WASHINGTON It started with a rare tweet by a woman who had — “maybe” — 28 followers on Twitter. Elizabeth Andrews, a D.C. attorney and mother of a high schooler, was moved by the poise and eloquence of students from Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the deadly Feb. 14 shooting. So four days […]
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Students scarred by Vegas massacre join Florida rallying cry
LAS VEGAS Kaitlynn Willoughby was frustrated by how quickly gun control debates stalled after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Her friend, 20-year-old Quinton Robbins, was among the 58 people killed Oct. 1 at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. By the holidays, just weeks later, calls for change dissipated. […]
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Protest over shooting of unarmed black man overtakes freeway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Protesters decrying this week’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black man marched from Sacramento City Hall and onto a nearby freeway Thursday, disrupting rush hour traffic and holding signs with messages like “Sac PD: Stop killing us!” Hundreds of people rallied for Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old who was shot Sunday in the backyard […]
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Former Playboy model apologizes for affair, says Trump tried to pay her after sex
LOS ANGELES A former Playboy model apologized to first lady Melania Trump for a 10- month affair she claims she had with President Donald Trump that started with him offering her money after the first time they had sex. During an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that aired Thursday night, Karen McDougal said Trump tried […]
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FAITH NOTES :
Last week I squeezed into a seat at a local movie theater, along with my teen daughter and a group of friends, to watch “A Winkle in Time.” Based on the classic children’s book by Madeleine L’Engle, the movie portrays the cosmic clash between good and evil. I’d read the book as a child and […]
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St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s Help Yourself Shelf thrives through continued community support
WISCASSET St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry makes an impact in the community — and organizers are quick to note that it’s members of the community that keep it going. In a press release, organizers thanked The First for its recent contribution to the pantry, and the town of Wiscasset for continued […]
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Catholic Charities awards more than $23,000
Eight parishes in the Diocese of Portland will be able to undertake community initiatives, thanks to grants from Catholic Charities. Parish Social Ministry, a Catholic Charities Maine program, has announced that eight parishes will receive Catholic Campaign for Human Development parish grants totaling more than $23,000. The mission of the program is to provide leadership, […]
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Living the Word
“Do not neglect to do good and share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” Hebrews 13:16 Making Sacrifices Something happens when we sacrifice. We give up something for Lent and we acquire self-discipline and willpower. When we forgive another person we let go of our feelings of resentment, and we end […]
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Do We Need to Sacrifice?
As a Baha’i I find the utmost sacrifice in what the Baha’is of Iran are going through. There are currently more than 100 Baha’is in jails, and now some in Yemen too, but none of the Baha’is there have ever spoken even one negative word about their persecutors, and show love towards them. Parents sacrifice […]
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Pope confirms plans to visit Dublin
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis confirmed Wednesday he plans to attend a big Catholic family rally in Ireland in August, visiting a once staunchly Roman Catholic country that has been devastated by the church’s sex abuse crisis. Francis made the long awaited announcement at the end of his weekly general audience, saying he intends to go […]