Columnists
Everywhere there is grace
We’ve been through toils and snares and are going through them still. Anyone who reads The Catholic Miscellany needs no accounting for why I say this. As addled a pursuit as it may be, I […]
Month: September 2019
Greenville Deanery
Brother Augustine of Anderson is now brewmaster in Italy
A deep love for God and a passion for the art of brewing beer melded into a unique spiritual journey for Benedictine Brother Augustine Wilmeth. He was born Philip Wilmeth and became a Catholic in […]
Nation & World
CLINIC sues Trump administration over new directives for asylum-seekers
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to a top immigration position violated federal law and therefore certain actions undertaken by his office are not legally valid, a federal lawsuit argues. The complaint was filed […]
Nation & World
Nassau archbishop assesses post-hurricane challenges in Bahamas
MIAMI—Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassua, Bahamas, celebrated Mass Sept. 8 for evacuee families and Catholic school staff members a week after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the islands. “I spoke about the hurricane aftermath, then […]
Nation & World
Solidarity, not poverty, is God’s plan, pope says in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar—God’s plan for humanity involves community, mutual support, sharing and caring for each other and for the earth, Pope Francis said. “As we look around us, how many men and women, young people and […]
Nation & World
Catholic organizations in Florida marshaling aid for Dorian victims
MIAMI—In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s brutal blasting of the Bahamas, Catholic organizations in Florida continued to raise funds to aid victims there. The best aid from individual Catholics is monetary donations. Money can be […]
Nation & World
‘You have to have faith,’ Bahamian resident says of Dorian recovery
WASHINGTON—Cathy Nottage, a resident of Elbow Cay — an 8-mile-long stretch in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas — has had to take a lot of things by faith in the days since Hurricane Dorian […]
Nation & World
CRS is collecting for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas
Catholic Relief Services — the international humanitarian relief and development organization of the U.S. Catholic Church — is organizing a response to the tragedy in the Bahamas. CRS, along with local partners, is working quickly […]
Nation & World
Irish church confirms 1989 miraculous cure of woman at Knock shrine
DUBLIN—The Catholic Church in Ireland has confirmed that a woman who was seriously ill with multiple sclerosis experienced a complete healing of all her symptoms at Knock shrine in September 1989. The cure of Marion […]
South Carolina
Hurricane Dorian preparations under way
CHARLESTON—As Hurricane Dorian approaches, here are some important things to help keep you and your family safe. The most essential thing to know is your evacuation zone and to leave as soon as possible if […]