Eleven Muslim students in California charged after disrupting a speech say they had a right to dissent.

Today Initiation of “My Brother’s Keeper,” a faith-based mentoring program for male ex-offenders, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Bartholomew Church, 8 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth. Officials from Compass Point Ministries of Brockton, Mass., will discuss development and implementation plans for transitioning men from incarceration to community. Training for mentors is to be offered […]

While examining a patient in my office, I heard boisterous laughter coming from the hallway. It sounded like Joy. Glancing down at my list of patients, I noted Joy’s name at the end of the morning session. She insisted on being the last patient in the morning so she and her two sisters could do […]

It just came to me what Genesis 1:26, “Then God said ‘Let us make man in our image,’ ” could well mean. Up to now my best understanding of that important concept was that it means humans were given consciousness. But reading John O’Donohue’s terrific book, “The invisible Embrace: Beauty,” opened my eyes to another […]

BRIDGTON – The First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, at 33 South High St., has named the Rev. Annette Mott of Bowdoinham as its interim pastor. Mott assumes the pastoral duties of the Rev. Richard L. Bennett, who retired in 2010. Mott studied religion at Wellesley College in Massachusetts and holds a master of […]

Today “Death & Dying: A Buddhist View,” workshop with Buddhist Nun Kelsang Chokyi, 1 to 4 p.m., Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $20. Presented by Serlingpa Meditation Center, a nonprofit Buddhist organization. Contact: (508) 979-8277.   Shivratri musical celebration for natives of India and newcomers to Indian spirituality, 6:30 to 11 p.m., Sadhana, […]

CHICAGO – Generations of Roman Catholics still recall when priests first turned to face the people in the pews and recited a Mass that had been translated from Latin to English. Some parishioners embraced the changes. Others left the church and never came back. But many didn’t realize the revisions rolled out 35 years ago […]