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Ashley Pezanowski loves to figure skate, is an avid Disney fan, and is studying to be an electrical engineer. This summer, the 18-year-old from…
“Yellow and green make brown.”
Six-year-old Kara is a budding artist.
“I love painting. I like making stuff,” she says.
Kara’s mother says her…
Living the Mercy of Christ
The blessings of Easter be with you! It is the season of joy. When Jesus rose from the dead, He opened for each of…
The Beauty and Gift of Consecrated Life
The present issue of Harvest gives us a chance to rejoice in the gift of vocation in our diocese. We…
Martyrs in the year 2015
On June 30 each year, we celebrate the feast day of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, sometimes called the "…
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Use butter to sauté the onion in a large pot. Once the onions are transparent, add potatoes and cover them (nearly completely) with…
Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity
The ancient Romans persecuted Christians for many reasons. Some those reasons were based on misunderstandings…
“I have never doubted this is where God was calling me, never doubted.”
Beatrice Caron says she is confident that she is following the path that God…
“I’ve never been happier. I have never been happier!”
Father Steven Cartwright says it’s hard to put into words what he was experiencing when…
When Father William Campbell, S.J., was discerning his vocation to the priesthood as a college student in the late 1980s, he says there was only one…
“The only words we’re going to use are: ‘Be still and know that I am God.’”
Sister Aline Plante, P.M., leads a contemplative retreat for women…
The T-shirts they wear say it all: “Churches united in love.” For 21 years, volunteers from faith communities throughout the Fairfield…
It’s never too late to realize your dreams. That’s the idea behind the Maine Health Care Association’s Live Your Dream Awards, presented to residents…
At a friend’s urging, Sister Aurelie Michaud, D.W., responded to God’s call and entered the Daughters of Wisdom upon finishing high school in Saint…
“Hi, have you been here before?”
When Naomi Reeh spots an unfamiliar face in the Newman Center at the University of Maine at Orono, she doesn’t…
I truly enjoyed Father Mark Nolette’s “Last Word” in the January issue of the Harvest magazine. I’d like to share something on the…
Forgiveness and Permission
It's a dilemma. We all know that we are commanded to love all people, loving them and showing mercy and forgiveness when…
More than Enough
This Gospel story of the multiplication of the loaves is a very important Gospel story. Why do I say that? Well, a lot…
Catholic Schools: Communities of Care
Fifty years ago, the people of the Church watched the news from Rome regarding the closing sessions of the…
An Extraordinary Mission: Healing Families
As you know, I have only been a bishop a short time, not yet two years. Happily, therefore, I was…
“I bless heaven for the success of this wonderful Catholic school.”– Bishop James Healy, second Bishop of Portland, 1888.
Responding to a plea from…
Encouraging someone we love – a child, a spouse, a friend – to come to Mass can be a challenge. We may encounter the famous complaint “I don’t get…
“What can we do to help each other?”
That question posed by one principal to another has led to a budding partnership between the diocese’s two York…
Who is considered to be the first martyr of the Church? Which pope started the Second Vatican Council?
Those were among the questions posed to teams…
“It’s only been six months, but it’s been incredible.”
When Rachel Huber was offered the second-grade teaching position at All Saints Catholic…
