The Mass of Dedication marked the beginning of a new life for the Catholic community in Orono.
How should Catholics respond to the hookup culture? Bishop Ruggieri explains how with an approach rooted in faith and scientific research.
October 4, 2025
Event
In commemoration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, Our Lady Hope Parish will hold a Blessing of the Animals prayer service at St. Pius X Church on Saturday, October 4, a 10 a.m.
Bishop Ruggieri confronts the cultural wound of pornography and its impact on human dignity and authentic friendship.
Bishop Ruggieri opens the Great Commission and shows us its heart: faith, accompaniment, and mission despite hesitation.
Bishop James Ruggieri was joined by Bishop Emeritus Robert Deeley, Father Seamus Griesbach, Father Daniel Greenleaf for a Mass on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross.
Assignments are effective in October
October 12, 2025
Event
Join us to honor one of our newest saints with a newly renovated chapel. The St. Carlo Acutis Veneration Chapel at St. Anne's Church in Gorham will be formally dedicated on Sunday October 12 at 11:00 AM. Bishop Ruggieri will be the celebrant for this special mass.
"All of us today know what it means to live busy lives. Families juggle work, school, and countless responsibilities. Priests, too, are busy people."
"Joy is not optional. Joy is a fruit of the Spirit." - Bishop Ruggieri
