Month: November 2011

GREENVILLE—Bon Secours St. Francis Health System opened the Pearlie Harris Center for Breast Health on Oct. 28.The center was named after Harris, a member of St. Mary Church, at the request of an anonymous donor. […]

CHARLESTON—The gauntlet was thrown down to Catholic educators at their annual conference held in Charleston recently. They were told in no uncertain terms that times have changed and it is time to change with them. […]

COLUMBIA—A cold, clear autumn morning offered a solemn chance to honor the dead as Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone celebrated his annual All Souls’ Day Mass Nov. 2 at St. Patrick Cemetery in Columbia.

CHARLESTON—Forgiveness is not the absence of anger.It isn’t a feeling of peace, either. Rather it’s making a choice to refrain from retaliating in any way against the person who caused the hurt and anger, said […]

COLUMBIA—Cardinal Joseph Bernardin became one of the most prominent Catholic leaders in recent memory. Since his death in 1996, his ideas and legacy continue to be cause for debate and reflection, and their relevance in […]

HENDERSONVILLE, NC—Modern Catholic priests struggling to define their role in the church must incorporate traditional functions in a holistic approach to leadership, according to Father Bert Ebben, a Dominican friar. Father Ebben delivered his thoughts […]

CHARLESTON—Sister Mary Helen Grobusky well remembers the advice she received during her discernment process when a priest mentor told her to stop playing around and get busy.She laughs at the memory and concedes that she […]

It takes a certain amount of courage to leave everyone and everything you know and travel to another country for a year. Especially when the person in question is a teenager.But every year, 1,000s of […]

ROCK HILL—Augusta Couch uses her love of music to help others raise their voices to God in song. The 18-year-old senior at South Pointe High School created a 50-voice international youth choir at Divine Saviour […]