The Byrd Festival 2009

The schedule is up for the splendid Byrd Festival, which runs August 7 through 23, in Portland, Oregon. There is a strong reason to travel to be there. If you are anywhere near this event, there is no excuse at all for not catching some of the concerts and Masses. This is certainly one of the great culture events of the year but also, in terms of Catholic liturgy, this is the very embodiment of the progress of our times.