Browsing the June 2025 archive of Father Stephen's Columns
Jubilee Saint: Patrick of Ireland (6/15/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 6/13/25
Jubilee Saint: Patrick of Ireland Continuing our series of saints who embodied some part of the jubilee, we focus this week on a fan favorite of American Catholics: Patrick of Ireland, the Apostle of the Emerald Isle. A lot of us think we know the ... Read More »
Pentecost (6/8/25)
Posted by Gail Schlicht on 6/05/25
Pentecost The yearly feast of Pentecost, which commemorates the gift of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and the birth of the Church, is an underrated feast. Though on the same par with Christmas and Easter, it gets none of the credit or pageantry. Yet back in the ... Read More »