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Articles by Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

About Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM
SISTER PAMELA SMITH, SSCM, is the Director for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs at the Diocese of Charleston. Email her at psmith@charlestondiocese.org.
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Purgatory is real, too

June 4, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Some years ago, televangelist Joyce Meyer was overheard saying that there must be some opportunity for improvement for good souls after they die. She compared it to continuing education. People can love God, have good […]

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Heaven and Hell are real

May 20, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

It isn’t over when it’s over. That’s one way to express what Chris­tians profess about this life. That doesn’t mean we go about thinking how wonderful it will be to die, but it does mean […]

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Our languages speak of many things

May 6, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Languages can be the matter of miracles or the cause for bitter feuds. The Solemnity of Pen­tecost gives us an example of the miraculous possibility of language. When the Apostles went out to pro­claim Christ […]

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Beautifying is an act of God

April 15, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

In a nine-minute YouTube clip, Bishop Robert Barron reminds us that the “great transcendentals” — the good, the true, and the beau­tiful — can all be ways in which we evangelize. Today’s converts are sometimes won […]

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Pro-life concerns hit home

April 6, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Those of us who are of a certain vintage may recall that much of what drove U.S. participation in the Vietnam War was the very persuasive domino theory. The theory was that, like a line […]

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Answering a basic moral question

March 25, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Whether or not a person is a believer in anything beyond the visible world, it seems that there is at least one basic ques­tion that human beings must ask about right and wrong: Should we […]

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When a bishop coexisted with slavery

March 11, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Perhaps Bishop John England used a strategy which many of us in the pro-life movement must employ. When it seems impos­sible to eradicate a wrong totally, one takes steps to mitigate its effects. If we […]

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What is consecrated life?

February 25, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

Every Feb. 2 since 1997, the Church has marked World Day of Consecrated Life. This year’s observances were held the weekend of Feb. 3-4. Two questions arise when this day is mentioned. First, what and […]

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10 life-giving things to do

February 11, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

On New Year’s Eve, our lo­cal newspaper ran a feature entitled “50 Things to Do in South Carolina before You Die.” Not surprisingly, it listed attending Spo­leto, going to the sweet tea festival in Summerville, […]

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Sometimes ordinary angels show up

January 23, 2018 Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM

The man who pushes a mop and carries boxes at the Circle K in Jacksonboro is probably not an angel. I have seen him numerous times, and the evidence is that he is flesh and […]

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