Sister Pamela Smith, SSCM, is the Secretary for Education and Faith Formation at the Diocese of Charleston.
Those of us who have attended Holy Thursday’s liturgy for decades could never have imagined this year’s. We have always assumed that we would be eyewitnesses to the washing of feet, receive Communion, play a […]
Even Pope Francis seems to be affected by it. The first time I encountered the phenomenon termed survivors’ guilt was when a young Girl Scout drowned at our regional camp. Her grandparents wondered aloud why […]
Shortly before this Lent started, I intercepted an unexpected phone call. One of the long-time volunteers at the St. Francis Center on St. Helena Island was immersed in one of her projects — grant-writing, creating […]
This June marks five years since the shootings at Mother Emanuel in Charleston. Around the state, a number of observances of this tragic anniversary are planned. In preparation, there have been ongoing gatherings focused on […]
February’s liturgical calendar has us turning attention to illness and pain. On Feb. 3, the memorial of St. Blaise, we have our throats blessed, and the familiar prayer includes a request that we will be […]
Our terminology says a lot about our mindsets. Take, for example, the way in which for the past 55 years we have spoken of Protestant and Orthodox Christians as our “separated brothers and sisters.” That […]
Dr. Seuss got it right. In “Horton Hears a Who” he tells the story of a Suessical elephant who has discovered minuscule human creatures living on what he calls a speck. Horton is committed to protecting […]
No one gathered to fling confetti, blow horns, or set off fireworks at 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2019. Yet a minute later a New Year was about to begin — a new Church year. On […]
One of my all-time favorite lines from the Old Testament readings for Advent comes up on the season’s third Monday. It’s a mysterious and mystical line and, in some ways, an aggravating one. Nearly 1,200 years […]
This is the season when children’s Christmas plays warm our souls. Little angels wearing tinsel halos and wings announce “Peace on earth” — possibly with a lisp. Tykes bearing makeshift shepherd staffs (sometimes fashioned from […]
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