-“We’re going to talk about the things that matter, the things that resonate with men, the challenges we face as men today from fatherhood to what’s happening in the world around us,” said Patrick Coffin. “We’re going to talk about it in a frank, adult manner.”

Bishop Robert P. Deeley, J.C.L., was named the recipient of the “Role of Law Award,” the Canon Law Society of America’s most prestigious honor, on Wednesday, October 12, during the society’s annual convention held this year in Houston, Texas.

Nearly 200 parish leaders, teachers, volunteers, and representatives of other ministries gathered together to learn from nationally-known presenters and engage with counterparts from other parts of Maine at the 2016 Parish Life Conference in Lewiston on October 1. The conference began with a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Deeley in the ballroom of the Ramada Inn.