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St. Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2016 by Melissa Musick Posted by Melissa Musick |

Posted in Feast, Liturgical Calendar | Under Feast, Human Trafficking, Ireland, Liturgical Calendar, Saints, Scotland, Slavery, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day |

Patrick was a young man (in what is now Scotland) when he was taken by raiders and carried off from his family to labor as a slave in what is now Ireland. Though enslaved, Patrick never lost his faith in God. He prayed. More from Melissa Musick after the jump:

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St. Patrick’s Day Irish Soda Bread Recipe

March 16, 2016 by Anna Keating Posted by Anna Keating |

Posted in Feast, Liturgical Calendar | Under Ireland, Irish, Irish Soda Bread, Recipe, Saints, St. Patrick's Day |

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow with Irish Soda bread. This wonderful recipe comes from the kitchen of Catholic Catalogue reader and contributor Beth Healy Preuss. Read it after the jump: