SYDNEY, Australia — Pope Benedict’s first pastoral visit here Monday concluded with a farewell ceremony at the airport where the pope thanked 8,000 World Youth Day volunteers. He told an audience of invited guests, including church and civic officials, how much he had enjoyed his 10-day stay.
SPRINGFIELD — Sacred Heart Medical Center and the PeaceHealth system are about to welcome patients to an expansive 422-bed hospital near the banks of the McKenzie River here.
A housing project whose developers promise apartment units compatible with both entry-level wages and “green” building standards is the Shaver Green Building, which broke ground in May.
At heart we Catholics are a sacramental people. The whole liturgical life of the church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments. These sacraments have both a visible and invisible reality. The visible reality is the way in which they are administered and received.
BEND — While you are reading this, I hope to back in the United States. I hope to have returned safely from Australia and I hope to have had a very positive and uplifting experience with the Holy Father in Sydney. I hope all of these things because, as of the time of this writing, I have not yet boarded the plane for the southern hemisphere.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 or 13:44-46
