An Irish Bishop Who Died in Italy
Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy We kept today the commemoration of Blessed Thaddeus Machar (McCarthy). When we first began following the Irish Sanctoral, and I had to...
Patrick, bound fast to the mystery of Christ
Saint Patrick’s Day On this feast of Saint Patrick , I should like to reflect on his life and mission, and on the patrimony of...
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland Today is my fifth Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland. Silverstream Priory is not very far from the famous Hill of...
Brigid’s Bright Burning Chastity
The Mary of the Gael Today is the feast of Saint Brigid, the Mary of the Gael, born just north of Silverstream in Faughart, County...
Martyrs Close to Home
The photograph shows statues of the martyrs Blessed Margaret Ball and Blessed Francis Taylor at Saint Mary’s Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. We keep their feast today....