Friday, 9 February 2018

Saint Brigid: completing the work of Saint Patrick?

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To mark the octave day of the feast of Saint Brigid, we bring to a close the reading of St Brigid: Patroness of Ireland , published in 19...
Thursday, 8 February 2018

Father Knowles and Hagiography

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Today as we continue to read the 1907 book Saint Brigid, Patroness of Ireland by Father J.A. Knowles, we turn to his view of hagiograph...
Wednesday, 7 February 2018

What would happen if Ireland ever forgot Saint Brigid?

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Continuing the reading of the 1907 book  Saint Brigid, Patroness of Ireland by Father J. A. Knowles with a follow-up to yesterday'...
Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Is Irish devotion to Saint Brigid written into our DNA?

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Yesterday we looked at how Irish devotion to Saint Brigid is described in the pages of the 1907 book Saint Brigid, Patroness of Ireland b...
Monday, 5 February 2018

Father Knowles on Irish Devotion to Saint Brigid

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We continue with the reading of the 1907 book, Saint Brigid, Patroness of Ireland , with a look at how the author, Irish Augustinian Jo...
Sunday, 4 February 2018

Saint Brigid: 'the pride and glory of the Irish Church'

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The opening chapter of Father Knowles' book Saint Brigid, Patroness of Ireland , sets the scene for the career of its subject. He ope...
Saturday, 3 February 2018

Father Knowles on the Writing of Saint Brigid

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We begin the exploration of Father Joseph Knowles' 1907 work on Saint Brigid with a look at the author's preface in which he expl...