Briefly, St. Patrick was born (c.
456-93) to a Roman family in Britain near Scotland, captured by Irish
raiders at 16 and sold as a slave in Ireland to herd pigs and sheep.
For 6 years, he survived solitude and weather by prayer and singing
psalms and realized he had a vocation to the priesthood. Guided by a
dream he escaped and traveled across Ireland to find a ship waiting
to take him home to Britain, where he was trained as a priest and
became a bishop. Then in another dream he heard the Irish people
calling him to come back and bring them the Christian message. He
returned to Ireland, where several missionaries had already died, now 'a slave for Christ', to be instrumental in the
mass conversion of Ireland. There are many fun hagiographic stories
about St. Patrick, Thursday, March 13, 2014
St. Patrick's Day and Leprechauns
Briefly, St. Patrick was born (c.
456-93) to a Roman family in Britain near Scotland, captured by Irish
raiders at 16 and sold as a slave in Ireland to herd pigs and sheep.
For 6 years, he survived solitude and weather by prayer and singing
psalms and realized he had a vocation to the priesthood. Guided by a
dream he escaped and traveled across Ireland to find a ship waiting
to take him home to Britain, where he was trained as a priest and
became a bishop. Then in another dream he heard the Irish people
calling him to come back and bring them the Christian message. He
returned to Ireland, where several missionaries had already died, now 'a slave for Christ', to be instrumental in the
mass conversion of Ireland. There are many fun hagiographic stories
about St. Patrick, 
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Mythological Species of Humanoids: An Introduction
Why are they important?
Mythological races or species of
humanoids (humans-like creatures) are a universal story motif, every
culture has some unique humanoids populating their stories and
legends. This makes sense, since it is a very useful tool to have on
your story telling utility belt. The purposes these humanoids serve
are:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)