Today is St. Patrick’s Day. Normally it is a day of great rejoicing. Although, in recent years Ireland’s national holiday has become an increasingly secular rather than spiritual celebration.

Inspired by St. Patrick’s “Confessions,” in which the patron of Ireland states “I arose as many as 100 times at night to pray,” a group of Christians gathered at dawn on March 17 around St. Patrick’s ...

St. Patrick will get two parades this year: Saturday in St. Paul, Monday in Minneapolis (halftime on Sunday). So let us gather our Irish friends -- our English, Scots and Welsh ones, too -- and give ...

The ecological crisis is, among many things, a crisis of connection. Many of us descend from or are recent immigrants. We no longer connect to where we live with teachings and practices honed over ...

It was the third year in a row that friends and strangers from all walks of life joined together in prayer to honor St. Patrick’s legacy. At dawn on March 17, 2025, a group of Christians gather around ...