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By MARY HOOD HART The other night, I took my three younger children for ice cream. It was after nine o’clock, a little late, but nothing out of the ordinary in a resort area like […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHAPIN — In record-breaking heat and humidity, a group of Home Works teens hammered, sawed and dug as sweat dripped in their eyes and soaked through their clothes. They were serious […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHARLESTON — As always, Sister Carol Ann Kleindinst has a lot to do. She has to memorize 600 names by Fall, leave a work seven years in the making and prepare […]

Catholic priests in the Piedmont area will begin a study to determine the Catholic education needs in the Upstate, including the feasibility of establishing a Catholic high school. In a recent letter to the priests, […]

By NANCY CZABALA CHARLESTON — A hard-working, dedicated man, Deacon Robert A. Spencer, will bring his love of the faith to parishioners in the Diocese of Charleston when he is ordained a priest by Bishop […]

By PAUL A. BARRA CHARLESTON — Buoyed by a succession of successful concerts and driven by requests for professional recordings of its music, vox aeterna will cut a professional compact disc on Aug. 21 and […]

By MARY HOOD HART The older I get, the more vividly I remember my childhood and the more likely I am to compare my childhood with my kids’. When I was a child, summer meant […]

CHARLESTON — A Mass of Thanksgiving for the 90th birthday of Virginia Bellinger Sturcken was celebrated at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist July 2. Sturcken served churches in Charleston in musical capacities for […]

By SHEILA OJENDYK TAYLORS — Approximately 35 couples from parishes all over the Piedmont Deanery traveled to Prince of Peace Parish June 27, to celebrate their anniversaries and renew their wedding vows. This event was […]

By TIM BULLARD CONWAY — The prison ministry can be one of the most difficult missions someone can take on. It can involve mixed feelings and wariness, yet it requires a combination of understanding and […]