I was Irish once: I was Irish for brief moments, As they danced on makeshift stage. Three sisters donned in green and white, With ribbons in curled hair. I was Irish for brief moments, As locks bounced to rhythms tapped, By jigging, flying feet, Flitting blithely through the air. I was Irish for brief moments, … Continue reading
The Deer Cry – St. Patrick’s Breastplate
Lorica of Saint PatrickI arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through a belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness Of the Creator of creation.I arise today Through the strength of Christ’s birth and His baptism, Through the strength of His crucifixion and His burial, Through the strength of … Continue reading
Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival
It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another. Join us to read and/or contribute. To participate, go to your blog and create a post titled Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival. Make sure that the post links back to here, and leave a link to your snippets post on our host, RAnn’s, site, This, … Continue reading
From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council
From the pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council Man’s deeper questionings The world of today reveals itself as at once powerful and weak, capable of achieving the best or the worst. There lies open before it the way to freedom or slavery, progress or regression, brotherhood or … Continue reading
Portal to Eternity
If the past has a portal, I take up the blood of the Lamb, And apply it to its door-posts, And lintels, That it cry out for this sinner, That the Angel of Death May pass me by. Cry for me, My Beloved, In my night, That the past, Now cleansed, Open in Your Heart … Continue reading
