Articles by Christina Lee Knauss | The Catholic Miscellany

GLOVERVILLE — Members of the small parish of Our Lady of the Valley, in what is known as the Horse Creek Valley or “Mill Valley” of South Carolina, can’t say enough about Father John Lawlor. […]

HARDEEVILLE — Sister Mary Gallagher retired in June after more than eight years as parish life facilitator at St. Anthony Mission. The mission is located in Hardeeville, a town of less than 2,000 in largely […]

KINGSTREE — Catholics from around the Diocese of Charleston officially will be able to make spiritual pilgrimages in South Carolina after Oct. 8. On that day, Bishop Robert J. Baker will inaugurate the ministry of […]

COLUMBIA — A workshop held at Our Lady of the Hills Church Sept. 13-14 addressed a topic that has become increasingly relevant in recent weeks — the need for interfaith dialogue between Roman Catholics and […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — More than a hundred people gathered at Christ Our King Church on Sept. 11 to pray for Abbot Francis Kline at a special memorial Mass. They spoke of his love for God, […]

MAULDIN — Brian and Darlene Hansen have been appointed as the Upstate coordinators for Catholic Engaged Encounter, an increasingly popular program designed to help engaged couples learn more about each other prior to marriage. They […]

PAWLEYS ISLAND — Mary Ronan believes that putting God at the center of any relationship can help it to succeed, even in the midst of a secular culture that she says is a constant danger […]

COLUMBIA — Recent reports about the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have had a special impact for one South Carolina-born priest. Father Rick Vanderwater, affiliated with the Diocese of Jerusalem, spent the past 32 […]

CHARLESTON — Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the  Sacraments, made a special visit to the Diocese of Charles-ton and celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of St. […]

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE — “Being here put me back on the right track,” Jessica Sproch said of the diocesan Christian Leadership Institute for high school students. The 16-year-old member of Our Lady of Lourdes in Greenwood said […]