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BIDDEFORD---“Listen to God and that will lead you to happiness.”
The words of Bishop Deeley fell upon a captive audience of middle schoolers at St.…
Bishop Robert Deeley will celebrate the Rite of Candidacy to the permanent diaconate for eleven men on Saturday, November 19, at 11 a.m. at St.…
Family: A Mission of Love
Just after Easter this year, Pope Francis released one of the more important documents of his pontificate. Called Amoris…
“I’ve never been happier. I have never been happier!”
Father Steven Cartwright says it’s hard to put into words what he was experiencing when…
Pastoral Year
Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord, Old Town
“Become all things to all” (1 Cor 9,22)
I am Thanh Pham, and Saigon, Vietnam, is…
Scheduled to Visit:
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, Calais, and
St. Peter the Fisherman Parish, Machias
The Heralds of Good News is a clerical…
“I know in my heart that this is where God wants me.”
That is how Deacon Donald Clavette sees his vocation as a permanent deacon in the
“This…
The Office of Vocations hosts a festival for Altar Servers throughout the state of Maine.
The festival includes a special Mass with Bishop…
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.…
An aerospace engineer and an insurance agent, an accounting instructor and an electrical marine designer, a company CEO and a hospital chaplain —…
The Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord will celebrate Holy Mass and Holy Hour for Vocations on Saturday, April 20, at 9:00 a.m. at Holy Family…
“The Joy of Love experienced by families is also the joy of the Church.” That is the beginning and the heart of Amoris Laetitia, Pope…
Father Michael Adebote, a member of the Society of African Missions, arrived in Maine in December and is now serving as a hospital chaplain at…
Women religious consecrate their lives to the Lord Jesus. They are invited to share a special relationship with him, dedicating their lives to prayer…
A day after celebrating the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Bishop Robert Deeley made the nearly 300-mile trip…
Whether teaching faith formation, leading Stations of the Cross, or singing and playing the guitar, you will find Sister Elsa Telon, RSR, and Sister…
When Father William Campbell, S.J., was discerning his vocation to the priesthood as a college student in the late 1980s, he says there was only one…
Visits from missionaries are a summer staple in parishes in Maine. Each year, they share stories of the wonderful work they're doing to…
The Wedding at Cana
God our Father, we come before You to Praise You and to thank You
for the great gift of the family.
As the grace of Jesus…
OLFF staff curated examples of webinars, articles, and books that may be helpful to those serving as catechetical or youth ministry leaders in…
St. Peter the Fisherman Parish will hold a Power Hour Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations at all three of its churches in early October.…
St. John Paul II Parish will host a Family Holy Hour for Vocations on Sunday, April 21 at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Church, 125 Cottage Road, South…
The Office of Vocations will host a retreat on Saturday, December 28, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at St. Joseph Church in Brewer, Maine. This…
All Maine Catholics are invited to participate in a novena for priests and vocations to the priesthood each evening starting on Thursday, July 27,…
