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Pope Benedict XVI American Schedule

Here is the pope with a message to America! I’m very excited about his visit and I wish we could have made plans to see him at Yankee Stadium. Here is a list of his travel plans while he is in the United States!

Tuesday, April 15 - 4:00 pm - Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. Greeting by President and Mrs. Bush. Also present will be local dignitaries of the Church and the apostolic nuncio.

Wednesday, April 16

10:30 a.m. President Bush and the First Lady meet the Holy Father on the south lawn of the White House. This is only the second time in history that a pope has visited the White House. At the end of the welcoming ceremony, a private meeting is scheduled for the Holy Father and the President, while dignitaries of the two states also meet.

5:30 p.m. - Private prayer service and meeting with the 350 bishops of the United States at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Before the prayer service, which will be held in the crypt of the Shrine, there will be outdoor photo opportunities of the public welcoming the Holy Father to this national church.

Thursday, April 17

10 a.m. The Pope will offer Mass at the new Nationals Park in Washington. This will be the first non-baseball event in the park, and Catholics from around the country are making plans to attend.

5 p.m. The heads of the more than 200 Catholic colleges and universities in the United States and superintendents from the 195 Catholic dioceses have been invited to an address by Pope Benedict XVI on the importance of Catholic education. The address will be on the campus of The Catholic University of America, the only college in the United States operated by the bishops.

6:30 p.m. Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and representatives of other religions will meet the Holy Father at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, next door to Catholic University.

Friday, April 18

10:45 a.m. - Pope Benedict XVI will address the United Nations, after an early morning flight to New York.

6 p.m. Prayer service with leaders from other Christian denominations at St. Joseph’s Church, founded by German Catholics, in Manhattan.

Saturday, April 19,

9:15 a.m. Mass for priests, deacons and members of religious orders at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in the heart of New York City.

4:30 p.m. The Holy Father will meet with young Catholics, including 50 youngsters with a range of disabilities, at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers. Thousands of young people, including hundreds of seminarians, are expected to participate in a rally/prayer service and to hear the pope speak.

Sunday, April 20

9:30 a.m. The Holy Father will visit Ground Zero, the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center.

2:30 p.m. Mass at Yankee Stadium will bring this historic visit to a close. The 200th anniversary of the Baltimore Archdiocese’s designation as an archdiocese, as well as the birth of four dioceses — Boston, New York, Louisville, Ky., and Philadelphia — will be highlighted during the Mass.

8 p.m. Shepherd One lifts off from John F. Kennedy airport in the Brooklyn Diocese, heading east to the Eternal City.

Victory!

Tigers put skid in rearview mirror

mlb.com by Mike Bauman  

With their seven-run splurge on Wednesday, the Tigers increased their 2008 run total by more than 46 percent, all in one Massachusetts evening. Throw in some sturdy work by the Detroit bullpen, and presto — victory was not only still possible, but inevitable. {full article}

Makenna and I watched in utter joy as the Detroit Tigers won for the first time this season. Sure we had to deal with Jonesy loading the bases before we got to place our first mark in the win column.  Seven straight losses was hard to stomach, but it’s in the past now and we can move on. And frankly, I don’t want to talk or hear about it again.

Side note - I watched sports coverage of all three of our local sportscasts and “Tigers Live” after the ball game. Every idiot sportscaster had to make the same stupid “eight is enough” joke. Very clever guys.