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Gaudete et Exsultate - March 2019

Holiness: A  Living Mission When New Year’s Day is approaching, we look back on the year that is about to end. What kind of a year has it been…

Gaudete et Exsultate - May 2019

Living the Call to Holiness Holiness implies a certain vulnerability. Christ calls each of us to give up our illusions of self-sufficiency, our need…

Gaudete et Exsultate - July 2019

Signs of holiness in today’s world In this third article on Gaudete et Exsultate, we look at the final two chapters in this exhortation. Here, Pope…

From the Bishop - March 2020

The Pew Research Center, which provides information on social issues and public opinion shaping the United States, usually through surveys, published…

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ABIDE Middle School Day of Reflection

  "Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear its own fruit unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless…

From the Bishop - November 2019

This year, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. In September, I celebrated…

York Beach Needed a Priest, How about the Bishop?

With so many summer chapels and mission churches open across Maine during the warmer months, scheduling priests to fill the Mass schedules can be…

Shepherds of Hope Capital Campaign at Good Shepherd Parish in Saco Passes 75% of Goal

A major capital campaign at Good Shepherd Parish to enhance facilities and ensure a viable home for area Catholics has raised over $1.5 million…

Prison Ministry Resources

Click on any of the links below. Training Guidelines and Resources Transitioning to Our Parishes What is Prison & Jail Ministry? -…

Monthly Leader Learning Sessions

Click to download 2023-24 schedule of sessions and topics. The Office of Lifelong Faith Formation staff facilitate monthly learning sessions for…

Celebrating 41 years of noteworthy service

Dedicated, feisty, friendly, and fun. They are all words those in music ministry at All Saints Parish in Brunswick use to describe longtime church…

Saint Faustina's Prayer during Eucharistic Adoration

I adore You, Lord and Creator, hidden in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I adore You for all the works of Your hands, that reveal to me so much wisdom,…

Prayer of Adoration of Jesus

Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Holy Eucharist, receive my homage and the tribute of adoration, which I here bring, prostrate at the throne of…

Take a swing to end human trafficking in Maine

People of all ages can hit “the links” and lend a helping hand to survivors of human trafficking with a round of mini golf in Old Orchard Beach,…

Latino Food Festival Set for September 10 in Portland

he 2022 Latino Food Festival will be held at Guild Hall, part of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on 307 Congress Street in Portland, on…

A Day of Reflection on the Legacy of Vatican II

Sixty years later, the impact of the Second Vatican Council continues to reverberate throughout the Catholic Church. On Saturday, September 10, all…

World Day of the Poor

“Christian hope embraces the certainty that our prayer reaches God’s presence; not just any prayer but rather the prayer of the poor!” Pope Francis…

Confirmation for Catholic Teens and Adults

Confirmation is one of the three sacraments of initiation along with baptism and Eucharist. A bishop is the ordinary minister of the sacrament of…

Blue Mass 2014

"Our purpose in being here this morning is not only to thank you but also to thank God for your service." - Bishop Robert Deeley A large American…

Blue Mass 2015

"We pray that God may bless you and keep you safe in your great responsibilities to the service of the common good.” - Bishop Robert Deeley Though…

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