Religion and Values

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: […]
Published
January 15, 2011

Sainthood awaits John Paul II

Pope Benedict XVI sets May 1 for the beatification of his predecessor.
Published
January 8, 2011

A guy walks into a bar … to lead worship

Minnesota pub gatherings are part of a movement that seeks to reach people in nontraditional settings.
Published
January 8, 2011

Religion Calendar

Sunday Steadfast Hope, 11:30 a.m., Palestinian/Israeli conflict from the Palestinian point of view, led by the Revs. Ted and Phyllis Campbell. Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford St., Portland. Epiphany Lessons and Carols, 4 p.m., with the Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland. Free. Connected Catholics, social hour and potluck supper […]
Published
January 8, 2011

Worship SpotlightWestbrook-Warren Congregational Church, Westbrook

ADDRESS: 810 Main St., Westbrook AFFILIATION: United Church of Christ HISTORY: Both the congregation and the building we call home are not what you might expect. The building does not look like a typical New England Congregational church. The large, flat-roofed brick building appears utilitarian, but it houses a beautiful sanctuary, a generous fellowship hall […]

Published
January 8, 2011

Reflections: Walking a labyrinth puts many on path to peace

“Solvitur ambulando (It is solved by walking)” — St. Augustine In the nave of Chartres Cathedral outside of Paris lies an 800-year-old, 42-foot circle of stone cut into the floor. People come from the world over to walk the symbolic path of this labyrinth to its center and out again. The labyrinth, an ancient tool […]
Published
January 1, 2011

Religion Calendar

Today Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival, 2 and 4:30 p.m., Rockland Congregational Church. For tickets or more information, call 594-8656. Sunday Installation of the new music director, Warren King and his wife, Jane, at the 10 a.m. service. Christ Church, 6 Dane St., Kennebunk. Shape Note Singing, 1 to 4 p.m., at […]
Published
January 1, 2011

ReflectionsTop resolution: Pray first, everything else comes next

It’s the start of a new year, and it is the time when we make all those wonderful resolutions, well-meant but seldom well-kept. It was the Babylonians of 4,000 years ago who had the notion that a new year ought to be a time for personal renewal and self-improvement. Their new year was in the […]
Published
January 1, 2011

Tibetan monks study science at Emory

So, how do professors explain the theory of evolution to monks who believe in reincarnation?
Published
December 25, 2010

Religion Calendar

Sunday Sacred Harp singing, 2 to 5 p.m., at 17 Snowball Hill Road, New Harbor. Free participatory event, not a performance, and singing experience is not required. A potluck supper follows, bring a dish to share. Call Chris or Kathe at 677-6437 or e-mail singing@mainesacredharp.org with questions. Friday New Year’s Burning Bowl Service, 7 p.m., […]

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