To Catholics in the Anglosphere – especially in Ireland and the United States – today’s feast day is something of a mark of the faith. As a Michigander I’m blessed to see the grocery stores in my area start selling St. Patrick cupcakes three weeks ago. Besides the Polish paczkis for Fat Tuesday, St. Patrick’s is one of the few Catholic holidays still showing some Catholic custom in the local economy in my community.
In something of a twist of God’s Providence, the Irish came to…