News and Events
World Mission Sunday is Oct. 20
On World Mission Sunday, people from all over the globe respond each year with donations so they can help spread the word of God. Even in third world countries, people find a coin for the […]
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News and Events
New retreat center and chapel dedicated at Mepkin Abbey
MONCKS CORNER—The monks at Mepkin Abbey broke briefly from their quiet monastic lifestyle to celebrate their new St. Francis Retreat Center and the Father Francis Kline Memorial Chapel. The Aug. 25 dedication included a Mass, […]
News and Events
Sacred Heart Mission in Blackville changes status
Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone recently announced that Sacred Heart Mission in Blackville has been incorporated into Holy Trinity parish in Orangeburg. The announcement was sent out in a memo Oct. 1 to pastors in the […]
Parish Life
Mays uses green thumb to plant the seeds of faith at St. Anthony
GREENVILLE—In his outside work clothes, Horace Mays wades through tall okra plants, the very embodiment of Christian charity. Mays, 88, is a lifelong member of St. Anthony of Padua who established a vegetable garden in […]
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Sister Catherine places a quarter century in God’s hands
GREENVILLE—Franciscan Sister Catherine Noecker may be known in the community for helping to grow St. Anthony of Padua School, but for her students, the hugs are what matter most. “She gives the best hugs in […]
Schools
School Notes
Ballou wins scholarship COLUMBIAWilliam Ballou, a senior at Cardinal Newman, was Honor Society. He has played school sports since the sixth grade — soccer and football — and is a member of National Honor Society, […]
News and Events
Being on fire with faith means lighting the flame in others
COLUMBIA—The future of the Church depends on people willing to learn their faith and share it with others, speakers told participants at the recent On Fire with Faith conference. Author and columnist Father Ronald Rolheiser […]
News and Events
Gustavo Valdez follows God to Hispanic ministry in diocese
COLUMBIA—Gustavo Valdez hopes his role as the new director of Hispanic ministry helps more people become fully involved in the Church’s mission of bringing souls to Christ. Valdez, who started in June, is based in […]
News and Events
Seniors shown that aging is a gift
MEPKIN ABBEY—The monks of Mepkin Abbey want people entering the second stage of life to open their eyes and see aging as a period of growth instead of decline. To that end, Trappist Father Guerric […]
Beaufort Deanery
Animal blessing for feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Animal blessings at St. Michael Church, Murrell’s Inlet, SC, and St. Gregory the Great School, Bluffton, SC.