Articles by Keith Jacobs

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — It was standing room only at the St. Thomas More Center Oct. 18 when the University of South Carolina’s Newman Club invited Family Honor presenters Thomas and Karen Provost to […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — The Diocese of Charleston has begun a new child abuse prevention program with the hope of creating safe environments for its future. The Office of Child Protection Services held its […]

BY BROOKSI HUDSON MOUNT PLEASANT— Immigrants in the Lowcountry area have a new advocate to help them with the naturalization process. The diocesan office of Catholic Charities welcomed Emily Guerrero, an immigration attorney, in February. […]

AIKEN — Registration is underway for the Diocese of Charleston’s 2005 Family Life Conference, “Made in God’s Image: From Womb to Tomb,” at St. Mary Help of Christians Church. Each parish is encouraged to send […]

COLUMBIA — A special workshop, “¡Soy Unica! ¡Soy Latina!” (I Am Unique! I Am Latina!), brought Hispanic/Latina girls and their mothers together for a day of learning, sharing and bonding March 19. The workshop, an […]

In September 1987 Pope John Paul II visited nine cities in the United States. Columbia, S.C., was his second stop. Here, he focused on the topics of ecumenism and Christian leadership and the importance of […]

BY FATHER GARY LINSKY  | THE CATHOLIC MISCELLANY Dear Friends/Family: Late yesterday afternoon, my Air Force Theater Hospital chaplain called me.  They had just admitted an “expectant,” a young man so severely wounded that he […]

BY SHEILA OJENDYK MYRTLE BEACH — “This is a monumental undertaking,” said Sister Susan Kresse while waiting in line. She was one of many volunteers checking in for practice on March 26 at the Palace […]

It’s late at night, and I’m sitting in our lovely rectory chapel overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I often say, “If you can’t pray here, you can’t pray anywhere.” I’ve been sitting here giving thanks to […]

BY KATHY SCHMUGGE COLUMBIA — “The Immaculate Conception” by Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652) has been displayed in the Columbia Museum of Art since 1962, evangelizing those who pass by with its message of hope and […]