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With each of the folding chairs in the main hall at the American Legion occupied by parishioners, a handful of people were happy to stand against…
It’s not often that the spreading of fertilizer is cause for celebration, but that was the case on a farm in Presque Isle this summer.
“It’s…
The early morning fog is just starting to lift, but Frank Cuff and Karol Phillips are already hard at work snipping Swiss chard and plucking cherry…
“They’re amazing.”
Shelly Carpenter, the director of faith formation at
St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford, is effusive in her praise of two…
On a rainy (not snowy, yet!) Sunday afternoon in Buffalo, I am writing my annual pre-Christmas Harvest column with a few suggestions for your reading…
Our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has called me to leave the Catholic community of Maine, where I have served as diocesan bishop since 2004. He has…
Pope Saint Gregory the Great (d. 604) gives a dire warning to “pastors who…hesitate to say openly what is right because they fear losing the favor of…
Millions of people in our world began this day with empty stomachs, knowing from the moment they awoke that they would somehow need to scrounge up a…
A number of Harvest readers commented appreciatively on the book recommendations I offered in last year’s November edition. I decided to make it an…
In his most recent and superb book Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (NY: Image Books, 2011) Chicago theologian Father Robert Barron…
With work schedules and household tasks, keeping holy the Sabbath day may, for many, seem like an elusive desire, despite best intentions. But for 18…
I celebrated Mass in July with 49 Catholic teens, gathered with the staff of our diocesan Office of Lifelong Faith Formation for the second annual…
Airports, alas. My obligations with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops necessitate my spending much more time in airports than I like. I have…
No, this is not about nature’s welcome signs of spring after a long, cold, snowy Maine winter. This is rather about the radical meaning for our lives…
Parents: Do you worry about your son’s or daughter’s faith as you anticipate them going off to college? There are reasons why you should. And there…
Our One Great Act of Fidelity
Father Ronald Rohlheiser, O.M.I., had already been among my favorite spiritual writers when, about a year ago, I read…
Mary, Mother of God
Eight maids a-milking. “On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me eight maids a-milking.” January 1 is the 8th day…
Christian Politicking
As the election season ends it is worth our while to reflect on how we have conducted ourselves as Christians in the political…
Another look a "Gay Marriage"
The passage of bills in several states recently, including our own, has raised a very important question: What is…
Cafeteria Catholics
Stanley Hauerwas is a Protestant theologian and ethicist. He is usually thought of as a Methodist and holds a chair of theology…
Thoughts about Easter after Easter
We are now beyond Easter. It is still the Easter Season, but we are beyond all that goes into the crush of…
Edward Yock of Hampden describes attending Mass as a necessity for him and his wife.
“Let me tell you, if we weren’t attending, I think our lives…
Worldwide Perspective
We all know that the word “catholic” means “universal.” And, as Catholics, we are proud that Catholics can be found on every…
A Liturgical Question
I used to write a regular column on liturgy and, even now, a liturgical question is sometimes posed to me. This column is not…
Following Your Conscience
I was putting together an adult faith formation presentation on conscience. They asked me for a snazzy title for the…
