Articles by Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles about India. SUMMERVILLE — Helena Moniz has many memories of the seven months she recently spent volunteering in south central India and all of them crystallize […]

COLUMBIA –The season of Lent is a solemn time of prayer, self-sacrifice and reflection in preparation for the renewing joy of Easter. A wonderful way to prepare for that celebration is by participating in the […]

COLUMBIA — The St. Francis Catholic Shop has found a new home. The store is moving into a smaller space in the same shopping center where it is currently located, said Maureen Weigold, who runs […]

LEXINGTON — For the Sakaras of Hopkins, this year’s Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion ceremony for the Midlands Deanery was definitely a family affair. The Sakara siblings — Alyssa, 11, Jessica, 13, […]

COLUMBIA — Chastity, celibacy and purity are not three adjectives often associated with life on a modern college campus. They were the keywords of the night, however, at “The Virgin Dialogues,” held Feb. 28 at […]

HILTON HEAD — The Pregnancy Center and Clinic of the Low Country is expanding its outreach to Jasper County.   Beginning March 9, mobile prenatal clinics will be offered in four areas of the county […]

AIKEN — Ivy and Joe Monahon of Aiken never thought a trip to Washington, D.C., in January 2004 would lead them to a very different destination: marriage. The Aiken couple met on a bus trip […]

COLUMBIA — Men and women who lead VIRTUS classes for the Diocese of Charleston met on Feb. 12 to reinforce their commitment to helping others learn about protecting children from abuse. All diocesan employees and […]

COLUMBIA — John Bolchoz knows what it means to remain committed to a goal. The 17-year-old senior at Cardinal Newman School first decided to seek an appointment to a U.S. military academy when he was […]

CHAPIN — The whirs and whines of electric sanders, drills and saws coming from a refurbished warehouse on a recent afternoon were the sounds of young people learning to rebuild their lives. Four nights a […]