Harvest

Father Simon Assogba, SMA, is now serving at the Parish of the Precious Blood in Caribou.

It's not surprising to find Catholic school teachers and staff with decades or even two decades or more of experience.

Father Amandus Sway, AJ, Father Kevin Upham, and Michael Vaughn talk about their service as hospital chaplains at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Jeannette Belanger, one of the organists of All Saints Parish in Brunswick, recently celebrated her 90th birthday, but she has no intention of quitting the ministry she has done for 41 years.

The Catholic Charities Maine Food Bank says times are tougher than they've ever been

The foundation of the answer is in remembering that God is your judge. Humans look at you and see what you are doing. God looks at you and sees it all: your intention, your desire, your struggles.

In His mercy and love, Our Lord offers us a sacrament to assist us when we are confronted by serious illness or some other serious suffering, the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.

As an outreach coordinator for Catholic Charities Maine Parish Social Ministry, Bill Wood works to engage parishioners in their baptismal call to serve others.

Pope Francis' reflections on four forms of closeness with Our Lord

Blanca Lytle began making and delivering sandwiches and meals to those experiencing homelessness. Now, her efforts have grown into a parish-wide ministry at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Westbrook.

Finding a welcoming gift in the Catholic Church

When Father Frank Murray retired from active priestly ministry in August 2020, one of the well-wishing signs in a send-off parade read “From vocation to vacation.”

Your struggle is the struggle that saints have. People who don't care whether they sin or don’t even call sin “sin” are not in this fight. Saints are.

I truly enjoyed Father Mark Nolette’s “Last Word” in the January issue of the Harvest magazine. I’d like to share something on the Eucharist myself.

In November, world leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland, to address the devastation caused to our planet by the climate crisis.

One of the core messages of the New Testament is that in Christ, God offers forgiveness and reconciliation to the human race.

Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland has completed a consolidation project more than 13 years in the making.

For two decades, a trio of dedicated volunteers in East Millinocket and Millinocket has been providing comfort and guidance to those who have lost a loved one.

In 1973, responding to a call from the Second Vatican Council, the Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, also known as the Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec, approached Bishop Joseph Gerry, OSB, the 10th bishop of Portland, about establishing a mission in Brazil.

Imagine enjoying your job so much that you’ve continued to do it for nearly 50 years. That is the case with Estelle Beauchesne, a teacher at St. James School in Biddeford.

At age 18, Liam Scott is serving as the music minister at Holy Martyrs of North America Church in Falmouth.

New synodal process is an opportunity to gather, listen, and reflect

Encouraging someone we love – a child, a spouse, a friend – to come to Mass can be a challenge. We may encounter the famous complaint “I don’t get anything out of it!”

The word “Eucharist” refers to several related sacramental realities. In the first place, it refers to the sacrament itself, instituted by Christ at the Last Supper on the night He was betrayed as a memorial of His death and resurrection.

The first thing we need to recognize is that, at its core, our faith is entirely about knowing, loving, and following Jesus.

Parishioners gathered to recognize the determination of that first Catholic community, to recall the journey of faith that has taken place.

On any given day from mid-September into December, you could find one or two or more members of the St. Patrick History Museum Group outside St. Patrick Church in Newcastle.

With an oversize pair of scissors in hand, AmeriCorps Vista member Shannon Glover cut a ribbon to celebrate the opening of the Old School Food Pantry in Rumford.

When David Hilleary moved to Maine after retiring from a successful career in banking and business, he was looking for a way to get to know his community and to contribute to it.

The grief and sorrow experienced after losing a child due to miscarriage is painfully real and not something that should ever be dismissed.

They are originally from Michigan, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, but now, three Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist call Maine home.

The grief and sorrow experienced after losing a child due to miscarriage is painfully real and not something that should ever be dismissed.

Brother Irénée Richard, OP, worried that 30 years of work serving those who are homeless might come to an end.

This is not something we can do on our own. We need the power of the Holy Spirit to guide us, strengthen us, and give us everything necessary to do what we are commanded by God to do.

The early morning fog is just starting to lift, but Frank Cuff and Karol Phillips are already hard at work snipping Swiss chard and plucking cherry tomatoes.

The interior of St. Ambrose Church in Richmond looks a bit brighter these days thanks to the initiative of a 17-year-old parishioner, Joseph Valliere.

“Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

Six sisters from Lyon, France, arrived in Jackman, Maine, in the middle of the night, not knowing what to expect but committed to the mission that brought them there.

Confirmation – or chrismation, as it is known to Catholics of the Eastern Churches - is one of the sacraments of initiation. 

Finding hope in God’s eternal love

Drawn to God since she was a young girl, Angela McCormick has now dedicated her life to His service and to the service of the Church as a consecrated virgin.

Members of St. Peter the Fisherman Parish have rediscovered the beauty of a gift that was donated to Holy Name of Jesus Church in Machias 87 years ago.

Joseph Angelo, III, seeking to become an Eagle Scout, wanted a project that would make a difference.

Two Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon share stories of their works of service here in the United States.

Walk into one of the rooms of the St. John the Baptist History Museum in Brunswick and you will be surrounded by pieces of the past.

Edward Yock of Hampden describes attending Mass as a necessity for him and his wife.

With work schedules and household tasks, keeping holy the Sabbath day may, for many, seem like an elusive desire, despite best intentions.

Can we love God without loving our neighbor? To love God with one’s heart, soul, and mind and to love one’s neighbor are the greatest commandments of all.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that “Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments” (CCC 1213).