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Robert Keeder receives Boys Town honor
COLUMBIA—Robert Keeder was a teenager in 1960 when a nun took him and his younger brother, David, to a train station for a journey that would change his life. Their mother had died and their […]
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Life as a chaplain requires some juggling for priests
COLUMBIA—On an early Sunday morning in August, Father S. Matthew Gray told the congregation attending Mass in St. Joseph Church that he wouldn’t be seeing them for several weeks. Unlike many people during late summer, […]
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A Day of Hope helps students, shares the message of Jesus’ love
MYRTLE BEACH—More than 200 children and their families received some much needed help and a message of God’s love on a recent Saturday along the Grand Strand. At the YMCA of Myrtle Beach on Aug. […]
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Hurricane season calls for prayer and preparation
As dangerous and deadly Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida on Sunday, workers with Catholic Charities are planning their response if the storm hits anywhere in South Carolina. Catholic Charities staff members held a planning […]
Charleston Deanery
Holy Spirit marks 50 years as a uniquely blended parish
EDITOR’S NOTE: The celebration scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 10, has been cancelled due to hurricane Irma. No other information is available at this time. Any updates will be included as they are received. JOHNS ISLAND—Holy […]
Aiken Deanery
Irish roots meander through railroads and stonemasons
Editor’s Note: This is the second of two articles on the history of Irish immigrants in South Carolina. Read the first here. Thousands of Irish immigrants have come to South Carolina since the first newcomers […]
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Reactions strong to Knights regalia
The major uniform change recently announced by the Knights of Columbus has drawn a decidedly mixed reaction from its members. A change in the traditional regalia worn by the fraternal organization’s fourth-degree, or patriotic degree, […]
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Father J.P. Narichetti blooms where he is planted
MURRELLS INLET—Father Jesuprathap Narichetti, known as Father J.P. to people in the pews, has traveled a long distance to share the love of Christ. Faith has led him from the small village where he grew […]
Columbia Deanery
A church history borne from Irish immigrants
Editor’s Note: This is the first of two articles on the history of Irish immigrants in South Carolina. Often, when people think of Ireland, they automatically think of Irish saints and the Catholic faith. There […]
Nation & World
Priest pilots find inspiration in the heavens
CHARLESTON—Father Allen Corrigan, of the Diocese of Cleveland, likes to say that he first started flying an airplane in elementary school. When he was in the third grade at Catholic school in Ohio, he would […]