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When 9-1-1 calls come in and fire alarms sound in Biddeford and Saco, police and firefighters aren’t the only ones ready to respond, so is Deacon…
“I can’t imagine anything better or more wonderful than this gift of being called to give myself, every bit of myself, to God.”
Placing her hands…
“I was homeless, jobless. I had mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially hit bottom.”
Bernie L. remembers a time in his life when he was…
"We cannot resign ourselves to thinking of the Middle East without Christians, who have professed the name of Jesus for 2,000 years.”
Those words,…
“This is our altar. Our altar is a special table."
Sabrina Arel kneels besides a small altar surrounded by a group of four- and five-…
The Law for Believers
Every now and again, we read about some city or state in our country where a Christian group is fighting to post the Ten…
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Prayer: Fostering Faith & Family
“Pray for me. Don’t forget! Pray for me.”
These were the final words of Pope Francis as he concluded…
Sitting beside the stained-glass window that bears their grandparents’ name, Judith Pistaki Zelisko and her sisters remember with fondness the proud…
Pure gift. That is how Sister Mariae Agnus Dei, S.V., describes her call to religious life.
“It was more than winning the lottery. Everything else…
It’s not long after dawn on a Saturday morning and the parking lot of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco is already filling up. One after another…
With words and gestures, in homilies and handshakes and hugs, Pope Francis shared a message of love and hope, respect and responsibility, during his…
R*E*S*P*E*C*T: Just a Little Bit
Think back with me about 10-15 years. Maybe you remember Diversity Days. These were days in…
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Families: A Mission of Love
A few weeks ago, I was visiting Philadelphia for the annual Knights of Columbus convention. The meeting brings together…
When Lee Myles was first offered a job at St. Mary’s Health System in Lewiston, he remembers being concerned about the five-year commitment he was…
“I loved every second of it!”
From the processional to the final blessing, Matthew Gregory says every step of his ordination to the…
Ashley Pezanowski loves to figure skate, is an avid Disney fan, and is studying to be an electrical engineer. This summer, the 18-year-old from…
“Yellow and green make brown.”
Six-year-old Kara is a budding artist.
“I love painting. I like making stuff,” she says.
Kara’s mother says her…
Living the Mercy of Christ
The blessings of Easter be with you! It is the season of joy. When Jesus rose from the dead, He opened for each of…
The Beauty and Gift of Consecrated Life
The present issue of Harvest gives us a chance to rejoice in the gift of vocation in our diocese. We…
Martyrs in the year 2015
On June 30 each year, we celebrate the feast day of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, sometimes called the "…
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Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity
The ancient Romans persecuted Christians for many reasons. Some those reasons were based on misunderstandings…
“I have never doubted this is where God was calling me, never doubted.”
Beatrice Caron says she is confident that she is following the path that God…
