The Lorica of the Great Saint Patrick

The Lorica of the Great Saint Patrick

This article was originally posted March 17, 2020, during the early days of Covid 19 fear, nonstop mainstream news fear-intensity and abrupt government-ordered business and social lockdowns.  As something a little different, and especially in light of the current battle against the spread of COVID-19 as well as the no less insidious battle for our Faith…

The Great Saint Patrick, Ireland Today, Nigerian Catholics and True Heroism

The Great Saint Patrick, Ireland Today, Nigerian Catholics and True Heroism

The holy patron of our archdiocese [the Archdiocese of New York] was a contemporary of Saint Augustine. While Augustine of north Africa became one of the greatest Doctors of the church, Patrick of Roman Britain humbly called himself uneducated, even though he was schooled in France by Saint Germaine of Auxerre and possibly Saint Martin…