James R. Ruff, a wire harpist from Stone Ridge, New York, will provide music for the Celtic-themed worship service Saturday at 5 p.m. at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. It will be followed by a ...

Is droichead í Brigid – Brigid is a bridge. A pre-Christian Celtic goddess and a Christian Patroness Saint – Brigid’s twin-soul bridges the deep-rooted ancient and medieval traditions of Ireland ...

Have you ever had one of those moments where many seemingly unrelated experiences, inclinations, and convictions have crystallized into one coherent thread? Like puzzle pieces scattered across years ...

(RNS) — 'It’s a big-tent spirituality,' said book editor Brandenburgh, 'so it’s something that not only Roman Catholics and mainline Protestants feel comfortable with, but it’s also something that is ...

From Fifth Avenue to Dorchester Heights, this St. Patrick’s Day will feature the traditional uilleann pipers and Irish step dancers; in Chicago the river will be dyed green, and in Washington DC the ...

Some 20 miles south of Belfast, Northern Ireland, is the Ulster village of Downpatrick. It has 10,000 residents, two dozen pubs (I have had the pleasure of chugging a few pints in a number of them), ...

In the United States, Halloween has boomed into the second-largest commercial holiday, generating billions in sales annually. While many Costa Ricans have adopted this tradition, others reject it as ...

SEATTLE — Atticus Sappington is in the business of changing vibes. Oregon’s senior kicker didn’t only change memories for the 72,376... Oregon says it’s ‘still not playing our best brand of football.’ ...

Augustine had come as a missionary to Britain under special appointment by Pope Gregory the Great in 597. As one story has it, the pope was moved to evangelize the British after learning the ...

Arriving at the western extreme of the European continent, in the region of Brittany in France, one can descry, near the place where land and sea meet, rows of giant stones set in a perfectly straight ...

In the United States, Halloween ranks as the second-biggest commercial holiday, pulling in billions each year through costumes, candy and decorations. Here in Costa Rica, the day draws mixed reactions ...