St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally observed with solemnity in Gerard McAleese’s native Ireland, but you wouldn’t guess that by the reveling of his customers in Downtown Portland each year, celebrating the holiday at Kells Irish Pub.
EUGENE — As a seminarian 19 years ago, Dominican Father Daniel Rolland ministered for a time at the University of Oregon’s St. Thomas More Newman Center. Today he is back, learning by doing in his first pastorship.
EUGENE — “The Lord hears the cry of the poor, blessed be the Lord,”…sang the people gathered as Archbishop John Vlazny’s blessed the new Eugene Community Service Center operated by Catholic Community Services of Lane County.
The halfway mark of every Lenten season is a time when the liturgy begins to remind us of the upcoming celebrations of the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection.
BEND — The week’s travels covered more miles than usual and more days than usual but fewer miles on any given day than most weekends. The travel began with a trip to Hood River for the missioning ceremony of the CEO of Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital.
Fourth Sunday of Lent Joshua 5:9a,10-12 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
