There’s nothing quite like reading a book about a true event on the anniversary of when it took place. That’s what happened this week as I was reading Janet and Geoff Benge’s biography, “Nate Saint: On a Wing and a Prayer,” with my family. Here was a Pennsylvania kid who used his love of flying […]
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Faith Notes: A better New Year
It is a year that I am not sorry to see go. The personal losses have been too high, the political climate too volcanic, the rewards of hard work seemingly too few and far between. So it was only fitting that my husband broke a rib one day before Christmas, temporarily confining him to the […]
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Christmas Eve service at the Popham Chapel PHIPPSBURG — The Popham Chapel will host its Christmas Eve service, open to all denominations, at 5 p.m., Tuesday, followed by a reception at the Chapel House. The service will be conducted by Chaplain Ed McCartan. Candlelight Christmas Eve service at Second Congregational Church NEWCASTLE — The Christmas […]
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Bishop recognizes winners of annual Christmas card contest
PORTLAND — Bishop Robert P. Deeley welcomed the winners of the diocese’s annual Christmas card art contest to the diocesan offices in Portland on Dec. 16. The winners, joined by their families, had dinner with the bishop in Portland. All Catholic school and faith formation students throughout the diocese were invited to participate in the […]
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How long is the sermon? Study ranks Christian churches
NEW YORK — How long should a sermon be? The major branches of Christianity in the U.S. have sharply different traditions, with sermons at historically black Protestant churches lasting — on average – nearly four times as long as Roman Catholic sermons. That’s among the findings of an analysis by the Pew Research Center — billed as […]
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Harpswell woman embarks on new ministry at Cumberland church
Allison Smith took the reins of the Congregational Church in Cumberland in October.
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Faith Notes: Unique gifts that bring joy
Yes, there really are only 12 days until Christmas. So, unless you’ve got a partridge and a pear tree, a handful of spare rings and some leaping lords lying about, it’s time to get busy. With the convenience of the Internet, it’s tempting to order gifts online, but I’m a huge fan of supporting local […]
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Salvadoran woman marks 1 year in sanctuary near White House
WASHINGTON — Yoga. Meditation. English. These are some of the skills Rosa Gutiérrez López has learned since Dec. 10, 2018, when she became the first unauthorized immigrant to get refuge inside a religious institution in the Washington area. The Salvadoran immigrant periodically shares her experience with members of congregations interested in also offering sanctuary, and […]
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Faith Notes: Preparing our hearts for Christmas
Last weekend marks the first Sunday of Advent, a spiritual season of preparation for Christmas. This usually causes me to thumb through my collection of holiday books to select a liturgical guide to read with my family each week to remind us that Christmas is about more than the gifts we’ll find under the tree. […]
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Pope says Nativity scenes should go in town squares, schools
Francis described a creche scene as ‘a simple and admirable sign of the Christian faith.’