Articles by Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

Choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions a parent will make, and it isn’t always easy. Catholic school, secular private school, public school or homeschool are all options. Grade school classrooms […]

CHARLESTON—With a steady hand and a firm grip on the scalpel, Emily Corbett made a small incision in the liver, then quickly cauterized the bleeder. Her instructor nodded approvingly. “That’s it,” said Nalani Kalawe, “See […]

CHARLESTON—Barbara Martinez was just a baby when her mother bundled her up and fled the dictatorship of Fidel Castro in Cuba. The family crossed the ocean by boat, just as pilgrims did hundreds of years […]

As economic depression continues to plague the state, the education system, both public and private, searches for ways to mitigate the consequences. It is glaringly obvious in the public school system, which analysts say are […]

AIKEN—A recent trip to Rome in support of vocations may have been more successful than the organizers dared hope. They hoped the eight young men who went on the Father Kolbe Vocations Pilgrimage would come […]

NORTH CHARLESTON—Franciscan Sister Colleen Waterman is leaving Echo House after 42 years of service, and people in the community are in tears over their loss. “Of course I’m crying! Who wouldn’t be crying?” said Samuel […]

NORTH CHARLESTON—The three institutes that led into the Archbishop James Patterson Lyke Conference were mostly a warm up, but for some, they were the main event.   Noreen Wall, a member of St. Jude Church […]

NORTH CHARLESTON—Speakers and participants at The Archbishop James Patterson Lyke Conference proclaimed loud and proud that the Catholics were there. The annual event was held at the North Charleston Convention Center June 23-27 and drew […]

BEAUFORT—The Hix family knows what it is to sacrifice for Catholic education. Oliver Hix, 18, recently graduated from St. Lawrence Seminary High School in Wisconsin, over 1,000 miles away from his home and family.