Growing up, I often felt the need to take care of myself. I had an amazing Mom, but she was single and amazingly busy finishing college, running a farm and working to put food on the table. A memory I cannot shake is of finding her bent over her desk, head in her hands, weeping […]
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Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars to host fundraising dinner
WISCASSET — Feed Our Scholars will hold its annual fundraising dinner, a pot luck recipe auction, at 5 p.m. in St. Philip’s Lippiat Hall, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset. Bring your favorite main dish, salad, side or dessert (or several) to the event for sampling, along with a printed or written copy of the recipe. Anyone […]
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What’s a church? That can depend on the eye of the beholder or paperwork filed with the IRS
THE CONVERSATION — In 2016, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association told the Internal Revenue Service that it no longer wanted to be treated merely as a tax-exempt religious organization, free from the obligation to pay taxes on its income. Instead, the association – a Charlotte, North Carolina-based group that produces evangelical events, celebrates the legacy […]
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Faith Notes: ‘A Prayer for Orion’ review
Some wisdom comes only through suffering. Many of us would rather bury pain, to lock it up somewhere dark and deep where we hope it won’t be able to hurt us anymore. And then, there are writers. Whether from a desire to make sense of an experience or to say, “See? You are not alone,” […]
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Maine Catholic youth to raise money during Souper Bowl of Caring Feb. 1-2
PORTLAND — While the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers face off during Sunday’s Super Bowl, young Catholics from around Maine will be busy scoring donations to benefit those in need through the Souper Bowl of Caring. The annual event, set for Saturday, Feb. 1, and Sunday, Feb. 2, is a weekend of giving and […]
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Portland Diocese donates more than $200,000 for hurricane relief in the Bahamas
PORTLAND —The Catholic Diocese of Portland is donating $200,700 to the Archdiocese of Nassau in the Bahamas to help with hurricane relief efforts. Maine’s Catholic churches held a special collection Sept. 14-15 to provide aid and support to victims of Hurricane Dorian and any additional natural disasters that could occur this year. Hurricane Dorian intensified […]
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Faith Notes: Too many children
She came into their family as an infant, after spending the first months of her life in a hospital. They nursed her through life-threatening medical conditions and loved her like their own for nearly three years, all while knowing that they might not be able to keep her – because that’s what you do when […]
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Maine Catholic Schools Week set for Jan. 26-Feb. 1
PORTLAND — Maine Catholic Schools Week 2020, starting Jan. 26, celebrates the mission of Catholic schools. During the week, each school holds a variety of activities, family gatherings and service projects. Among the organizations benefitting from service projects at Maine Catholic schools next week will be the Bangor Ecumenical Food Cupboard, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Mid-Maine […]
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Two popes — one retired, one reigning — cause a furor
The furor over retired Pope Benedict XVI co-authoring a book on priestly celibacy while Pope Francis weighs an exception to the rule has again raised questions about the office of the “emeritus pope
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Catholic parish sets up hotline for faith-focused questions
FALMOUTH — A new initiative at the Parish of the Holy Eucharist in Falmouth aims to help adults with their understanding of Catholicism so they are better able to answer their children’s difficult questions about God and faith. “Youth have great questions and the answers aren’t always prepared and ready on the spot,” said Georgette […]