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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Idaho party protests statue as ‘false god’
The Constitution Party says the sculpture of the Hindu god Ganesha is an ‘abomination.’
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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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The winds of rapture?
Mother Nature has some believers wondering if God is trying to tell us something.
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Reflections: We are just tending the garden
We used to live on Blackstrap Road, on top of a hill. One day I was standing in the field behind our house and the thought came into my head: “I don’t really own this field. It’s just mine to take care of.” Before me, the field belonged to somebody else who took care of […]
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There’s a Jesuit in the House
The Rev. Patrick Conroy, U.S. House chaplain, talks about the ‘firestorm’ caused by his selection.
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Religion Dispatches
PORTLAND Diocese will ordain deacon to priesthood this morning Deacon John “Jack” Dickinson of South Berwick will be ordained to the priesthood at 10 a.m. today at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Bishop Richard Malone will perform the ceremony. Dickinson, 26, attended Theological College of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He […]