Saints of Ireland: In Search of Saint Brigid
Saint Brigid of Kildare is one of the three patron saints of Ireland and may be the most beloved. This 5th century saint is…
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Experiencing Ireland’s Sacred Places: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
In Search of Saint Patrick Like flocks of sheep scattered among the hills, history and legend link numerous places throughout the Emerald Isle to…
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Saints of Ireland: Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
The Irish Saint Ciaran is remembered as the founder of Clonmacnoise, one of the greatest monasteries in Ireland. He is also numbered among the…
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Saints of Ireland: Columba Beckons a Deeper Journey
June 9th is the Feast Day of Saint Columba. Columba – or Colmcille as he is known in Ireland – was a 6th-century monk…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Final Public Address, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”
50 years ago today Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed on a hotel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. I was not taught enough…
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Saints of Ireland: The Real Patrick
Origins of St. Patrick’s Day As early as the 9th or 10th century, the Irish observed March 17th as a religious holiday honoring Ireland’s…
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Heart to Las Vegas: Solace in Nature – Source Mont Sainte-Odile, Miracles Vosges Alsace
We express our heartfelt condolences for the loss of lives in Los Vegas, Nevada. We embrace compassion for the families, friends and societies impacted…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Timely Challenge to White Moderates, Especially Those in the Church
Over 50 years ago on April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an open letter from a jail in Birmingham, Alabama where…
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Voyage to Assisi
Assisi and Saint Francis. Assisi, a hill town in central Italy’s Umbria region, was the birthplace of one of Italy’s patron saints, St. Francis…
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St. Paddy’s: Slave Trade to Sing-Alongs
We celebrate his day with drinking and songs, but the actual man was a slave.
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Book Review | The Voice of the Irish by Michael Staunton
The book reads very objectively, beginning from the Celts in prehistoric Ireland on up through the time of the “troubles” in Northern Ireland in the 1960’s and ’70’s and into our current time as well. It reads a bit like a textbook, but for anyone who wants a good, solid gathering of historical information on the subject, I would definitely recommend it!
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Peregrinatio, Pilgrimage Celtic Style
‘Peregrinatio’ is a Latin term used by St. Augustine Of Hippo urging Christians of the 4th and 5th centuries to adopt a life of…
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