From his brief autobiography we learn that…the Irish, then called Scots, began swooping down on the English coast, sailing up the rivers, raiding the settlements, and carrying off plunder and slaves. Among the captives was Patrick. So Ireland’s patron saint was not Irish! He had been reared a Christian. His father was a deacon, but…
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The One
Recently, our family has been listening to the soundtrack of Frozen. It’s my daughter’s favorite movie right now so we’re all into it 🙂 One of the songs (sung by princess Anna) is about a ball happening that night. Anna sings that she is excited to meet everyone. Then she adds, “What if I meet THE…
And I Quote! (Part 2)
http://www.123rf.com/photo_21098327_cartoon-boy–speech-bubble–vector-illustrations.html See Part 1 here “The disciples did not simply come to understand Christ in the light of the Passion. Rather, only when turned again (or were turned by the risen Christ) to the scriptures (meaning what we now call the ‘Old Testament’) did they begin to see there all sorts of references to Christ,…
The Voice of One 