When it comes to reading the Christmas story in the Bible, the Gospel writer Luke gets most of the attention. Like a film director, he vividly captures poor Mary giving birth in a stable as shepherds watch their flocks and a band of angels fills the Bethlehem sky, announcing the good news. But to me, […]
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After pandemic hiatus, Maine’s Jews looking forward to Hanukkah celebrations
There will be several events around southern Maine during the eight-day holiday, which begins at sundown on Sunday.
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Spirit of Life: Celebrating darkness and light
This is a season when candles are being lit with increased regularity. Many religious communities are kindling lights (i.e. on a wreath for Advent and Christmas, a menorah for Hanukkah, a kinara for Kwanzaa, a Unitarian Universalist chalice for, well, everything, etc.). Individuals and families are putting lights on their houses or trees and, in […]
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Lewiston parish to host Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration
“We are expecting people from all over Maine,” said the Rev. Michael Sevigny of the Office of Hispanic Ministry.
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Maine Voices: Whether or not it’s protected by the First Amendment, racist is as racist does
Whatever its root, the proliferation of racist rhetoric helps to normalize it, intensifying racist violence and the oppression of minorities.
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Maine Voices: Statewide crisis of homelessness demands an immediate response
While faith communities have been working with municipalities and nonprofits to alleviate the desperation, state leadership is required to solve widespread suffering this winter.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, Schools and Education
Vermont settles religious schools tuition lawsuits
The settlement follows a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that said Maine schools cannot exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education.
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Leonard Pitts: We owe Holocaust survivors much better than this
Soon, no one will be left to say: This is what happened, this is what it was like.
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Book Notes: Books to keep you going
In need of some encouragement? Me, too. Each morning when I check the news, I’m more and more aghast at what I read. My constant prayer in this time of trouble is, “God help us.” Not as a flippant aside but as a persistent reminder of our unrelenting need for his grace. One way I’ve […]
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The Rev. Dr. Kharma R. Amos: The spirituality of civic engagement
Despite growing up in a hippy household that “let it all hang out,” I still absorbed the message from the larger culture that it was improper to discuss religion, sex and politics “in polite company.” As an adult, I realize how much I missed out on not having had open, candid discussions about how my […]