Maine Religion News
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March 20-21 Religious Calendar
A list of religious events across the state. more
3/20/10 | 14 views
New Orono mosque holds first open house
ORONO, Maine — In an opportunity to “Meet Your Muslim Neighbor,” guests were greeted with “a greeting of peace: the greeting of salaam. Assalamu Alaikum, peace be upon you all.” The new Islamic Center of Maine in Orono, or ICMO, completed in early January, held its first open house on Saturday, March 6. more
By Hina Hashmi | 3/13/10 | 684 views
Spiritual debt can be canceled
Debt. The very word can make the stomach churn. It can bind the mind like tight bands of steel. It can poison happy days with dread and fear. more
By Daryl Witmer | 3/13/10 | 2087 views
Living our faith, acting on beliefs best way to go
One of the primary tenets of all world religions is to treat others as you would like to be treated or to love your neighbor as you would wish to be loved. Easy to say. Hard to do. It is quite … more
By Rev. Becky Gunn
Special to the NEWS | 3/6/10 | 1441 views
Diocese lifting H1N1 flu measures
PORTLAND, Maine — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced Monday that the H1N1 flu precautions instituted last fall would be lifted in time for Holy Week. Beginning with the Vigil Mass … more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 3/2/10 | 1125 views
Larger mosque completed, open in Orono
ORONO — The original Islamic Center of Maine looks so much like a house that trick-or-treaters have knocked on the door, interrupting prayer services. That’s unlikely to happen at the new … more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 2/27/10 | 2942 views
Talking about faith and politics
A few columns back, I was chided by a reader for having called Rush Limbaugh a liar. This is a religion column, said my e-mailer, not a political one. But the question remains, can we separate the … more
By Lee Witting
Special to the NEWS | 2/27/10 | 405 views
French Canadian brother to be canonized
BANGOR, Maine — A French Canadian Roman Catholic brother reputed to have healing powers has been named one of six candidates who will be canonized saints by the Vatican later this year, Pope … more
By Dawn Gagnon
BDN Staff | 2/23/10 | 2858 views
Dover-Foxcroft church marks 150th anniversary
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — At a time when Abraham Lincoln was elected president and civil war was about to engulf the country, a group of people dedicated to the Methodist ministry constructed a brick … more
By Diana Bowley
BDN Staff | 2/22/10 | 629 views
Bishops' feeding-tube rule raises questions
CHICAGO — If ever Carol Gaetjens becomes unconscious with no hope of awakening, even if she could live for years in that state, she says she wants her loved ones to discontinue all forms of artificial life support. more
By Judith Graham
Chicago Tribune | 2/20/10 | 2604 views
Corinna pastor sets sights on orphanage in Zimbabwe
CORINNA, Maine — The Rev. Grace Mercy Mazhandu is a native of the African country of Zimbabwe, but it took another United Methodist Church pastor’s trip there to literally bring home to Mazhandu what the country has become. more
By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 2/20/10 | 945 views
Muslims have duty to aid Haiti
Since the catastrophic earthquake that claimed thousands of lives in Haiti, our thoughts and attention have been fixated on the latest news reports. more
By Marwa Elkelani | 2/20/10 | 711 views
A season for penance, prayer and sacrifice
BANGOR, Maine — Olivia Pellegrini on Wednesday morning left St. John Catholic Church with ashes on her forehead and a neon green-colored cast on her right wrist. more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 2/18/10 | 1184 views
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday tradition
BANGOR — Olivia Pellegrini on Wednesday morning left St. John Catholic Church with ashes on her forehead and a neon green colored cast on her right wrist. Only one did she get at the York Street … more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 2/17/10 | 1415 views
Churches to hold Lenten services
Protestant churches on the eastern shore of the Penobscot River will hold joint weekly ecumenical services during Lent. Lent is the period of penance, fasting and study before Easter. It lasts … more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 2/16/10 | 313 views
Spanish Mass draws 60 to Bangor church
BANGOR, Maine — Nearly every American-born Catholic who walked into St. John Catholic Church on York Street Sunday afternoon would have recognized that a Mass was being celebrated. more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 2/15/10 | 2628 views
Keeping Christ in Christianity
Sometimes I check out the online comments after my column. One post from last month bothered me: “Brenda Norris: admirable intent but I get the impression that your drive toward spirituality is … more
By Brenda J. Norris
Special to the BDN | 2/13/10 | 2175 views
Jews from around Maine head to Israel for tour
BANGOR, Maine — Three dozen Jews from around the state set off Thursday, a day later than planned, for a trip to Israel. Members of synagogues in Bangor, Augusta and Biddeford will spend 11 days there. more
By Judy Harrison
BDN Staff | 2/12/10 | 1550 views
'Faith Bowl' features Catholic Athletes
Faith Bowl III, a round-table discussion by sports celebrities about the challenges of living the Roman Catholic faith, will air in conjunction with this weekend’s Super Bowl XLIV. more
By Julie Harris
BDN Staff | 2/6/10 | 600 views
We don’t speak God’s language, try as we might
My wife and I fostered a cat for eight months for a woman who had run into hard times and found herself in a shelter. more
By Justin Fowler | 2/6/10 | 1419 views
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