I am no expert on sorrow, although I’ve lived long enough to know that none of us is exempt. There are no detours wide enough to navigate your way around suffering. No bank account big enough to buffer those you love. No life untouched by loss. But I’ve also learned that one of the surest […]
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Memorial Mass planned for Fr. Thomas Murphy in Brunswick
All are invited to gather at a special memorial Mass for the Rev. Thomas Murphy on at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, at St. John the Baptist Church, 39 Pleasant St. in Brunswick. The Mass will also be livestreamed on the All Saints Parish Facebook page. Fr. Murphy, who had served as pastor of All […]
Revival services at Bible Baptist Church
Bible Baptist Church, 143 Beechnut Hill Road in Wiscasset will be holding revival meetings the week of Oct. 17. Evangelist Matt Galvan will be speaking on Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., as well as nightly Monday through Friday, Oct. 18-22, at 7 p.m.
Faith Notes: Keeping a right mind
Ever found that the more familiar you are with something, the less likely you are to notice it? Like the earth turning each day to catch the first bright rays of the sun. Or the liquidy feel of water as it rolls over your tongue. Or the shifting swoosh of sound that fills our days […]
Blue Mass in Lewiston honors state’s first responders
Gov. Mills, former Gov. LePage, Sen. Collins among those in attendance.
Pastoral Center at Lisbon Falls church dedicated to late priest
Recalling his smile, his laugh, and his love for life, parishioners gathered with Bishop Robert Deeley on Sunday, Sept. 12, to dedicate the pastoral wing of Holy Trinity Church in Lisbon Falls in memory of the Rev. Lionel Chouinard, who served there as pastor for 17 years. “Thanks to the hard work and prayers of […]
Compass Point Ministry Institute hosts first graduation ceremony
Compass Point Ministry Institute will celebrate its first graduation and licensing ceremony at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, at Gospel Light Fellowship, 412 State Road in West Bath. Austin P. Trudell-Lewis will graduate with high honors. Several ministers will participate in his ministerial licensing, as well. He has accepted the position of Youth Pastor at […]
Faith Notes: Summer’s grand finale
September has long been my favorite month, and not just because I get to celebrate my birthday. But because it feels like the climax of the year, as if every seed and limb and leaf has been working together for just this moment to release its fruit before ceding to fall. Out my writing shed […]
Mainers invited to read ‘Catholic classics’ together
The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Lewiston, said he was taken aback by the strong response to a new initiative that aims to bring people together, even if they’re apart, through the sharing of Catholic spiritual texts. Reading the Catholic Classics Together is an initiative that will lead parishioners and […]
Reflections on 9/11 anniversary from Bishop Deeley
Twenty years. It seems impossible, and yet, images from that day can sometimes bring us right back to the shock and sadness that we felt, the heroism that we observed, and the patriotism that we shared on Sept. 11, 2001. Those of us who were alive in 2001 will never forget where we were on […]