Articles by Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

COLUMBIA — More than 400 people from around the Diocese of Charleston took part in Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion ceremonies held Feb. 8-11.   The Piedmont deanery’s service was at Prince […]

COLUMBIA — Family Honor, Inc., a Columbia-based chastity education organization, has released a new vision statement outlining plans for furthering its promotion in the Diocese of Charleston.   The statement refers to “Deus Caritas Est […]

ORANGEBURG — In the late 1940s, Cyril Kozel was a young man just back from serving three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II. There was one skill he desperately wanted to learn. […]

ORANGEBURG — Patience, humor and prayer — couples who attended the ninth annual Marriage Anni versary Celebration on Feb. 15 said those three things help them keep their marriages happy, faith-filled and strong. “Marriage is […]

CHARLESTON — Arthur McFarland said a trip to Cartagena, Colombia, to visit the place where St. Peter Claver brought spiritual solace to slaves reinforced his lifelong commitment to serving others. “I went there and walked […]

Men in the distinctive regalia of the Knights of Peter Claver are noticeable at many large events around the Diocese of Charleston, but many people are not familiar with the group, its history or mission. […]

COLUMBIA — Economic woes plaguing the nation and the state of South Carolina are also being felt in the Catholic community. As more people lose jobs, some parishes have started or are planning programs to […]

COLUMBIA — A flu-like illness that struck more than 20 percent of the student body caused Cardinal Newman School to shut down for a full day on Jan. 28. Principal Jacqualine Kas p r o […]

COLUMBIA — Catholics in the Diocese of Charleston are mobilizing against the possible passage of the Freedom of Choice Act, H.R. 1964, S. 1173. FOCA was first introduced in the U.S. House and Senate in […]

COLUMBIA — Several hundred people from the Diocese of Charleston traveled to Washington, D.C., for the 35th annual March for Life on Jan. 22. The southern contingent joined thousands from around the nation who marched, […]