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An Interfaith and Ecumenical Agenda
We need a new agenda for interfaith and ecumenical programs. I have nothing against joint prayer services…
A Feeling of Home
We are in the season of Easter, the joyous time of year when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. I pray that the…
“Make someone’s day."
Those are familiar words to students at Saint Dominic Academy’s elementary school campus. It is a message delivered daily, if…
Welcome to Maine! Congratulations! Those were the greetings repeated from Kittery to Fort Kent as parishioners extended a hand, shared a laugh…
In the twenty-second chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, we find a Pharisee, a scholar of the law, testing Jesus by asking him the question: “‘Teacher,…
A Shared Vision for Rebuilding the Church
Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis
The saint most beloved besides the Blessed Virgin Mary herself …
Pope Francis and the Economy
It has not yet been a year since the election of Pope Francis as our Holy Father. Already, in this short time, we…
The Start of a New Relationship
On the December day I was driving to Maine for the announcement of my appointment as the new Bishop of Portland, I…
Bishop Robert Peter Deeley, J.C.D., says it is with “great joy” that he begins his service as the 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Portland.
“I’m…
“God has promised always to provide shepherds for his people, and we have a new shepherd.”
They were words, spoken by Bishop Richard Malone, that…
A comment we often hear and one we ourselves so often make is how quickly time passes. However, the passage of time often depends on the perspective…
A Shared Vision for Rebuilding the Church
Francis of Assisi and Pope Francis
The saint most beloved besides the Blessed Virgin Mary herself …
Mary, the Mother of God
As you read this, another new year has either just begun or is rapidly approaching. The Church actually pays…
When Dr. Kevin Birch sits down at the keyboard of Hook Opus #288 pipe organ at St. John Church in…
The interior of St. Ambrose Church in Richmond looks a bit brighter these days thanks to the initiative of a 17-year-old parishioner, Joseph Valliere…
Rev. Roger Williams: The Individual Quest
Some years ago, there was a review in the Wall Street Journal of a new book on Roger Williams, the founder…
A Gospel that divides
Jesus sometimes says comforting things. Other times, He says things that are hard to understand. And finally, there are times…
For the past 81 years, Leo Desjardins has attended St. Louis Church in Auburn. It is why he did not want to miss the final Mass.
“I was kind of…
“It feels good to me, like home.”
Stephanie, age 34, has been living at the McAuley Residence in Portland for the past few months.
“It’s been…
At age 87, Colleen Martin makes sure she keeps her mind active. She reads a book each day, gets the daily newspaper, subscribes to TIME magazine,…
With each of the folding chairs in the main hall at the American Legion occupied by parishioners, a handful of people were happy to stand against…
It’s not often that the spreading of fertilizer is cause for celebration, but that was the case on a farm in Presque Isle this summer.
“It’s…
The early morning fog is just starting to lift, but Frank Cuff and Karol Phillips are already hard at work snipping Swiss chard and plucking cherry…
“They’re amazing.”
Shelly Carpenter, the director of faith formation at
St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford, is effusive in her praise of two…
On a rainy (not snowy, yet!) Sunday afternoon in Buffalo, I am writing my annual pre-Christmas Harvest column with a few suggestions for your reading…
