Religion and Values

Published
June 25, 2011

Reflections: Sharing lessens grief, woman learns from Bible, experience

Marie was returning to Maine. Her mother — my patient — had died and she needed to make arrangements for the funeral, take care of financial matters and taxes, and contact family and friends. Since she was the only living child, all responsibility would fall upon her. Who would help her? Who would care? Marie […]
Published
June 25, 2011

Panel votes to keep ‘In God We Trust’

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Greene County Commission will display the “In God We Trust” logo in its chambers at the county’s courthouse. The vote Monday came after critics argued displaying the logo would be disrespectful in light of religious diversity. Jim Viebrock, the presiding commissioner, emphasized that anyone, regardless of religious belief, will be welcomed […]
Published
June 25, 2011

‘A whole ancient city’emerges from rubble

Off the track beaten by most Holy Land tourists lies one of the richest archaeological sites in a country full of them: the walled port of Acre, where the busy alleys of an Ottoman-era town cover a uniquely intact Crusader city now being rediscovered.
Published
June 18, 2011

Religion Calendar

Today Yard sale and barbecue, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Elm Street United Methodist Church, 168 Elm St., South Portland. Strawberry shortcake and craft fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Route 1, Kennebunk. Sunday The Campbells’, 6 p.m., Southern Gospel concert, First Baptist Church, 185 Main St., Freeport. Offering taken. Friday […]
Published
June 18, 2011

Briefly

Bishop Malone announces several priest assignments Bishop Richard Malone has announced the following priest assignments for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland: The Rev. Jack Dickinson has been assigned to Corpus Christi Parish, Waterville. Dickinson was recently ordained and began his assignment as parochial vicar on June 15. He is originally from South Berwick and […]

Published
June 18, 2011

Reflections: Come hell or high water, we should trust in God

To keep me from becoming Pollyanna-ish in my thinking, I occasionally will set apart some time to “put my thoughts around” those hard issues that threaten us to the core of our being. If our inner selves are awake, we know the tragic is always lounging off-stage awaiting its cue. Individuals and societies are ever […]
Published
June 18, 2011

Bishops OK few revisions to child sex-abuse policy

One critic calls the failure to overhaul the charter a disaster for children in the U.S. and worldwide.
Published
June 18, 2011

Prayer and police work bring relic home

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Parishioners at St. Anthony Church in Long Beach prayed fervently after their 780-year-old relic was stolen. When it was returned, they thanked God and the police for bringing their little piece of St. Anthony back home. “St. Anthony is the patron saint of travelers and lost things, but today he’s also […]
Published
June 11, 2011

Reflections: Inspiration, thy name is Maggie

Her picture is on the mantelpiece at my house, taken at an age younger than I ever knew her, but the eyes and the smile are the same. Maggie. She was a short — and believe me, if I perceived her as short, you know she was, just 4 feet 9 inches tall and wearing […]
Published
June 11, 2011

Religion Calendar

Today Seek the Lord in Prayer: Celebration of Praise, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Park Avenue Church of God, 28 Park Ave., Portland. Sunday Sacredness of Breath and Sound, 10 a.m., workshop presented by Phil Shiva Jones, interfaith minister and recording artist. Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road, Windham. Visit www.unitygreaterportland.org or call 893-1233 for […]

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