Being married to an Irish man for nearly 20 years makes me Irish by association. Wish I could have been in Dublin for the St. Patrick's Day parade. I heard that over half a million party goers showed up for the British, American, and Russian bands wooing the throngs of people. While Cardinal Sean Brady prayed for the tens of thousands who had left Ireland in face of tough economic times.
I'll pray for us all, for tough economic times has befallen everyone.