Month: September 2011

HILTON HEAD ISLAND —Fire at the Beach speakers told the faithful they have the power to transform their world.All they have to do is focus on the Eucharist. As the central part of Mass and […]

WAXHAW, N.C.—A love of animals helped Charlie Petrizzo make it through some of the toughest days of his life. After he was seriously injured in two accidents as a child, the New Jersey native said […]

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH—“Times are hard, and a lot of people need help.” That’s how a client sums up the purpose of the Santa Chiara’s Food Pantry, which opened Sept. 14 at Our Lady Star of […]

GREENVILLE—About 160 people from 17 parishes met at St. Mary Church recently so they could take a closer look at the upcoming revisions to the Roman Missal. The workshop enlightened catechists and educators so they […]

GREENVILLE—Native Americans were this country’s first inhabitants, and as such, are the true forefathers of America.But over the course of history, the American Indian became a somewhat invisible people, a culture that many thought had […]

Talk to a married deacon who was ordained while raising children at the same time, and you’re talking to a busy man.Although the average age of permanent deacons in the United States is 64, the […]

NASHVILLE, TENN.—Sister Maris Stella Vaughan professed final vows in the Dominican Congregation of St. Cecilia recently. Formerly Katie Vaughan, she is a 2003 graduate of Bishop England High School in Charleston, S.C. and a member […]

CONWAY—Father Frederick LaBrecque, known as “Father Rick” to most of his parishioners, retired officially on Sept. 5 after 16 years of service at St. James Church in Conway. When he arrived at the church located […]