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National Marriage Week and World Marriage Day (February 13) are opportunities to remind ourselves of the importance of promoting a culture of love…
PORTLAND---The Diocese of Portland’s Office of Deaf Ministry is pleased to announce that Masses signed in ASL for the deaf community…
Responding to Pope Francis’ call to better care for our “common home
In the summer of 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical Laudato Si; a…
John Henry Cardinal Newman, Saint
On October 13 in Rome, Pope Francis declared John Henry Newman (1801-1899) a saint. He had been beatified in…
PORTLAND---Following two investigations by the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Bishop Robert Deeley accepted the…
Authentic End-of-Life Care – A Truly Compassionate Response to Suffering
In May of this year, the Maine Legislature passed the so-called “Maine…
During the nearly 50 years that she spent serving the poorest of the poor in India, Mother Teresa was considered by many to be a saint. On…
PORTLAND--Cheverus High School in Portland has announced that a new scholarship, the Jesuit Spirit of Service Scholarship, will be offered for first-…
FARMINGTON---In a time of pandemic, the commitment of many Maine parishes to supporting people they will never meet in places they will never see has…
The Eucharist
The word “Eucharist” refers to several related sacramental realities. In the first place, it refers to the sacrament itself,…
The Sacrament of Confirmation
Confirmation – or chrismation, as it is known to Catholics of the Eastern Churches - is one of the sacraments of…
The grief and sorrow experienced after losing a child due to miscarriage is painfully real and not something that should ever be dismissed. It’s…
The Sacrament of Baptism
The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that “Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway…
The Diocese of Portland believes a Catholic education should be available, accessible and affordable to any family that wants to provide…
An Overview of the Sacraments
In my last article, I described a sacrament as a sign instituted by Christ to impart grace to those who receive it.…
Why Sacraments?
Here begins a series on the sacraments of the Church. We will be exploring each of the seven sacraments individually and looking at…
What does it mean to be a Catholic Christian? Is it something that is defined by each individual Christian, or is it something that defines me as a…
"I believe in …”
Before we examine the articles of the Nicene Creed themselves, it is worth taking some time to reflect on what we are saying about…
I Believe in One God
“Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone!” – Deuteronomy 6:4
From very early in its experience, the people of…
One God, Three Persons
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy…
The Father
“I believe in… the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.”
Having briefly glanced at the…
The Son
“I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God….”
The Nicene Creed’s description of the Father is remarkably…
I believe in the Holy Spirit
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with…
The Church
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
After we have spent some time professing our faith in the Triune God, the Creed…
Experience what it’s like to be a student at one of our Catholic schools when you attend one of our open houses or schedule a school…
