Articles by Paul A Barra | The Catholic Miscellany

MAULDIN — The artist who designed the new sanctuary window at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church proved to be as masterful at understatement as she is at her art. “I like to work with vibrant […]

GREENVILLE — The 75th annual convention of the S.C. Conference of Catholic Women was dedicated to the late Msgr. Thomas Duffy, long a deanery moderator for the SCCCW, and held in remembrance of the late […]

GREENVILLE — Will the real Maury Reed please stand up? Upstate theatergoers think of Reed in his lead roles in St. Joseph’s Catholic School’s theater productions, as the kvetching Jewish patriarch Tevye in “Fiddler on […]

GREENVILLE — Catholics in the Upstate deanery of the Diocese of Charleston reacted to the death of Pope John Paul II with praise for what they considered to be both a remarkable life and a […]

GREENVILLE — When 50 young adults met in a dimly lit, subterranean coffee shop called Carpenter’s Cellar on March 10, they had brighter, higher things on their minds. It was the monthly meeting of Theology […]

SPARTANBURG — Boy Scouts learn to live in the wild, be self-reliant and tie square knots. They help old ladies cross the street and they practice to be good citizens. What does all this have […]

GREENVILLE — Birthright of Greenville celebrated its 25th anniversary with a gala banquet at the Embassy Suites on Jan. 14. The evening turned out to be a mix of emotions for the friends and supporters […]

ANDERSON — Catholic Schools Week is an annual opportunity for St. Joseph Catholic School to showcase its campus, its K5 to fifth-grade curricula and the quality of its education. Principal Mary Ann Groves and her […]

SENECA — Eight churches in Oconee County have banded together to build the first-ever homeless shelter in the area, addressing a need that stays hidden from the outside. Known as The Golden Corner, Oconee County […]

GREENVILLE  — This is the story of two men who changed horses in mid-stream. Not only that, but they  switched to a nag that most others shy away from. Joel S. Brandon and Jay Tierney […]