Religion and Values

Published
April 28, 2012

Dalai Lama, teenagers share views of nonviolence before Loyola crowd

The Tibetan spiritual leader hears three winning essays and also discusses interfaith collaboration.
Published
April 21, 2012

Religion Calendar

Today White elephant sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pride’s Corner Church, 235 Pride St., Westbrook. White elephant/rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church Hall, 1342 Congress St., Portland. Spring Fling Church Supper and Show, 5:30 p.m., chicken dinner followed by variety show. Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, 15 Pleasant Ave., Portland. […]
Published
April 21, 2012

Rabbinical school will open doors to gay students

JERUSALEM – The Conservative Jewish seminary in Israel says it will allow gays and lesbians to become rabbis, overcoming years of opposition by many of its own leaders and setting up a new point of contention between the movement and Israel’s Orthodox establishment. The Schechter Rabbinical Seminary, affiliated with Israel’s Conservative Jewish movement, announced it […]
Published
April 21, 2012

Reflections: Lutheran pastor Bonhoeffer: a man for this season

In our Lutheran tradition, like many other churches, we read the gospel story about “Doubting Thomas” on the Sunday after Easter. You’re probably familiar with this one: The apostle doubts his brother disciples’ claims about the resurrection of Jesus and says he won’t believe unless he can see the wounds in Jesus’ own body. A […]
Published
April 21, 2012

Stockton diocese settles lawsuit by former altar boy for $3.75 million

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Catholic Diocese of Stockton has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit by a former altar boy who alleged that he was molested by a priest in the 1980s and church officials didn’t do enough to stop it. Attorneys for the alleged victim announced the settlement Friday. They said […]

Published
April 21, 2012

Faith-based groups help with grieving

The goal of the groups is to give one another support and allow visitors who struggle with loss to talk about their experiences.
Published
April 21, 2012

Nuns group ‘stunned’ by Vatican order for overhaul

The Vatican's watchdog of orthodoxy finds 'serious doctrinal problems' with the Maryland-based nuns.
Published
April 21, 2012

Reaching those outside prison bars

An Ohio couple provide support for anyone affected by the incarceration of a loved one.
Published
April 14, 2012

Reflections: Those three little dots trail off into the unfinished business of life

The Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy finished his “War and Peace” with an ellipsis, indicating that the story continues. Marvelous the implication! Tolstoy’s richest of all novels by the force of those three periods suggests that the tale, now told, has not yet ended. Rather, its telling trails off into all the unfinished business of human […]
Published
April 14, 2012

Religion Calendar

Sunday Annapolis Area Christian School, 10 a.m., the 80-member choir will sing during the morning service at Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church, 280 Ocean House Road. “The Practice of Generosity,” 10:30 a.m., interfaith service with Chaplaincy Institute of Maine at Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. Divine Mercy Devotion, 11 a.m., ceremony during Mass […]

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