A willingness to listen and a desire to be present to the people — Father Felix Udolisa says that is what he hopes to bring to the people of Maine.

When you think about preparing for Mass, shovels and handwarmers don’t usually come to mind.

Drive by the Christian Life Center (CLC) on a Wednesday morning, and you will see a parking lot full of vehicles.

“We’re here to treat each person in mind, body, and spirit, and I think that is important,” says Peter Czerwinski.

“It started with Jesus. How much better than that can you get?”

Magical. That is the word that Maggie York uses to describe what it is like teaching pre-K students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick.