Last week I squeezed into a seat at a local movie theater, along with my teen daughter and a group of friends, to watch “A Winkle in Time.” Based on the classic children’s book by Madeleine L’Engle, the movie portrays the cosmic clash between good and evil. I’d read the book as a child and […]

Members of Midcoast youth ministry and Catholic school students will present Living Stations of the Cross in the lead up to Easter Sunday on April 1. The Stations of the Cross began as the practice of pious pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem to retrace the final journey of Jesus Christ to Calvary. They have been prayed […]

“The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.” Proverbs 19:21 Fitting In I few years ago I purchased a new sofa and rug. The old sofa, which was too small for my rather large living room, now fits in perfectly in my grandson’s small, […]

COLUMBUS, OHIO The Rev. Dan Brown is one of several Baptist pastors leading his congregation to change the church’s name in hopes of bringing more people through the doors. Though First Baptist Church of Sunbury will stay Baptist in doctrine, the denomination will no longer be part of the church’s name. As of March 25, […]

“As long as he earth endures, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22 Spring Ahead No sooner do our yards become free of snow than we get walloped with another foot or so of the white stuff. On the plus side Daylight Savings Time […]

I attack my prejudices every day. Every day I bring myself to account as Baha’u’llah commands. He says, “Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning.” Ever since becoming a Baha’i I have brought myself to account. During Black History month I doubled my efforts to overcome these character defects […]

A new parochial vicar has been appointed for a trio of parishes in the Diocese of Portland, including Holy Trinity Parish in Lisbon Falls. Bishop Robert Deeley announced the appointment of Fr. Anthony Kanagaraj Chinnaiyan, HGN, as parochial vicar of Prince of Peace Parish (Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Holy Cross Church, and Holy […]

We were late for a family reading night at our youngest child’s school. It was dark and cold. The end-of-winter ground was oozing mud, and the parking lot was packed. I slowed our minivan in front of the brightly lit building, wondering where to park. And that’s when I saw it: Just enough room off […]

St. John’s Catholic School students celebrated Dr. Suess’s birthday last week, taking part in Read Across America. Kiara Brown — author, illustrator and publisher of “Princess Pretend and the Not Knight” — had Skype sessions with students Tuesday and Wednesday. Her story takes readers on a journey that motivates them to be themselves and appreciate […]

WASHINGTON The president gently touched the bare wood of Billy Graham’s casket. The speaker of the House bowed his head. And hundreds of other lawmakers, family and friends stood in a rare salute Wednesday to the man they called, “America’s pastor.” “He ministered to all walks, from some of the greats whose statues line this […]