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“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…
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…
“The only words we’re going to use are: ‘Be still and know that I am God.’”
Sister Aline Plante, P.M., leads a contemplative retreat for women…
The T-shirts they wear say it all: “Churches united in love.” For 21 years, volunteers from faith communities throughout the Fairfield…
It’s never too late to realize your dreams. That’s the idea behind the Maine Health Care Association’s Live Your Dream Awards, presented to residents…
At a friend’s urging, Sister Aurelie Michaud, D.W., responded to God’s call and entered the Daughters of Wisdom upon finishing high school in Saint…
“Hi, have you been here before?”
When Naomi Reeh spots an unfamiliar face in the Newman Center at the University of Maine at Orono, she doesn’t…
I truly enjoyed Father Mark Nolette’s “Last Word” in the January issue of the Harvest magazine. I’d like to share something on the…
Forgiveness and Permission
It's a dilemma. We all know that we are commanded to love all people, loving them and showing mercy and forgiveness when…
More than Enough
This Gospel story of the multiplication of the loaves is a very important Gospel story. Why do I say that? Well, a lot…
Catholic Schools: Communities of Care
Fifty years ago, the people of the Church watched the news from Rome regarding the closing sessions of the…
An Extraordinary Mission: Healing Families
As you know, I have only been a bishop a short time, not yet two years. Happily, therefore, I was…
“I bless heaven for the success of this wonderful Catholic school.”– Bishop James Healy, second Bishop of Portland, 1888.
Responding to a plea from…
Encouraging someone we love – a child, a spouse, a friend – to come to Mass can be a challenge. We may encounter the famous complaint “I don’t get…
“What can we do to help each other?”
That question posed by one principal to another has led to a budding partnership between the diocese’s two York…
Who is considered to be the first martyr of the Church? Which pope started the Second Vatican Council?
Those were among the questions posed to teams…
“It’s only been six months, but it’s been incredible.”
When Rachel Huber was offered the second-grade teaching position at All Saints Catholic…
When Pat Lissandrello and Terry Oliver first got together, they both admit to feeling a bit uneasy.
“I was a little nervous. I didn’t know what to…
The Three Comings of Christ
Throughout the Advent Season, we prayed, "Come, Lord Jesus." Advent is over now, which raises an important…
Let the Light of Christmas Shine in the New Year
"On this night, like a burst of brilliant light, there rings out the proclamation of the Apostle:'…
At one point in her life, Christine Savage says she didn’t take her faith seriously at all. But inspired by her…
Two-year-old Liliana couldn’t seem to decide what she wanted to do first –cradle a doll, prepare for tea, or guide a wooden train through a tiny…
“Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not…
When “Emily’s” marriage ended in divorce, she remembers no longer feeling at ease in her parish community.
“I had that feeling at church that people…
“We commit ourselves to exercise the spiritual and corporal works of Mercy, revealed to us through the life of Jesus.” – Sisters of Mercy…
