Ireland

Jul

2025

Restorer, Peacemaker, Martyr: St. Oliver Plunkett

By jmcaleer

Though little known in this country, St. Oliver Plunkett (feast day: July 1), archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland, and ultimately martyr, is revered for rebuilding the Catholic Church in his homeland after the Calvinist ruler of England, Oliver Cromwell, set out to destroy it.

Jun

2025

Courage amid betrayal: Blessed Margaret Ball

By jmcaleer

Of the hundreds of Catholic martyrs in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland during the Protestant Reformation, only a handful were women. One of these is Blessed Margaret Ball (1515-1584), one of Ireland’s patronesses, whose feast day is June 20.

Mar

2023

Ask a Marian - Who Was St. Patrick?

By kroche

Fr. Allen Alexander, MIC, shares some insight on who St. Patrick really was. Did he chase the snakes from Ireland? Was he Irish? Join Fr. Allen to find out.

Ireland

Restorer, Peacemaker, Martyr: St. Oliver Plunkett

Courage amid betrayal: Blessed Margaret Ball

Ask a Marian - Who Was St. Patrick?

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