St Patrick

America's Oldest National Political Holiday

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.21.2012

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Chris Weigant

On March 18, 1766, for the very first time America celebrated a political event together -- and they continued to do so for years afterwards. Together. As Americans -- celebrating a purely American national political holiday.

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Did You Know? St. Patrick Wasn't Irish

History.com/The Huffington Post | Posted 03.17.2012

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History.com - Planning to wear green, watch a parade and enjoy some corned beef in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day this weekend? First, get your fa...

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St. Patrick's Day History: What You Need To Know

Posted 05.25.2011

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St. Patrick's Day is celebrated each year on March 17th. This day marks the accepted date in 493 CE of St. Patrick's death. As St. Patrick is the f...

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No Green Beer: Keeping St. Patrick's Day Holy

Michele Somerville | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michele Somerville

My memories of St. Patrick's Day in New York do not revolve whoozily around Guinness and Jameson, although both have been on hand.

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Friday Talking Points [116] -- Is It Sausage Yet?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

If nothing else comes of it, you've got to admit that the health reform movement has given a lot of people a very detailed education about the sausage-making process in Washington.

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Happy St. Patrck's Day: 'How The Irish Saved Civilization' (POLL)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! It was the time of St. Patrick himself to which author Thomas Cahill refers in the title of his book, "How the Irish Saved Ci...

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Saint Patrick and the Snakes

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

By bringing Christianity to so many of the Irish people, Patrick was a major instrument of Christianity supplanting the Druids. And, by doing so, Patrick "drove the snakes into the sea" in a metaphorical way.

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St. Patrick, One of Christianity's Earliest Liberation Theologians

Kathleen Deignan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kathleen Deignan

Patrick's true grit is in his Letter to Coroticus, in which he excoriates a Welsh chieftain for his theft of young Irish women for the slave trade the first anti- human trafficking manifesto.

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A Wee Chat With St. Pat

John Bobey | Posted 05.25.2011

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John:Top of the mornin' to you!St. Patrick: OK, that's a terrible Irish accent...like, worse than Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own.

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Put St. Patrick Back In St. Patrick's Day!

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. James Martin, S.J.

St. Patrick was, in short, an amazing guy. He offers Christians important lessons about forgiveness and love.

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Obama On St. Patrick's Day: I'm A Little Bit Irish

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Call him Barack O'Bama. As White House fountains ran green for St. Patrick's Day, the president saluted strong U.S.-Irish ties in ...

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