGEBURG — In the late 1940s, Cyril Kozel was a young man just back from serving three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. There was one skill he desperately wanted to learn. […]

HILTON HEAD — The Worldwide Marriage Encounter was a journey of enrichment for 31 couples Feb. 6-8. For two of those couples, it was an especially golden time as they celebrated their 50th and 50-plus […]

CHARLESTON — “Money is the root of all evil” is one of the most frequently misquoted sayings of our time. The actual passage is a Scripture that reads, “For the love of money is the […]

Debt is a four-letter word that Americans need to purge from their vocabulary, and their lives. One program that can help Catholics do that is 7 Steps to Becoming Financially Free, which is offered by […]

SPARTANBURG — Two years ago, Anita Geigley described Penny Clements as a very smart lady and a woman of faith who was well ahead of her time.   At that time, the 88-year-old Clements was […]

COLUMBIA — Bonnie Bardin, principal of St. Peter, provided the following information.   History: St. Peter School is the oldest continuously running Catholic school in the diocese and the state. It was founded in 1852 […]

GREENVILLE — Sister Anna Grace Neenan, principal of St. Mary School, provided the following information. History: St. Mary dates back over 107 years to the founding of Sacred Heart Academy by the Ursuline Order of […]

Editor’s note: This is the third of a series of eight Lenten columns. Third truth: The church as the Body of Christ. In a recent discussion with a family member, the question of church attendance […]