No American newspaper will print anything contrary to its own interests.— George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish playwright and essayist

May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

“We were Orange.”

Those were the words my grandfather would repeat to me without fail each and every St. Patrick’s Day. He wasn’t trying to make a point, he was just proud that he knew something about our heritage and was pleased to pass the knowledge along to me.   When you see or...

John 19:15 So they cried out, “Away with Him, away with Him, crucify Him!” Pilate *said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

Prov. 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.