Articles by Amy Wise Taylor | The Catholic Miscellany

CHARLESTON — Youths across the state packed up their bathing suits and dusted off their alarm clocks as schools opened their doors to a new year.   The Diocese of Charleston has 31 schools and […]

SYDNEY, Australia — People think of the Olympics as a world-unifying event, but it pales in comparison to World Youth Day. It is estimated that about 96,000 people attended the opening ceremony of the Olympics, […]

CHARLESTON — The Irish Children’s Summer Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with 24 Catholic and Protestant children visiting Columbia from Northern Ireland. The program was begun by Mary Ellen O’Leary and Katie […]

CHARLESTON — Sister Colleen Waterman, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, celebrated her 50th Jubilee at her motherhouse in Rochester, Minn., on June 21. She was one of eight Franciscans […]

Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a series on religious orders serving in the Diocese of Charleston. The Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy were formally established in the Diocese of […]

BEAUFORT — The Prison Ministry Dismas Thrift Store has been open for about four months, but without its volunteers, it wouldn’t have made it past the first week. Rita Brown, assistant manager, said they have […]

NORTH CHARLESTON — Senior citizens looking for helpful answers often find themselves lost in a labyrinth of services and programs, more confused than before.That’s where Senior Liaison Services comes in. The program is run by […]

SUMTER — Catholic schools in the Diocese of Charleston are shining a bright beacon on the high quality of parochial school education. One of their most recent awards came from the South Carolina Independent School […]

BEAUFORT — St. Peter School is the home of not one, but two handwriting champions. Nathan Dardes and Mary Sinsheimer were named the state handwriting winners for their age groups in the 17th annual Zaner-Bloser […]