Dear Friends in Christ, Here at St. Mary’s, one of the distinctive features of our celebration of the liturgy is the deliberate pace of each part of the ritual. Nothing is hurried at Mass, and the reverent speaking or singing of every text helps all of us enter into the sacred time of prayer which…

Dear Friends in Christ, 1. I am delighted to announce that our new organist is Dr. David Rhyne, a master musician who is the Artistic Director of the South Carolina Bach Choir and an instructor at Furman University and the South Carolina Governor’s School. David will play on Sunday mornings during Mass at 9 and…

Dear Friends in Christ, Too often the world seems to be coming apart at the seams. The Islamic Caliphate is raping, torturing and murdering without restraint and extinguishing the last remnants of Christianity in the Levant. Russia is again aggressive with the West, taking territory with impunity and threatening its neighbors with invasion and conquest.…

Dear Friends in Christ, The Program of Catholic Studies is our way of organizing all adult education here at St. Mary’s, and the classes in the PCS last year were very well received. Starting in ten days we’ll be offering several new courses, but we’re also changing the schedule a bit. Last year we offered…

Dear Friends in Christ, One month from now, Pope Francis will visit the United States for several days, during which he will speak to a joint session of Congress in Washington, celebrate the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, and then address the United Nations in New York. This visit will not only be the…