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Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fit pastry shell into 9-inch pie plate, create edges of choice.
Coarsely chop 1 ¼ cups pecans; set aside.…
Liliana’s Letter
Being a priest who stands 6 feet, 3 inches tall, I almost didn’t see her. Little Liliana, probably 4 or 5 years old, was way…
A tireless worker who embodies what it means to be a deacon of the Catholic Church. That is how those who know him describe Deacon Dennis Popadak.
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“Name three good things you can do.”
In a classroom at St. Michael School in Augusta, Sherry Marcum, a catechist, invites students to turn their…
How can the Catholic Church better reach and serve members of the Hispanic / Latino community so that they may grow in their faith and become…
When Ira Mandel’s wife, Catherine, told him about a friend’s upcoming pilgrimage to Medjugorje, he says he instantly felt it was a trip they…
Directions:
In a medium bowl, with an electric beater on high speed, whip the cream for 1 minute. Add the sugar; continue whipping for 3 to 4 more…
Catholic Identity
Religious instruction and formation will be rooted in the Scriptures and teachings of the Catholic Church and the liturgical…
As is the case at many Catholic schools, morning prayer begins the day at Saint Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus. But there, most days of the week,…
Resolve to be respectful
On a school visit early in December, the children gave me a preview of their Christmas concert singing for me the carol, “…
Those who snowshoe know that it is much easier to walk where others have already gone. They have left a trail to follow. Step in their tracks, and…
“It’s just all the Lord.”
Deacon Patrick Finn says he owes his vocation to God’s grace and providence.
“It’s pretty remarkable,” he says. “I tell…
Since the permanent diaconate was restored in the Diocese of Portland, there has only been one deacon serving in northern Aroostook County, Deacon…
Nathaniel McGrath, age 17, rarely takes off the crucifix that hangs around his neck.
“It just means a lot. This shows that I believe, no matter what…
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat sugar, butter, milk and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed or mix with spoon. Stir…
This year, we commemorate the 500th anniversary of the beginning of that series of events we call the Reformation. When Martin Luther posted his…
Journeying Toward the Synod of 2018
Last January, Pope Francis announced that the next Synod of Bishops would address itself to young people…
As president of Mercy Hospital and a senior vice president of the Eastern Maine Health System (EMHS), Charlie Therrien knows well the challenges…
“I’m floating on air. That is something that can only happen once in a lifetime.”
That is how Deacon Mark Tuttle, from St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish…
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 also…
It was a call to change the way he was living his life. That is how Arrin Farrar of Plymouth now views a plane crash that nearly killed him.
“I say…
With her guitar in hand and a broad smile on her face, Sister Kathryn Kelm, SSS, has a way of warming the hearts of all she meets.
“She’s just so…
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"It’s certainly been a love affair for me.”
That is how John Mullen describes his 38 years at Cheverus High School in Portland, nine of…
Faith in Us
Let me set the scene for you. It’s the Last Supper, the night when Jesus will be arrested and the night before He will die on the…
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…
