Archimedes had the right idea, it seems.
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Louisiana lawsuit reaches into the confessional
The lawsuit contends a priest should have reported allegations of sexual abuse disclosed to him during private confessions.
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Saturday Bake sale, starting at 8 a.m., annual sale by the Women’s Fellowship of the First Congregational Church of Gray and held at Shop ‘N Save Plaza, Route 100, Gray. Held rain or shine. Sunday Anniversary Memorial ceremony and vigil, 11:30 a.m., to honor the 47 people who perished in the Lac-Megantic train explosion on […]
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China court jails Christian pastor for 12 years
The crackdown on Christian churches is seen as an extension of an ongoing campaign to suppress the growth of civil society.
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Alabama shuts down church’s sex offender housing
A prosecutor says having so many ex-convicts in one place posed a threat to public safety.
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Reflections: Humility helps when seeking a new purpose
Retirement forces questions that can be answered more simply than one might expect.
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Pope consoles father of drug war victim
Francis declares that all mobsters are automatically excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
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Defrocked pastor appeals to church panel
Frank Schaefer lost his ministerial credentials after he officiated at his son’s same-sex wedding.
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Saturday Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6 p.m., featuring Lisa Gallant Seal, Ricky George and One Voice. Church of the Holy Spirit, 1047 Congress St., Portland. Food will be available for purchase. Saturday and Sunday Vatican Eucharistic Miracles, 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, photographic exhibition of 126 Eucharistic Miracles […]
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Reflections: Through psalms, we can talk to God and about God
Such poetic speech is the means by which we reach to that which is highest in ourselves and to that which is higher than ourselves.