PORTLAND A special collection held on September 2-3 at Catholic churches throughout Maine raised $322,760 for victims of Hurricane Harvey, which caused massive damage to communities in Texas and Louisiana. All of the proceeds are being donated to Catholic Charities USA as they provide immediate relief, regardless of faith affiliation, and offer longterm recovery assistance. […]

The Bible is a big book, written in ancient languages to people living long before contemporary culture. For folks unfamiliar with the people and practices it contains, it can also be confusing. It helps to read such words along with a commentary, designed to explain perplexing passages, or with a devotional, which tend to highlight […]

PORTLAND Asking God to “look with favor on this servant of yours,” Bishop Robert P. Deeley ordained Patrick Finn, originally from Bath, to the transitional diaconate in a Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, on Oct. 8. “We are grateful for the growing vocation in Patrick. In this new ministry […]

“They sing to the tambourine and the lyre, and rejoice to the sound of the pipe”. Job 21:12 Joy in Music A sign at the entrance of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris calls for silence inside the sanctuary. But once inside I could hear the chanting of a male choir coming from another […]

LEWISTON Bishop Robert P. Deeley will serve as the principal celebrant and homilist at the Red Mass on Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul on 122 Ash St., in Lewiston. Judges, lawyers, canonists, government officials and people of all faiths are invited to attend the annual Mass. The […]

What if God isn’t just a theoretical concept? What if the creator of the universe really did come to earth 2,000 years ago in the person of Jesus Christ to reveal his plan of salvation for the world? And what if Jesus, before returning to heaven, really did impart the Holy Spirit to empower, guide […]

HOUSTON “I am overwhelmed by the need and situations people are in, and I am also overwhelmingly encouraged by the Church’s response,” said Michael Smith, the director of mission for Catholic Charities Maine. ISmith spent last week doing what he could in Houston, Texas, as communities start to recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane […]

“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.” Psalm 91:11 The Holy Angels Today marks the feast of Saint Michael and all the Angels. The Archangel Michael is the greatest of all the angels. He defeated Lucifer in the war in Heaven, and is considered to be the […]

AUBURN With volunteers and staff seated before him, Bishop Robert P. Deeley celebrated a special morning Mass inside the Presence Radio Network studio in Auburn on Wednesday. The Mass helped launch the “Light in the Darkness” Pledge Drive to raise funding for the network’s seven radio stations in Maine. The pledge drive runs through Saturday. […]

Living on the outskirts of our little Maine town, I was uncertain whether to let my 4- year-old son, Ezra, ride home from preschool on the bus. A typically 10-minute drive for me would take him 45. Plus he is so little that when he sat on the bus for orientation, the only way to […]