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(Photo Provided) Samarra Tracy stands in front of MUSC Children’s Hospital, where she donated toys for charity on her birthday.

Six-year-old Samarra is a good steward

November 18, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON—Samarra Tracy learned at a very early age that it feels good to help other people. The six-year-old devoted her past two birthdays to helping those less fortunate than herself, and her mom, Liezl de […]

Courtesy involves human dignity

November 11, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

Good manners involve much more than just being polite at the dinner table, or saying please and thank you. Those are just the basics one teaches to young children. As we grow, manners evolve into […]

(Photo provided) Sue Veon stands with other members of the St. Francis Xavier Hospital School of Nursing class of 1965.

Strong faith and compassion mark Veon’s service

November 4, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON—When Sue Veon retires on Nov. 5, it will mark the end of an era. The obstetrics nurse was one of the last women to graduate from the St. Francis Xavier Hospital School of Nursing […]

(Diocesan Archives) St. Martin de Porres Church in Columbia will turn 75 on Dec. 15. A Mass and luncheon will be Nov. 21 to celebrate the jubilee.

Diversity is hallmark of St. Martin de Porres Church

November 4, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

COLUMBIA—St. Martin de Porres Church is celebrating its 75th year of serving the faithful in a manner befitting its namesake. Although the building has changed over the years, the core mission of welcoming all people, […]

(Miscellany/Deirdre C. Mays) Elizabeth “Betsy” Cahill is pictured in her home in Charleston Oct. 26. She reads the Bible in Hebrew, a goal she set for herself at age 16.

Extraordinary life leads Cahill to Catholicism

October 28, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON—When Elizabeth Kirkland Cahill was 16 years old, she made a list of things she wanted to accomplish in life. She’s done quite a bit since then, checking items off her list and adding new […]

(Courtesy/Be Not Afraid) Lisa and Sean Karleski made the most of the precious time they had with their daughter Hailey Grace before her birth. Their baby was diagnosed with a fatal chromosome disorder.

Why continue with a fatally diagnosed pregnancy?

October 28, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

The Be Not Afraid program for the Diocese of Charleston is slowly coming together. Kathy Schmugge, assistant director of the family life office, said she is assembling a team of deanery coordinators and volunteers who […]

St. Lawrence Cemetery (Miscellany/Amy Wise Taylor)

The living honor the dead on All Souls

October 28, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON—Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone will celebrate All Souls Day with a special Mass at St. Lawrence Cemetery on Nov. 2 at 11 a.m. This marks the second year that the bishop has honored the day […]

(Photo provided) Students from Blessed Sacrament School in Charleston climb the Alpine tower at YMCA Camp Thunderbird on Lake Wylie recently.

Class retreats move students forward with Christ

October 21, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

Class retreats are an integral part of Catholic education. Some schools go for a week, some for a day, but the goal is always the same: to grow closer to God and each other through […]

(Courtesy/Be Not Afraid) Lisa Karleski holds baby Skylar in the hospital. Karleski, who also experienced a stillbirth, was there to support another mother through the Be Not Afraid program.

Be Not Afraid: Healing and hope are possible

October 21, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

Lisa Karleski said her daughter, Hailey Grace, had a very specific purpose, and that was to let people know that all babies need someone to stand up for them. When Karleski found out she was […]

Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone has invited all health care workers to attend the first annual White Mass and luncheon on Oct. 23.

Mass, luncheon for health care workers is Oct. 23

October 14, 2010 Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON—Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone has invited all health care workers to attend the first annual White Mass and luncheon on Oct. 23 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad St. The event […]