Articles by Paul A Barra | The Catholic Miscellany

SPARTANBURG — Coroner Rusty Clevenger spoke in a professional tone,  but people in the crowd looked shocked. The Spartanburg county coroner was talking about “The Forensics of Christ’s Crucifixion,” an event sponsored by St. Paul […]

GREENVILLE — The 39th annual diocesan Youth Basketball Tournament involved a full year of planning, 48 teams, 65 games and 10 separate venues, yet the main event included no roundball play at all. “Father (Jay […]

BOILING SPRINGS — Darrell and Michaelle Weathers had been married for eight years when they decided to adopt a child in 2001. They went through a private agency in South Carolina and spent $18,000 by […]

GREENVILLE — Fifteen students from a Catholic school in France spent their winter vacation experiencing life across the pond. They came from St. Denis International School in Loche, near the Loire valley, to spend February […]

GREENVILLE — When an art historian from Furman University decided to give tours of Catholic art in March, she did not have to go far for original material. “It’s amazing that it’s in Greenville. It’s […]

GREENVILLE — When Michael P. Foley agreed to substitute for his ailing father at adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday in November, he had no idea that it would grow into what […]

CLEMSON — Shortly after informing the congregations of his three parish churches that his religious order was leaving South Carolina, the pastor of St. Andrew in Clemson, St. Paul in Seneca and St. Francis in […]

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE — The parish of St. John of the Cross had to rent a huge catering hall for its ninth annual Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration on Dec. 11. Nearly 800 people gathered […]

CHERAW — Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from across the state assembled at Camp Coker for a weekend of outdoor activities and instruction Oct. 13-15. They fired rifles, shot arrows, paddled canoes, learned to tie […]

WALHALLA — Virginia B. “Jenny” Grobusky wanted to add some color and warmth to the lives of hurricane refugees from the Gulf Coast, so she got a bunch of quilters together and started working. Nearly […]