Ireland

Thanks for ALL you have done to enrich my life and my mom and sisters' lives. You are a great friend to us. Take care and God's peace and blessing be with you. Going to Ireland on your own? Mary is available as a consultant to help you plan your trip. She can suggest sites to see and routes to take, help you with accomodations, land transportation,... etc. Email Mary for details. Looking for an original blessing for a special occasion? Mary composes personalized blessings and prayers for weddings, baptisms, commitment services, jubilees, etc. Again, email Mary for details. I have had an interesting life, I must say. Married with children, I spent over thirty happy years as a teacher in Catholic and public schools. Somewhere along the line, I added the position of Director of Religious Education for my parish in the spare time I had between teaching and raising a family. (Spare time? What was I thinking??!!) At any rate, all was well, and one thing led to another in that inevitable way that it does. I was invited to become the Director of Liturgy at Old St. Patricks Church in Chicago where I spent four challenging and delightful years working with the worlds greatest and most creative staff. During this very special time I became acquainted with artists, composers, authors and musicians from Ireland as Old St. Pats annually hosted the finest cultural event in the city for St. Patricks Day. My curiosity got the best of me, and before long, I set off for Dublin to attend a Celtic Spirituality course, and I immediately fell in love with Ireland and her people. As a result of my work at Old St. Pats, I have had the very special privilege of writing the narration for several major St. Patricks Day concerts in Chicago: Brigid of Kildare (2002), and Kevin of Glendalough (2005) both in collaboration with acclaimed Irish composer and singer, Liam Lawton who will be featured this coming year on PBS. Recently, Bill Fraher and I collaborated to produce Song of the Immigrant Soul and The River of Life. Leaving Old St. Pats, I ...Read More