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On Wednesday evening, December 4, the Parish of the Holy Eucharist hosted an open house at the St. Gregory the Great parish hall in Gray as part of…
Children will perform a Christmas pageant during the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass at St. Louis Church in Fort Kent.
Our Lady of the Valley Parish will hold a Children’s Mass Play on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. at St. Luce Church in Frenchville. Children in grades pre-K…
St. Peter the Fisherman Parish will hold an Advent Retreat for Children on Thursday, December 12, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 8…
As part of Advent celebrations, St. Christopher's Church on Peaks Island hosted its "From All Around the World: The Joy of Crèches" event on the…
As we continue our celebration of the Advent Season, the liturgy unfolds, and we meet certain persons in the story of Jesus’ birth, such as Zechariah…
The Narrow Gauge Cinema will host showings of The Polar Express on Saturday, December 14 beginning at 10 a.m. with ticket…
Embracing an Advent tradition that dates to 19th-century England, several parishes in the Diocese of Portland presented the Festival of Lessons and…
The Third Sunday of Advent is liturgically a "pivot point" in the season. As we draw ever closer to the Feast of Christmas, starting on December 17th…
The children of Prince of Peace Parish will put on a Christmas pageant prior to the 4 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass at Holy Family Church, 607 Sabattus…
On the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, we celebrate the birth of Christ. It is the feast of the Incarnation, the feast of God…
In 1976, Andraé Crouch wrote the lyrics to a song entitled “Soon and Very Soon.” The song was popular in my parish, especially during the season of…
Let us even now be drawn to this hope! Through our witness, may hope spread to all those who anxiously seek it. May the way we live our lives say to…
“It’s been totally awesome.”
That is how Deacon Al Burleigh describes his 20 years as a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Portland.
“It’s been…
In April 2022, Leesa and Ray Edwards traveled from Gorham to Old Town to attend the baptism of their son, Holden, then a senior at the University of…
We share a baptismal call to bring Christ to others, but we do so in many different ways and in different places: churches, schools, hospitals,…
As the world marked the first anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel and as the Catholic Church celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of the…
Ask a member of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary what first attracted them to the congregation, and a word that you will hear again and…
When Sister Rita-Mae Bissonnette, RSR, began working in the Diocesan Tribunal, it was supposed to be for five years. That five turned into another…
A gifted athlete, Tracy Guerrette of St. Agatha says she has loved competing in sports since she was a child. She was a three-sport, All-State…
On every Sunday and on special days of importance throughout the year called solemnities, we recite the creed after the homily. There are two…
On Sundays and on solemnities during the week, the priest introduces the prayers of the faithful, which are sometimes called the universal prayer,…
Join All Saints Parish for 15 minutes of singing traditional carols at the Gazebo on the Brunswick Mall on Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December…
Is religion really the cause of all the world’s problems?
It’s great to get an opportunity to answer this question. It pops up a lot in various…
In Catholic piety and devotion, the month of November is strongly associated with the practice of praying for the dead. The month begins with All…
