It's hard to do more than project one's fantasies onto a saint if there is no documentation, which is not the case with St Patrick whose voice comes to us so clearly through his writings. I asked Chat
I recommend Nancy Fitzgerald's book Brigid's Mantle, Finding the Fiery Saint Of Kildare at the Heart of Celtic Spirituality (Paulist Press 2025). From Saturday 31st January to February 7th Nancy will
Thanks for all these resources on Brigid on this site - scant elsewhere.
I get a sense that the State is doing more to promote St. Brigid albeit its emphasis on the Monday Bank Holiday, than the Ir
Let us remember St. Brigid and also International Holocaust Remembrance Day Tuesday, Jan 27. So many good people suffered terribly. Maximillian Kolbe is remembered in the recent movie: "Triumph of t
Thank you Ned, M G-B and Joe for your responses.
I am not the only one, nor the first and definitely not the last.
These realities need to be brought into the open honestly and courageously during
I had a vague idea that in cases of need this sacrament could be administered by lay people -- how wrong I was:
The Code of Canon Law, in can. 1003 1 (cf. also can. 739 1 of the Code of Canons of the
Soline, I would find it a great comfort to have you at my beside if I were ill,
The crux of the situation is that we laity cannot administer the Sacrament of the "Anointing of the Sick." ...another
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St Brigid’s Day Resources for Sunday 1 February, Lá Fhéile Bríde
January 27 2026It's hard to do more than project one's fantasies onto a saint if there is no documentation, which is not the case with St Patrick whose voice comes to us so clearly through his writings. I asked Chat
St Brigid’s Day Resources for Sunday 1 February, Lá Fhéile Bríde
January 27 2026I recommend Nancy Fitzgerald's book Brigid's Mantle, Finding the Fiery Saint Of Kildare at the Heart of Celtic Spirituality (Paulist Press 2025). From Saturday 31st January to February 7th Nancy will
St Brigid’s Day Resources for Sunday 1 February, Lá Fhéile Bríde
January 27 2026Thanks for all these resources on Brigid on this site - scant elsewhere. I get a sense that the State is doing more to promote St. Brigid albeit its emphasis on the Monday Bank Holiday, than the Ir
St Brigid’s Day Resources for Sunday 1 February, Lá Fhéile Bríde
January 27 2026the english language version is here https://www.catholicbishops.ie/2022/01/31/feast-of-saint-brigid/
Presider’s Page for 1st Feb – St Brigid’s Day (4th Sun. Ordinary Time)
January 27 2026Let us remember St. Brigid and also International Holocaust Remembrance Day Tuesday, Jan 27. So many good people suffered terribly. Maximillian Kolbe is remembered in the recent movie: "Triumph of t
Seán Walsh: Pilate Under Pressure 2
January 24 2026If the performers wore mics around their necks, hanging down in front, they would be able to leave the ambo and move forward towards the gathering.
Connacht Tribune: Don’t die at night if you want the Last Rites
January 9 2026Thank you Ned, M G-B and Joe for your responses. I am not the only one, nor the first and definitely not the last. These realities need to be brought into the open honestly and courageously during
Connacht Tribune: Don’t die at night if you want the Last Rites
January 9 2026I had a vague idea that in cases of need this sacrament could be administered by lay people -- how wrong I was: The Code of Canon Law, in can. 1003 1 (cf. also can. 739 1 of the Code of Canons of the
Connacht Tribune: Don’t die at night if you want the Last Rites
January 9 2026Soline, That is so beautiful and so right!
Connacht Tribune: Don’t die at night if you want the Last Rites
January 9 2026Soline, I would find it a great comfort to have you at my beside if I were ill, The crux of the situation is that we laity cannot administer the Sacrament of the "Anointing of the Sick." ...another
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