Month: September 2009

COLUMBIA — Some 125 teens and young adults from six states gathered at Our Lady of the Hills Church family life center Sept. 12-13 for a lively Hispanic youth ministry workshop. The workshop is one […]

I write this article as I participate in a special series of workshops for new bishops sponsored by the Vatican Congregation for Bishops in Rome. Gathered at the Regina Apostolorum, the seminary for the Legionnaires […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — Albert Aber was having a bad day. His morning bus was late, which made him late to work, where his boss yelled about slack workers and docked his pay. He went to […]

ANDERSON — Franciscan Father Thaddeus Michael Sapio, parochial vicar of St. Mary of the Angels Church, died Sept. 17 of cancer at Rainey Hospice House. He was 71. The funeral was held Sept. 21 at […]

GREENVILLE — Upstate teenagers  participated in a unique blend of rock music and spirituality known as Rock for Life. They came together at St. Joseph’s Catholic School to sing and dance to the sounds of […]

COLUMBIA — When Jodee Blanco talks about school bullies, she speaks from the heart. The pain of being bullied as a child shows on her face, even though she is a vibrant adult with a […]

COLUMBIA — Bishop England carried home the Hibernian Cup football trophy for the second year after beating Cardinal Newman 28-14. In what has become an annual battle between the two Catholic high schools, Cardinal’s player […]

HILTON HEAD — Catholics have a special relationship with Jesus that can be discovered and nurtured through exploring the beauty of the Eucharist, by reading sacred Scripture and sharing the Gospel with others. That was […]

GREENVILLE/MOUNT PLEASANT — The color blue may represent sadness in songs and poetry, but for the Diocese of Charleston’s school system, blue is the color of joy. National Blue Ribbon status was awarded to two […]