Articles by Paul A Barra | The Catholic Miscellany

GREENVILLE — The diocesan Office of Black Catholics has scheduled its major festivity of the year for June 11-12 in Columbia. The Black Catholics Heritage Celebration 2004 will offer something for everyone. This year’s theme […]

GREENVILLE — Just as Charleston seems always to be preceded with the modifier “historic,” so is Lou Holtz always referred to as “legendary.” And he is indeed a legendary coach, having brought Notre Dame back […]

MAULDIN — The recipe is simple: entice teenagers to come with rock bands, then use speakers and games to spread the message. The message was pro-life, and the occasion was the all-day Rock-4-Life LifeFest held […]

ABBEVILLE — Father Allam Marreddy, a visiting priest and the parochial vicar of Sacred Heart in Abbeville and Good Shepherd mission in McCormick, celebrated his 25th anniversary as a priest on Feb. 11. He said […]

GREENVILLE — People who work in Catholic social ministry in the Upstate and those who fund their work turned out for the dedication and blessing of the new Gallivan Center May 15. The center is […]

GREENVILLE — Vietnamese-American Catholics came by the hundreds, the women in spectacular silken dresses, the men in white shirts and ties. They came to Our Lady of the Rosary Parish on May 16 to celebrate […]

ANDERSON – When the Franciscan Friars of St. Mary of the Angels went looking for a Lenten speaker, they wanted someone who knew the Gospels and who had an interesting approach to preaching about them. […]

TAYLORS — Nature abhors a vacuum, according to Spinoza. So when Matthew B. Foster saw a vacuum of leadership in his rising senior class at St. Joseph’s Catholic School last year, he moved to fill […]

AIKEN — Her principal calls her an exemplary student and she is a national finalist in an academic competition as a sophomore; she is popular at school, goes to church and considers herself an American. […]

GREENVILLE — St. Mary Church is the venerable old lady of the Piedmont Deanery, but her Knights of Columbus group is still a toddler. The parish council celebrated its second anniversary on March 29, and […]