I thought it was a joke when a pastor at a church I attended said that he was starting a “God and Guns Club.” When he announced it from the pulpit during Sunday morning worship, many in the congregation laughed. This was the same pastor who declared his plan to take over Maine’s Fort Knox, […]
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Faith Notes: Facing the future
The choice before me seemed impossible. The risks, amplified by the pandemic, too high. The uncertainties too many. To say that I was in agony is no exaggeration. For months, it was all I could think about – weighing my family’s options in the face of incalculable unknowns. Whichever way we chose, the outcome had […]
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New Year’s message from Bishop Deeley
Happy New Year! For many of us, the changing of the calendar this year will be very welcome. All the same, I would be remiss if I did not give thanks for the gifts of 2020. It was a year which will be remembered for a pandemic, tragedy, and division, but the gift was in […]
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A Christmas message from Bishop Deeley
A light in the window at Christmas is said to be an Irish custom. The candle, placed in the front window of a home, becomes an invitation to the Holy Family passing by seeking a place to stay that this home would welcome them. The candle is a welcome to the Christ who is coming […]
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Faith Notes: The gift of Christmas
Growing up on a farm in rural Oregon, my brother and I often had a second-hand Christmas. The gifts under our tree were toys that our single mom found at yard sales or Goodwill and wrapped in humble, ordinary newspaper. The tree itself she cut down from the side of a road and hauled home […]
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St. John’s School planning drive-thru nativity Dec. 16
St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick will not hold its annual Christmas pageant due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the school will present a Drive-Thru Live Nativity in its parking lot at 37 Pleasant St. 5-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16. All are welcome to attend. As cars drive into the campus parking lot from […]
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Hanukkah menorah brings light to Downtown Brunswick amid pandemic
Chabad of Brunswick to light one of 15,000 public menorahs worldwide, bringing a message of light and hope
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Faith Notes: Back to the manger
In a year rife with moral failures by Christian leaders, I read with grim curiosity last week’s New York Times article describing the firing of Carl Lentz, the celebrity pastor of Hillsong’s East Coast church, who recently acknowledged that he’d had an affair. However, the affair was the least of what surprised me. That Lentz […]
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Drive-through living nativity set for St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Each year, families, parishioners and the wider community gather to enjoy the annual Christmas Pageant presented by the students of St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick. “It’s the most celebrated school event of the year,” said Shelly Wheeler, principal of St. John’s. But, like many traditions, in 2020, the pageant is being suspended […]
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Faith Notes: What’s mine to control?
Listening to Maine Public Radio this week, I heard a report that one-third of us are carrying so much pandemic-related stress that we are tossing and turning in our beds at night, unable to sleep. While sleep comes easily to me, I too feel the weight of worry caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Exercising, eating […]