"Take an average Irishman...
and you will find that
the very first principle
in his mind is,
'I am not an Englishman
,because I am a Catholic!
'Take an Irishman
wherever he is found,
all over the earth,
and any casual observer will
at once come to the conclusion,
'Oh; he is an Irishman,
he is a Catholic!
'The two go together."
Father Thomas H. Burke, O.P.
c. 1870
This great quote comes from Recta Ratio, a wonderful blog from a fellow Irishman from Boston!
Thankfully, I will be able to join my Irish heritage with full Catholicity on Easter of this year!
