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Healing Service in Spanish in Lewiston

Fr. Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., will preside at a healing service in Spanish at Holy Family Church, located on 607 Sabattus Street in Lewiston, on…

Brothers and Sisters in Christ - Women's Retreat in Portland

Father Seamus Griesbach, Father Kevin Upham, and Father Selvaraj Kasi, HGN, will lead a daylong women's retreat on Saturday, March 11, and a daylong…

Brothers and Sisters in Christ - Retreat for Men in Portland

Father Seamus Griesbach, Father Kevin Upham, and Father Selvaraj Kasi, HGN, will lead a daylong women's retreat on Saturday, March 11, and a daylong…

Maine Catholics Now Eligible for National Eucharistic Congress Discount

PORTLAND---For the first time in 83 years, the U.S. will hold a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 17-21, 2024. The…

Father Maurice T. Lebel

Father Maurice T. Lebel Please pray for the repose of the soul of Father Maurice Lebel who died on January 16, 2023, at the age of 90 Born in…

Dear Father Joe: Why is there so much violence in the world?

I write this article with a heavy heart. We live in violent times. Some will say that things have always been this violent, and that may or may not…

The Mass: What is so special about Sunday?

More and more, business calendars tend to begin the week with Monday and conclude with the weekend, namely Saturday and Sunday. This reflects the…

From the Bishop - March 2023

During January, a new part of Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality unfolded. The focus of the synod, you will recall, is a process of reflection on…

Sister Joyce Keevan, CSJ

Sister Joyce Keevan, CSJ Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Joyce Keevan, CSJ, also known as Sister Ann Patrick, who died peacefully…

March 2023: Pope Benedict XVI: Remembering a humble laborer

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, widely considered to be one of the Catholic Church’s foremost theologians, died at his home at the Vatican on December 31…

Pastoral Councils: Engaging Parishioners in the Church’s Mission

The creation of pastoral councils has been called one of the gifts of Vatican II. Although they were originally recommended on a diocesan level, as…

Priest from Nigeria begins service as a hospital chaplain

Father Michael Adebote, a member of the Society of African Missions, arrived in Maine in December and is now serving as a hospital chaplain at…

A revival of hope  for struggling students

For more than 25 years, St. Mary’s Renaissance School has been helping children who have struggled to fit in and succeed in public school classrooms…

Singer urges St. Brigid students to change the world.

“Make it soft, airy, and hold onto it.” Delvin Choice offers advice to a group of singers at St. Brigid School in Portland. “You sound beautiful,…

A community of caring celebrates 50 years

"St. Thomas is like home to me.” Margaret Sanborn, a sixth grader, shares what she likes about attending St. Thomas School in Sanford. “When I…

A simple life of giving

For more than a quarter century, Jeannine DeRosby has been someone parishes around Maine have been able to count on. “That woman has so much energy…

Holy Saturday Prayer and Reconciliation

Holy Saturday is a day of final preparation as we await the celebration of Easter. No Mass may be celebrated on the day until the Great Vigil of…

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Mass Times

Thursday, May 29, 2025 On the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, we celebrate Christ's bodily ascension into heaven, which occurred in the…

Tenebrae Service in Lewiston

A Tenebrae Service will be held on April 14, the Monday of Holy Week, at 7 p.m. at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul, 122 Ash Street in Lewiston.…

Maine Catholic Youth Raise Nearly $14,000 in “Souper” Bowl of Caring

In addition to Super Bowl Sunday parties and gatherings, young Catholics from around Maine had further reason to celebrate on Sunday, February 12: a…

St. Patrick's Day Dinner in Houlton

St. Mary of the Visitation Parish will host its annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner in St. Anthony’s Hall, 110 Military Street in Houlton, on Monday,…

Ecumenical Worship & Soup Luncheon in Scarborough

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road in Scarborough, will host two Lenten reflections sponsored by the Scarborough Clergy Association.…

Ecumenical Worship & Soup Luncheon in Scarborough

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Road in Scarborough, will host two Lenten reflections sponsored by the Scarborough Clergy Association.…

Ashes at All Saints: Childcare Children Get Special Visit

BANGOR---Nico was determined. The kindergartener, one of the children participating in the childcare program at All Saints Catholic School in Bangor…

Echoing God's Word - Easter Season

Reflections on the readings from the Lectionary  Click on the date to read the reflection. Triduum Including Easter Sunday - April 17-20, 2025…

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