St. Patrick, by virtue of his purported use of the shamrock to explain the Mystery of the Holy Trinity, has almost come to be synonymous with the Trinity.  Another legacy of the saint:  St. Patrick's Breastplate, an "Old Irish" lorica" which St. Patrick is credited with having composed.  Lorica is translated as shield or breastplate.      This long prayer has also been called the Deer's Cry.  The reason:  there is a collection of hymns...

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Consider this post as both "movie review" and "op-ed". The recent release of two movies ("Risen" and "The Young Messiah") have prodded me to repost my blog from Eastertime last year.  That post appears follows my comments on the above-mentioned films.  Generally, I want to praise those recent efforts by those who have striven to bring the life of Christ to the screen with such mastery of film-making techniques and production.  It is very much...

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Yup ... I'm back.  Will fill you all in on my recent "adventures" at a later date.  Meanwhile ... it is August 11 and I did not want to miss wishing St. Philomena a "Happy Feast Day".   The first time many of you ever heard the name "Philomena" (I'm pretty sure) was probably when the movie by the same name was released a few years ago.  The movie, primarily set in Ireland, gave testimony...

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