A proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion into the Maine constitution is immoral and unnecessary. This is a political attempt to distract from the heinous law passed last June that eliminated any restrictions for abortion.

Matthew Valles said it’s hard to find the right words to describe what it was like to be ordained a deacon of the Catholic Church. “I’m so happy, so happy, so happy. I’m very, very grateful to be ordained. I can’t really describe it in words,” he said. Valles was ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Robert Deeley at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on Sunday, January 7, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.