ST. LOUIS – In the military, the chaplain serves as a religious leader and a listener — ideally one who can assist personnel of all faiths. A frequent refrain among chaplains is “chaplain to all, pastor to some.” But according to Department of Defense data, the nation’s corps of chaplains leans heavily toward evangelical Christianity, […]
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Jewish literacy program gives wings to faith
The PJ Library sends books to help tens of thousands of kids learn about their religion and cultural identity.
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Church’s ‘Devotions’ goes global with app
Portland’s First Radio Parish Church of America, which broadcasts “Daily Devotions” each morning, will have an even wider audience with its own channel on “Call on Faith.” Through Odyssey Network’s new video application, FRPCA and “Daily Devotions” will be available around the world on smartphones, on Sprint-enabled videophones and on iPads. “Call on Faith” is […]
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Religion Calendar
Today “Till the Stars Fall from the Sky: Songs from the Heart,” 2 p.m., Village Voices winter concert, Alfred Parish Church. Suggested donation $8; with non-perishable food item, $5. For more information, call Barbara Berry at 251-8703. Sunday Bible conference, 8:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., with Dr. Mark Bailey, president of Dallas Theological […]
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Reflections: Healing power of poetry continues to speak to us
After its absence at Maine’s gubernatorial inauguration, I wondered about poetry. Is it relevant? Experimenter, innovator, poet and doctor William Carlos Williams notes: “It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day, for lack of what is found there.” Indeed, I wrote my way through an eating disorder, seeking […]
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Higher pump prices coming your way this spring
Analysts expect gasoline to range between $3.20 and $3.75 a gallon by March and April.
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Judge signs Portland Shellfish consent decree
The agreement prohibits Portland Shellfish Co. from distributing its products interstate until federal regulators approve its sanitation program.
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Bill would deny MaineCare to smokers
A Wilton lawmaker says he put the bill in after a health care worker complained of seeing people with respiratory problems who smoke two packs a day.
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State and legislative offices to close at 3 p.m.
State and legislative offices will close at 3:00 p.m. today due to the winter storm, according to the Legislature’s Web site and the governor’s office.