Author’s note: there are many legends and stories of St. Patrick. In an attempt to view the saint from a different perspective, I offer a reflection on one of the most significant events in the life of the “Apostle to …
Tag: Ireland
Ep. 48 – Understanding the Irish Abortion Vote
On Friday, May 24th, the Irish people voted overwhelmingly to remove the legal protection for the unborn that was written into their Constitution in 1983. Today, we attempt to deconstruct that vote and figure out what happened to one of …
Archbishop Eamon Martin Walks Back Use of Pro-Abortion Rhetoric in Remarks on Irish Vote
The Catholic world is still reeling from Ireland’s precipitous fall into darkness. First, there was the gay “marriage” vote in 2015. Then, there was the election of Ireland’s first homosexual prime minister, Leo Varadkar, in 2017. This month came the …
Ireland Chooses Death
Editor’s note: it is not our usual policy to print an entire press release in full, but rarely have we seen one so expertly hit the mark. Our thanks to the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts and their executive director …
Will Ireland Soon Be Lamenting Her Children?
The gaelic word Caoineadh — which translates as “Lament” — is a tradition as old as time amongst the Irish people. My first exposure to the concept came from the great traditional Irish singer Iarla O’Lionaird, whom my friends somehow convinced …
Fr. Willie Doyle: The Jesuit Called to the Battlefront in World War I
Editor’s note: The following comes from Genevieve Rose Kwasniewski, a homeschooled high school student who enjoys reading the lives of the saints, composing music, and playing the organ at her local traditional Latin Mass. I want you to know what …
What Do Irish Catholics Do Now?
The eighth amendment to the Irish constitution has been repealed and the government is preparing to enact legislation that will permit the killing of innocent children in certain circumstances. The thirty sixth amendment to our constitution gives the Irish government …
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