Religion and Values

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October 8, 2011

Church marks anti-apartheid icon’s 80th

'You're radical like the Christ,' Bono tells Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the celebration.
Published
October 8, 2011

Religion Dispatches

KEZAR FALLS N.H. woman appointed pastor of Riverside UMC Pastor Shannon Keeney was appointed to Riverside United Methodist Church in Kezar Falls by Bishop Peter Weaver, resident bishop of the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church. Keeney is from Fremont, N.H. She graduated from Hiram (Ohio) College and Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, […]
Published
October 8, 2011

Court weighs Georgia’s ban on guns in church

A suit brought by a church and a gun rights group says the state law violates constitutional freedoms.
Published
October 1, 2011

Religion Calendar

Today Clothing sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. George’s Episcopal Church, 3 Emerson St., Sanford. Free blood pressure screening. Byzantine Divine Liturgy, 10 a.m., celebrated by the Rev. Robert Parent with Deacon Stephen McGrath. Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash St., Lewiston. Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., across from […]
Published
October 1, 2011

Frescoes going home to Cyprus

A U.S. museum bows to pressure to return the historic works, stolen from a church decades ago.

Published
October 1, 2011

Reflections: Disposing of e-waste helps renew Earth, spirit

“Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.” (Ecclesiastes 1:4) Windham Hill United Church of Christ and E-Waste of Maine are having another electronic-waste disposal drive for the general public this month. The church and the company have joined forces to hold the events at least once a year since 2009. Christian […]
Published
September 24, 2011

Religion Calendar

Today Flea market, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., part of the fall festival; also barbecue dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door for adults and $5 for children. South Freeport Church, 98 S. Freeport Road. Connected Catholics of Maine retreat day, 9 a.m. to 4 […]
Published
September 24, 2011

Reflections: Being as little children means cherishing crumbs

Eleven-month-olds know how to gather crumbs. My grandson Walker stops midcrawl to inspect the only dust bunny in the corner. He turns its gray strands over in his tiny palm, begins the lift to his mouth before I swap him the yellow measuring cup. He laughs and flips the plastic back and forth, bangs it […]
Published
September 24, 2011

Religion Dispatches

PORTLAND Bishop Malone announces two diocese assignments Bishop Richard J. Malone has announced the following assignments for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, according to a news release from the diocese: • The Rev. John McHugh has been named campus chaplain at St. Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish. McHugh, a Capuchin Franciscan friar, was […]
Published
September 24, 2011

Pontiff meets abuse survivors

He pledges protection for clergy victims on Day 2 of a state visit to Germany.

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