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
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine On St. Patrick’s Day, 1952, I stood on the steps of his Cathedral, New York City, as a parade watcher. I was in high school. I can yet hear the bagpipes echoing off the walls… Continue Reading
Caption Above: Michael Bradley and his wife Linda stand with their sons Mickey & Colin at the Penn State Beaver Stadium. By Marita Krivda Poxon Michael Bradley finally gets to be the Grand Marshal of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade… Continue Reading
By Peter Makem Like the snowdrop teething on the gums of January, like the clock of May awakening the corncrake, the lupin open to July’s arrival, the oak sapling leafing its first June, like the green bud forming on the… Continue Reading
From The Reporter’s Notebook By Thom Nickels Wild speculations and predictions suggest that it came from a biological lab in China or that it was a sinister “gift” to humanity from the so-called Deep State. The most scientifically sound answer… Continue Reading
By Thom Nickels This year marks the 250th anniversary of Philadelphia’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Two hundred and fifty years is a milestone, an epic accomplishment given how the passage of time can wreck or alter many honorable traditions. The… Continue Reading
JIM MULLEN Saint Patrick’s Day has always been important to me. As a younger person it meant wearing a green tie to school and attending the annual parish St. Patrick’s Day Variety Show. As I grew older, and as I… Continue Reading
By Tim McCloskey The biggest Irish boxing event in Philadelphia history will take place on St. Patrick’s Day weekend at Temple University’s Liacouras Center. Led by British promoter of the year Eddie Hearn, Irish boxing stars Jono Carroll and Katie… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke The theme of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is St. Patrick Bless Those Who Respond to the Call of the Needy and Sister Mary Scullion, R.S.M. the daughter of Irish immigrants lives this call every minute… Continue Reading
By Sabina Clarke Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the second oldest in the country has been held continuously since 1771. This year with a nod to the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Dublin the theme is “God Bless… Continue Reading