Who is St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland? Why do we celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17? When are St. Patrick's Day ...
“There will always be a St. Joseph’s Dinner‚’’ Troia said, noting that after this year, the funds raised will likely go ...
It's time to get your green out. Whether it's a green bowler hat, "Kiss Me I'm Irish" button, a green jacket or green T-shirt, it's time to pull them out of the closet for St. Patrick's Day. Here's ...
CHICAGO — This side of the Emerald Isle itself, there may be no better place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than Chicago, a city with a proud and deep-rooted Irish community. Chicago’s St. Patrick’s ...
St. Brigid's Day sits at the gentle hinge between winter and spring and is a lovely moment to try a handful of Irish words. With a few easy phrases, you can join rituals, wish friends well, and name ...
Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you’ll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until Christmas, but by a long series of winter festivals – both pagan and Christian – ...
Before the iconic red suit and the sleigh, the real St. Nicholas lived and died in ancient Lycia, modern-day Antalya Province, Türkiye. St. Nick didn’t grow up with reindeer. He grew up walking among ...
In my corner of northern New Jersey, the days have been cold and the evenings even colder. Each night I find myself astonished that the nights are still growing darker. This time of year it's easy to ...
Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos cele­brated the Feast Day of St. Nicholas, Friday evening, December 5th, Vespers, and Satur­day, the Feast Day, December 6th at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine ...
The Rev. Trish Vanni and Santa have kept in touch, and he recently sent her this photo in his seasonal garb. He will visit the Charis Ecumenical Catholic Community after Mass at noon on Dec. 21. All ...
Prior to the high-powered 20th-century propaganda campaign that turned the saintly Bishop Nicholas into an oversized elf surrounded by reindeer. elves and snowmen, this feast day had nothing to do ...