Americans have made St. Patrick's Day a day of parades, dinners, and excuses for "the wearin' of the green"...a seemingly Hoorah for being Irish...leaving St. Patrick as simply the name for all this expended enthusiasm. St. Patrick was a bishop, astute in dealing with the opponents of his teachings, clever in his approach to evangelizing Ireland, deeply prayerful, and totally focused on his role as bishop, teacher, pastor and powerful evangelizer. If he were at a St. Patrick's Day party, he would have a good time, mingle with everyone and by his presence and example, make the other guests aware that all of this was possible because of a "higher power", God. If we are to celebrate St. Patrick fittingly today, may we by our loving and alive presence, help raise consciousness of the God who is alive, loving and zealous in his desire to show his love to us and for us to know and love him.
Bro Rene
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