Religion and Values

Published
January 29, 2011

Reflections: Less can be more when fulfilling life’s most basic needs

More (of anything) isn’t always better. Venturing into Jordan’s hospital room was an odyssey. Washing hands and donning gloves and gown were only the beginning. To reach Jordan’s bedside I had to run a gantlet of intravenous poles, wires and tubes. Once there Jordan’s frustration at his entrapment in hospital technology was palpable. On each […]
Published
January 29, 2011

Sudan vote is Bible prophecy come to pass, some believe

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For some south Sudanese Christians, their opportunity to vote for independence from the largely Muslim north is more than a condition of a peace accord ending a two-decade civil war — it’s the divine will of God. They believe the independence of their nation was foretold in the Bible more than 2,000 […]
Published
January 22, 2011

Reflections: Healing power of poetry continues to speak to us

After its absence at Maine’s gubernatorial inauguration, I wondered about poetry. Is it relevant? Experimenter, innovator, poet and doctor William Carlos Williams notes: “It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day, for lack of what is found there.” Indeed, I wrote my way through an eating disorder, seeking […]
Published
January 22, 2011

Religion Calendar

Today “Till the Stars Fall from the Sky: Songs from the Heart,” 2 p.m., Village Voices winter concert, Alfred Parish Church. Suggested donation $8; with non-perishable food item, $5. For more information, call Barbara Berry at 251-8703. Sunday Bible conference, 8:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., with Dr. Mark Bailey, president of Dallas Theological […]
Published
January 22, 2011

Church’s ‘Devotions’ goes global with app

Portland’s First Radio Parish Church of America, which broadcasts “Daily Devotions” each morning, will have an even wider audience with its own channel on “Call on Faith.” Through Odyssey Network’s new video application, FRPCA and “Daily Devotions” will be available around the world on smartphones, on Sprint-enabled videophones and on iPads. “Call on Faith” is […]

Published
January 22, 2011

Jewish literacy program gives wings to faith

The PJ Library sends books to help tens of thousands of kids learn about their religion and cultural identity.
Published
January 22, 2011

Is service an evangelical mission for some?

ST. LOUIS – In the military, the chaplain serves as a religious leader and a listener — ideally one who can assist personnel of all faiths. A frequent refrain among chaplains is “chaplain to all, pastor to some.” But according to Department of Defense data, the nation’s corps of chaplains leans heavily toward evangelical Christianity, […]
Published
January 15, 2011

Two new Catholic parishes are formed in Diocese of Portland

The new parishes are formed through mergers in York County and in the Bar Harbor area.
Published
January 15, 2011

Religion Calendar

Today Hands Around the Capitol, annual memorial recognizing the enactment of Roe v. Wade, starting at 10 a.m., with Mass, prayer service, rally and march. Visit www.mainerighttolife.com or call 782-0101. Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6:30 p.m., with the Christian rock group The John Edwards Ensemble from Wells. Church of the Holy Spirit, 1047 Congress St., […]
Published
January 15, 2011

Reflections: Trust in safe passage from the ‘dark wood’

Don’t throw this away! Save it! Put it in your “for-when-I-am-going-to-need-it” file. Here’s poet John Ciardi’s translation of Dante’s opening words to his “Divine Comedy.” As you may know, Dante understood the spiritual life better than most. Dante’s pilgrim is the subject of the poem’s beginning. He is in the midst of a deep depression: […]

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