Columnists
Did Jesus feel abandoned?
Q: What does the Catholic Church teach about being saved? Do we also have to do good works to get to heaven? (Charleston, SC) A: All right, here’s a 400-year-old query! We’ve been working to […]
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Charleston Deanery
Incense as a biblical symbol; getting son back to Church
Q: Why do we have incense at Mass? Sometimes it makes it really hard to breathe. (Charleston, SC) A: Incense can be used for solemn occasions but it should be used with prudence and temperance. […]
Columnists
Turning the other cheek
Q: Does turning the other cheek mean I have to be nice to relatives who have been purposefully cruel or ugly to people I care about? That feels false, particularly when someone has been repeatedly […]
Columnists
Asking for blessings
Editor’s note: This week The Miscellany introduces a new question-and-answer column written by Father Jeffrey Kirby of the Diocese of Charleston. He holds an M.A. in philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and a […]
Father Jeffrey Kirby
Catholic men’s residence celebrates feast day of St. Katharine Drexel
CHARLESTON—Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone visited the Drexel House on Wentworth Street on March 2 to honor the feast day of its patron, St. Katharine Drexel. “God has a call for everyone, and part of life […]
News and Events
Vocations Strategic Plan is taking root
In January 2012, the Office of Vocations released its four-year “Strategic Plan for Vocational Promotion in the Diocese of Charleston.” Since then, the strategic plan has been the principal resource in launching and evaluating programs […]
News and Events
The right answers to the wrong suggestions about vocations
The task of promoting vocations to the priesthood and religious life must be a continual and creative process. The Church needs to engage its membership, and emphasize that God is still calling people to consecrated […]
Column Archives
Eight Portraits of Love: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a series for Lent. At a time when our society is discussing and debating health care, social assistance and immigration, it is helpful to look to the […]
Column Archives
Eight Portraits of Love: St. Katharine Drexel
Editor’s note: This is part of a series for Lent. Poverty. Ignorance. Racism. Violence. Each of these words has a power and a reality that is harsh and calls out for conversion and help. Each […]
Column Archives
Eight Portraits of Love: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Editor’s note: This is part of a series for Lent. When I was in high school, someone in the parish gave me a copy of the life of a holy Native American woman and said […]