Catholic Community at Carolina Forest - Myrtle Beach, SC

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KEVIN BECKER AND PIER GIORGIO FRASSATI: COME HEAR HIS STORY

A MODERN DAY MIRACLE

In 2011, Kevin Becker fell off the roof of his college home and sustained life-threatening brain injuries that should have killed him. His chances of survival were slim, and if he did survive, he would most likely remain in a vegetative state. During this ordeal, his friends and family learned of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, O.P., an incredible, athletic, young man and member of the Dominican Third Order who died in 1925 at the age of 24. Since he needed a 2nd miracle in order to be canonized a saint, they turned to him and begged for his intercession, and a true miracle occurred which is now being examined by the Vatican! Kevin's story and miracle could help us call him Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati!

Sunday October 9, following the 5pm Mass at the Catholic Community at Carolina Forest, at Seton School. Come hear his story, be inspired, and join us for a conversation about Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, O.P., or "Giorgio" as Kevin refers to him.

Click Here For Christine Wohar Talk

Feeling so blessed tonight as we conclude two years as the Catholic Community at Carolina Forest. Christine Wohar, world renowned scholar on Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati came to share his story of what ordinary holiness looks like and how each of us can follow in his footsteps on the good adventure “verso l’alto” — towards the heights!
July 24, 2022

Fr David on Mt. Mucrone on his pilgrimage in northern Italy. 8/19/22

Happy Independence Day!

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Americans have long embraced our heritage of freedom and religious liberty as essential to our understanding of life in the United States. Our faith praises this fundamental liberty, our first and most cherished, that emboldens each of us to fully express our faith without fear of persecution. We can be Catholic and American at the same time, without any contravention of belief – instead these two identities are complementary and all-embracing of one another.

This Independence Day let us pray for one another, for the strengthening of our common bond as Americans, and for those around the world that do not enjoy the fullness of our freedoms. May the Lord guide us all as we work to build the Kingdom of God in each of our homes and in our nation as we continue to work for a more perfect union and justice for all. I will pray for you; and please pray for me.

May God continue to bless the United States of America!

In Christ’s Love,

Most Rev. Jacques Fabre-Jeune, C.S.
Bishop of Charleston - July 4, 2022

SC annual budget includes St. Clare's Home

We are excited to announce that 2022-2023 S.C. state budget includes a $200,000 earmark for St. Clare's Home, our maternity care facility located in Greenville County.

St. Clare's provides pregnant women experiencing crisis a real and loving alternative to abortion. The home has provided a safe space for several mothers and five beautiful babies since its opening on Aug. 11, 2021.

The state funding will actively help to restore hope and save lives – the mission of St. Clare's. We look forward to serving those who are most in need of our love and support in a post-Roe world, and we thank our Catholic legislators and Gov. Henry McMaster for championing this funding.
May we all continue to recognize the importance of working to serve vulnerable women and their children.

Message from the Diocese of Charleston - June 29, 2022

Fetal Heartbeat Act is law in SC!

Yesterday, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson confirmed that the Fetal Heartbeat Act is now in effect in our state after a year and a half of defending it in Federal Court. Wilson released the following statement:

"The Heartbeat Law is now in effect. Once Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court, the decision on legally protecting the lives of unborn babies was returned to the states, so there was no longer any basis for blocking South Carolina's Heartbeat Law. Our state is now carrying out a government's most sacred and fundamental duty, protecting life."

The Fetal Heartbeat Act outlaws abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. It requires abortion doctors to:

give a woman the opportunity to view an ultrasound,
hear her child's heartbeat, and
receive information about her baby's development.

There are a few exceptions to this act, only allowing abortions in cases of rape or incest, and in cases in which an abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother.

We praise God for this protection of the unborn in the Palmetto State. The Catholic Church pledges continued work for all mothers and children in need of support and love.

Message from the Diocese of Charleston - June 28, 2022

To the Faithful in South Carolina

The tragedies that we face as a nation are incredibly painful for all citizens but are particularly grievous for those who are closely connected. We have seen lives taken in the past week in a cycle which has become destructively commonplace — 10 innocent people grocery shopping in Buffalo, four teenagers in Newberry in our Columbia Deanery, 19 children and two teachers in a Texas school, a Christian community celebrating in California — all ordinary citizens going about their lives which then ended abruptly, needlessly and senselessly.

Each of us must sincerely pray for those affected by these painful moments of deep tragedy. And then, in addition to our prayer, we must as a Catholic, Christian community, and from the depths of our hearts, seek deliberate solutions to end the epidemic of evil, the culture of death, and act to save lives and convert hearts. Fortunately, we are not alone in our pain or in our hope.

Let us be intentional and ask the intercessions of the saints and our Blessed Mother to wrap these families and communities in the loving arms of her Son. Then, let us work together, my brothers and sisters, as a unitive force against the adversary and toward the good of all people.

In Christ’s Love,

Most Rev. Jacques Fabre-Jeune, CS
Bishop of Charleston - May 26, 2022

Going Apostolic Mission
Father David has spoken of the need to re-think how we think, how we are Church, and how we creatively and effectively engage our culture which is no longer Christian. This requires us-as Pope Francis has repeatedly called for-to “go out to the peripheries,” to our neighbors, our co-workers, our friends, the homeless, etc.
In this missionary spirit and in light of our limited ability to utilize Seton School during the academic year, Fr David is beginning to schedule weekday Masses (Mon, Wed, or Fri) in your home or neighborhood area (indoor and/or outdoor, weather permitting).
If you would like to host or facilitate a Mass and or social afterwards for your neighborhood, please determine the 4 W’s (what, who, when, & where) before submitting a request.

Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday (Vigil) 4pm
Sunday 8am, 11am, 5pm

Weekday Mass Schedule:
Wednesday 5:30pm / Thursday 7pm
Friday 5:30pm / Saturday 9am

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