Articles by Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

GARDEN CITY — The poker-playing priest is one step closer to winning $1 million. Father Andrew Trapp, parochial vicar at St. Michael Church, won $100,000 on PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge, a new poker-themed game show […]

GARDEN CITY — Many Catholics say at least one Hail Mary a day as part of their regular prayers, but how many have the dedication to say 2,000? Thirty people took on the challenge at […]

BLYTHEWOOD — Father Bernardino Yebra’s life as a priest has taken him many places, one of which is 1,200 feet above the earth. The administrator of Transfiguration Church in Blythewood is also a chaplain in […]

GARDEN CITY — Father Andrew Trapp is hoping a big boost for the building fund at St. Michael Church is in the cards — the cards he used recently on a poker-themed game show. Father […]

COLUMBIA — Matt Maher is not only an extremely talented musician and songwriter, he is also one of the few Catholics represented in the world of popular contemporary Christian music. Maher, who grew up in […]

COLUMBIA — We are called to be coworkers with Christ. That was Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone’s main message at the annual Diocese of Charleston Hispanic Festival held at Our Lady of the Hills Church on […]

COLUMBIA — Rhina Medina has been appointed associate for Hispanic youth ministry for the Diocese of Charleston. Medina, a member of St. John Neumann Church, started work Sept. 14 and is part of the diocesan […]

COLUMBIA — When Jodee Blanco talks about school bullies, she speaks from the heart. The pain of being bullied as a child shows on her face, even though she is a vibrant adult with a […]

HILTON HEAD — Catholics have a special relationship with Jesus that can be discovered and nurtured through exploring the beauty of the Eucharist, by reading sacred Scripture and sharing the Gospel with others. That was […]