I appreciate the importance of not focusing on the negative, so you might guess I’d easily let go of perfectionism. Not always so. I mean, the man I married 36 years ago never folds cloth napkins precisely or matches the corners just so. This man I call my Valentine forgets to smooth his finger along […]
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Muslim casting call
Efforts are under way to find Muslim writers and counter negative stereotypes.
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Worship SpotlightSt. Ambrose Church/Richmond
ADDRESS: 29 Kimball St. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Roman Catholic HISTORY: St. Ambrose Church was a mission of St. Mary’s Parish in Bath beginning in 1866, and later became a mission of St. Joseph’s Parish in Gardiner in 1889. Mass was held in individual homes until increased numbers required a larger space. Mass was then moved to the […]
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Reflections: Look and you’ll see them – so many unique, beautiful beings
Sometimes I want to shout it from some rooftop, say the Capitol in Washington, for example. “The world is full of remarkable people doing loving, kind, just and courageous acts for others!” It saddens me that that is not news, that news is about suffering and cruelty and sexual abuse and violence, about wars, about […]
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Religion Calendar
Sunday “Remembering the Children of Haiti,” 10:10 a.m. prayer service with songs, prayers and a short presentation about the Maine Feeds Milot initiative. People are asked to donate spare change to support feeding the children in Milot. St. Raphael’s Church, Kittery. Financial Peace University, 13-week video study series with financial expert Dave Ramsey; begins March […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Religion Calendar
Today Enneagram Workshop, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Herb Pearce at Sadhana: The Meditation Center, 100 Brickhill Ave., South Portland. Visit www.sadhaname.com or call 772-6898. Suggested donation is $50. BeadforLife Jewelry Party, 3 p.m., profits from the sale of beaded handmade jewelry are used to help Ugandan women fight extreme poverty. Thornton Heights United […]
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Worship Spotlight: Stroudwater Baptist Church/Portland
ADDRESS: 1729 Congress St., Portland DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: American Baptist HISTORY: Stroudwater Baptist Church was originally Stroudwater Religious Society. The Quimbys of Portland started Sunday school meetings at Quimby Hall in Stroudwater in 1875. The couple felt the children in Stroudwater Village needed religious instruction and began the Sunday school. Regular worship service began in 1899 with […]
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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 […]