Month: January 2010

JAMES ISLAND—The Church of the Nativity held its 13th annual ecumenical prayer service for unity Jan. 18. The theme was “Then and Now—Mobilizing for Healing and Change.” Jack Bass, a historian, journalist, and professor at […]

SENECA—Major clean-up work began recently at the Louverture Cleary School outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after a powerful earthquake rocked the country, killing tens of thousands and leaving many more homeless and hungry. The boarding school is […]

MCCORMICK—In one sense, Catholics in much of McCormick County have spent the past 45 years serving God from a hand-me-down. In 1964, Pope Paul VI was steering the Second Vatican Council toward completion and the United States was about to […]

Get your children cooking in the kitchen with an easy recipe. Start with safety, add an interest in learning, sprinkle a few simple kitchen skills and finally, mix in great tasting ingredients. Cooking is an […]

CHARLESTON—The Daughters of St. Paul are a relatively new order dating back to 1915. They can be found in over 30 nations and are involved in every aspect of the communications ministry. The sisters came […]

Confirmation is a special sacrament that helps Catholics live a fuller life in Christ and prepares them to spread the Gospel to others. Pastors from the Diocese of Charleston say people should recognize that the […]

GREENVILLE—Chris Stansberry has been searching for a way to keep young people off the streets of downtown Greenville, and judging by the turnout Jan. 9 at St. Mary Church he seems to have found the […]

SUMMERVILLE—Father Duane T. Riplog, former parochial vicar of St. John the Beloved Church and a U.S. Navy veteran, died of lung cancer on Jan. 8 in his home. He was 85. The funeral Mass was […]

AIKEN—In late 2008, a parishioner made a donation to St. Mary Help of Christians School in Aiken, specifying only that the money be used to purchase a book on vocations for the school library. Principal […]

INDIA—The state of Orissa is a place full of contrasts. It is rich with natural resources and yet home to 40 million of the poorest people in the country. The scenic landscape dramatically changes from […]