Articles by Paul A Barra | The Catholic Miscellany

CHAPIN — Mary Ols said, “It was an emotional experience for me.” She was referring to the silver jubilee celebration June 14 of the Cursillo movement in the Diocese of Charleston, and Mary Ols had […]

LEXINGTON – The pope calls it “an inexhaustible source of holiness” and parish priests think of it as an asset to the devotional life of the faithful. Participants rave about the sense of peace that […]

CHARLESTON — Perpetual adoration is Eucharistic adoration available 24/7. It is so difficult to maintain that only a handful of parishes in the entire state of South Carolina offer it. Blessed Sacrament Church began it […]

PAWLEYS ISLAND — When the Deacon Philip M. Grant becomes a priest next June, he may be the oldest ever ordained for the Diocese of Charleston. In fact, he was too old to train for […]

CHARLESTON — When Father Theodore T. Cilwick came to Charleston from New York City, there were more Catholics in his Bronx parish than there were in all of South Carolina. The Most Rev. Emmet M. […]

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Christian Action Council celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding on May 20 by honoring the director whose vision has become the reputation of the organization. “Howard G. McClain was […]

PAWLEYS ISLAND — When the Deacon Philip M. Grant becomes a priest next June, he may be the oldest ever ordained for the Diocese of Charleston. In fact, he was too old to train for […]

COLUMBIA — The New York Times called them Africa’s Lost Tribe. They are the most oppressed people on the planet. Ever since their ancestors were stolen from their homes and enslaved, they have been abused, […]

LEXINGTON — More than 500 people signed themselves with the cross with holy water or signed their names in the Book of the Elect in preparing to join the Catholic Church in South Carolina over […]

WHITE OAK — The 13th annual diocesan youth conference blasted off over the weekend of March 7-9 at the White Oak Conference Center. It was a raucous affair, blending music and spirituality, laughter and prayer, […]