Irish Papist

Today I went to Sunday Vigil Mass in the Sacred Heart Church in Donnybrook. I'm falling in love with this church, despite having visited...

This historical event occurred on this day back in 1419. It's described by an "On This Day" website I subscribe to thus: ...

Today is the feast day of possibly my favourite saint (although John Paul II is another candidate). That's Solanus Casey, the Irish-Ame...

I regret to inform my readers that I have committed the deadly sin of misinformation. In my recent blog post on interesting words, I claimed...

He was, according to tradition, the Pope who sent St. Patrick to Ireland. There is actually a street named "Celestine Avenue" in a...

I've frequently bored my blog readers to death with my fascination with words . And here I go again! Take it as your Friday penance! Rec...

Lord Alfred Tennyson asked for every copy of his Collected Works to end with the poem "Crossing the Bar", which expresses his hope...