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Forming One' Conscience
I am writing this column the day after the election in which Maine voters rejected the law that would have radically changed…
Celebrating Our Priests
As I suspect is the case with most bishops newly appointed to head a diocese, my first question upon arriving in Maine five…
Learning and Living Our Faith
My dear young friends,
Rather than write about teens in this annual teen issue of Harvest, I decided this year to…
Called to Be Faithful
The issue of marriage, and in particular “same-sex marriage,” continues to be one of the most debated societal issues in Maine…
Our Faith, Our Challenge
“When the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on the earth?” (Luke 18:8). Yes, we quickly answer. Of course He will.…
The Neuhaus family has been waiting for a phone call for nearly a year. Their van sits ready, fully packed. As the seasons change, so does the…
Inspired by his faith and his family, 15-year-old Joseph Angelo, III, who was seeking to become an Eagle Scout, wanted to find a project that would…
Members of St. Peter the Fisherman Parish have rediscovered the beauty of a gift that was donated to Holy Name of Jesus Church in Machias 87 years…
Saint Óscar Romero was formally declared a martyr by Pope Francis in February 2015 and was canonized a saint on October 14, 2018, alongside Pope Paul…
St. Catherine of Bologna was born to an aristocratic family in Italy in 1413. When still a young girl, she was sent to court to serve as a lady-in-…
The Lay Continuing Education & Formation Endowment Fund, administered by the Catholic Foundation of Maine, was established through the…
Almsgiving
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are the three pillars of Lent. All three are intended to bring us closer to God. Parishes, the diocese,…
Opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the third week of Advent
The season of Advent is a time of preparation for the celebration…
(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Phase Three: Formation to celebrate and understand the Eucharist more fully
Outreach Focus = People who currently …
Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, the Octave of Easter, which this year is April 12, 2026. Below you will find a list…
Milka Alay watched with joy as Father Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., gently poured holy water on her daughter Sylkia’s head, baptizing her in the name of…
Children are genuinely capable of hearing and absorbing God’s Word, prayers, and entering into short intervals of silence and reflection. Even…
Eucharist is at the heart of our lives as Catholics. Many of those the Church recognize as saints in heaven and those on their way were deeply…
On Veterans Day, we remember and honor those who served and continue to serve our country in the Armed Services. Originally known as Armistice Day,…
The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph celebrates that the Word of God who came among us as one like us (in all things but sin),…
Saint John of the Cross
Feast Day: December 14
Pastron saint of mystics, contemplatives, and Spanish poets
Born Juan de Yepes y Álvarez …
Saint Damasus I
Feast day: December 11
Patron saint of archeologists
Saint Damasus was born around the year 304 and was raised in Rome by devout…
St. John of Kanty
Memorial: December 23
Patron saint of Lithuania and Poland
St. John of Kanty was born John Cantius in a small town in Poland in…
Feast day: November 30
Patron saint of fishermen, singers, Sctoland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and Patras
St. Andrew, also known as Andrew the…
