John P. McCarthy
March 17 is the feast day of St. Patrick, the missionary who brought
Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, and who is Patron Saint of
Ireland, as well as the Archdiocese of New York. Observance of the day,
whether in Ireland or among the Irish diaspora, has been hybrid in
nature: religious, but also […]
David G. Bonagura Jr.
“Beware the Ides of March!” So heard Gaius Julius Caesar, Rome’s
just-declared Dictator for Life, as he walked to meet the Senate on this
day in 44 BC. Hours later, Caesar lay dead, murdered by a group of
senators conspiring to rid Rome of his tyranny. In death Caesar became
larger than life: declared a […]
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