November 2010 - The Catholic Miscellany

(Miscellany/Keith Jacobs) Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone was named Episcopal Liaison to the National Committee on Scouting.

Bishop appointed to national Scouting committee

November 24, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone was recently appointed as Episcopal Liaison to the National Catholic Committee on Scouting. The appointment was made by Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago, and officially announced Nov. 15, 2010, at […]

(Sgt. Scott M. Biscuiti/US Marine Corps) Retired Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston greets a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., July 16, 2009. Livingston served as the company’s commander in 1968 during the Vietnam War, where he earned the Medal of Honor and other decorations for heroic actions in combat.

Livingston thanks Knights for service

November 24, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

SULLIVAN’S ISLAND—Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, recipient of three purple hearts and the Congressional Medal of Honor, praised the Knights of Columbus for their service to country and community. “You gentlemen represent one of those […]

St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, Simpsonville, South Carolina (Photo/Diocesan Archives)

St. Mary Magdalene takes a planning census

November 24, 2010 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

SIMPSONVILLE—St. Mary Magdalene Church is holding its first census to find out exactly how many people are in the rapidly growing parish. After the final blessing at each Mass Dec. 4-5, one member of each […]

Mary is our Advent role model

November 24, 2010 Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC | The Catholic Miscellany

The role of Mary is central during the season of Advent. She is a role model for all Christians, but particularly for the young. Mary was very young when she received God’s call to be […]

Cancer patients share a ride on the Road to Recovery

November 24, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

Charles Vance considers himself a lucky man. In the past six months he has finished chemotherapy and radiation, been declared cancer free, and married a wonderful lady who is “filled with the spirit.” But he’s […]

(Miscellany/Terry Cregar) Sister Kateri Mitchell, SSA, executive director of the Tekakwitha Conference, speaks at the Women’s Gathering in Greenville Nov. 20. The event was funded by a grant from the Black and Indian Mission-Native American Evangelization.

Native American evangelization at Women’s Gathering

November 24, 2010 Terry Cregar | The Catholic Miscellany

GREENVILLE—The opportunities for women in the Catholic Church have never been greater, according to Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM. The Director of the Office of Catechesis and Christian Initiation delivered that message at the Diocese of […]

(Miscellany/Christina Lee Knauss) Columbia artist Angel Allen adds detail to a porcelain sculpture of Mary. She is a member of St. Joseph Church who specializes in mosaics and ceramic painting, and has work permanently installed around the parish and school on Devine Street. Below, Allen created this mosaic of the Holy Family, which is on display in an outdoor passageway at St. Joseph School.

Allen’s art brings beauty to Catholic spaces

November 24, 2010 Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

COLUMBIA—A large mosaic of the Holy Family stands in a school passageway while a colorful sculpture of children enhances a playground. The artist’s work, permanently on display at St. Joseph Church and School, illuminates a […]

Bishop Guglielmone’s Thanksgiving message

November 24, 2010 Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone

We offer praise and thanksgiving In one of the homily helps that I have used over the years, I remember a story of searchers for sunken treasures having discovered a ship that contained many interesting […]

Vatican press officer addresses pope’s comment about condom use in battle against AIDS

November 22, 2010 Caroline

By Vatican Information Service VATICAN CITY—Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican’s press office director, issued a Nov. 21 statement concerning remarks made by Pope Benedict XVI on the use of condoms in the battle against […]

Bring God into your economic response

November 19, 2010 John Carroll | The Catholic Miscellany

As the economy remains in recovery, it’s commonplace to see businesses close their doors or established organizations cease operations as they find it the best available option given their current circumstance. Many companies shrank expenses, […]