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By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON – A review of curriculum recommendations, possible faculty members, resource centers, and course length and frequency of classes were among items discussed at the recent meeting of the Board of Directors […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS Like most people, Father Rick LaBrecque wonders what life will be like in Hong Kong after returning to Chinese sovereignity, but his curiosity is made more intense, having seen the island […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON – New improved guidelines and an updated application form have been developed for the 1997-98 Diocesan Development Fund (DDF), and the Stewardship and Development Office is currently looking for applicants in […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH JOHNS ISLAND “Yes I can” was an appropriate theme for the summer education program at Our Lady of Mercy Outreach Center, as about 20 children from Kiawah, Seabrook, and John’s Island met […]

By BOB SAYER COLUMBIA – For participants of the “Beginnings and Beyond Institute,” held recently at the Capstone Conference Center of the University of South Carolina, many new, and sometimes difficult insights were gained into […]

COLUMBIA – Helen Alvare, pro-life spokeswoman for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, will give a series of lectures and meet with priests from the Diocese of Charleston on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the University […]

By PAUL A. BARRA CHARLESTON — Bill Kanapaux is reluctant to say that he is obsessed with photographing stained glass windows, but he does admit to a passion for the work. That passion has resulted […]

By PAUL A. BARRA MOUNT PLEASANT — When the electronic organ at Christ Our King parish needed replacing, the congregation decided to go with a traditional pipe organ despite the fact that the suburban Charleston […]

By PAUL A. BARRA COLUMBIA — When Bishop John J. Russell appointed Msgr. Roy F. Aiken to be the editor of The Catholic Banner in 1951, neither the priest nor the newspaper had any background […]

By PAUL A. BARRA CHARLESTON — The first Friday of June is also the feast of the Sacred Heart in 1997. At the church dedicated to that image of Jesus in this see city, parishioners […]