St. Patrick of Ireland and All Our World! — Patron for Persons on Life’s Periphery

By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine “My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers. I was about sixteen at the time, and I did not know the true God. I was… Continue Reading

Tribute to Tony Byrne

By Russell W. Wylie I remember fondly and miss my occasional conversations with Tony when he answered the office phone working on the Irish Edition very early in the morning. He would always reach into his ample bag of impish… Continue Reading

Can War Unite? Inside Disunity In The Orthodox World

Caption (above): Saint Andrew’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Philadelphia (Photo | Wikimedia commons) By Thom Nickels As a member of a Russian Orthodox parish in Philadelphia, Saint Michael the Archangel in Northern Liberties, the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine has a… Continue Reading

Mother Teresa, Fr. Richard Rohr, and Thomas Merton

By Hugh Turley Franciscan priest Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Rohr has been featured on the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio.  Oprah Winfrey described Rohr “as one of the most… Continue Reading

Olivia Hilpl — Founder of Rince Ri School of Irish Dance — A Lifelong Passion

(Photo above: Olivia and her husband Mark Hilpl) By Marita Krivda Poxon From her earliest days in Sligo town in the 1960s, Olivia Hilpl, founder of Rince Ri School of Irish Dance in Southampton, PA, was born to dance. She… Continue Reading

The White House is Green Again

By Maurice Fitzpatrick The U.S. presidential election result represents a disaster for the British government. Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, Richie Neal, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi have repeatedly stated that they will not grant passage to a U.K.… Continue Reading

Mr. Dooley Still Speaks

By John Rossi From the late nineteenth century until World War II ethnic humor and downright slurs, often good humored but also humiliating and insulting, were commonplace in American literature. Ethnic and racial stereotypes proliferated: Gallagher and Shean, Amos and… Continue Reading

Tradition Continues as Ryan Heenan Becomes President of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick for its 250th Anniversary Year —­ 2021

(Photo above: The tunnel along Kelly Drive.) By Marita Krivda Poxon Ryan Heenan, current President of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick describes himself as “the youngest guy in the room” when he speaks about how he often feels when… Continue Reading