Religion and Values
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PublishedNovember 5, 2016
Reflections: Bible teaches the right time to speak and act is every day
There is still time for us to pass on our legacy.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2016
Priesthood for women is unlikely, Pope Francis says
Some church observers had believed the pontiff's commission on the role of women as deacons was a harbinger of change.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2016
Reflections: ‘The depth of your wrongness is so deep that it is unknowable’
The cruel and polarizing spirit in public discourse I find painful and frightening.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2016
Don’t scatter, divvy up or hold onto cremains, Vatican instructs
A new document, meant to counter New Age ideas, says church authorities should designate a sacred place, such as a cemetery or church area, to hold the ashes.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2016
Reflections: God’s love and forgiveness can overcome even the deepest divisions
We are all human beings created in the image of God – no matter what labels or languages divide us.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2016
Religion Calendar
Operation Christmas Child Full Circle speaker. Alex Nsengimana, will share his story of receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift as a child in Rwanda during the genocide in the 1990s. Free. Deering Center Community Church, 4 Brentwood St., Portland, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. Maine Peace Walkers. Hosted by State Street Church, United Church of Christ. […]
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PublishedOctober 15, 2016
Reflections: Repentence needn’t be served only on holy days
If you've wronged someone, right yourself by asking forgiveness.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2016
Religion Calendar
Ballot issue discussions: Sunday, marijuana; Oct. 16, minimum wage; Oct. 23, education. Allen Avenue Unitarian Church, 524 Allen Ave., Portland, a2u2.org Brunswick Weekly Tibetan Meditation. Come and join us while we learn about the principles of Tibetan Buddhist meditation. $10 suggested donation. First Parish Church United Church of Christ, Brunswick, 9 Cleaveland St., Brunswick, 5:30-6:45 […]
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PublishedOctober 7, 2016
Reflections: Mother-and-child moment teaches lesson in consolation
It serves as a reminder that in troubled times we need to practice self-compassion.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2016
Reflections: We must respond in some way to what is intolerable to us
We can look to Gandhi and Martin Luther King for inspiration.
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