This week we shall call “try-to-see-how-few-meals-we-can-eat-at-home” week. If anyone has read the book by Eric Carl and heard the song, “Today is Monday…Monday string beans, Tuesday spaghetti….”, well, this week felt like we should star in the book’s sequel. Today … Continue reading
On day two of our pilgrimage we left our sleepy hostel and went down to Croagh Patrick, a huge mountain in the West of Ireland that has been a site of pilgrimage since shortly after the time of St. Patrick … Continue reading
So this week we went on our semi-annual house pilgrimage! We set out on Sunday afternoon after the 11:30 Mass. We had a beautiful drive out to County Mayo and made it there around dinner time. We checked into our … Continue reading
Well, now that our social schedule is slowly overtaking our working schedule, we’ve had a great many gatherings of friends which will likely be the tune of the last month or so in Wexford. LAST MONTH OR SO?! Tell me … Continue reading
On Wednesday, we had two “lasts.” The first was our last confirmation retreat, which was also the first post-confirmation retreat for the House of Brigid. At about 66 students, it was probably one of our largest crowds, but they were … Continue reading
We had a pretty busy weekend at the House of Brigid, which was a nice change of pace from the last few weekends! On Saturday, Molly and I sang and played for a wedding at the Church. Of course the … Continue reading
This week has been a bit tame compared to the chaos of last week. We said bittersweet goodbyes to our 11.5 houseguests and had our first normal community meal yesterday. I realized it was our first meal without guests because … Continue reading
In the last week, we’ve been able to enjoy many aspects of Irish culture (and I don’t just mean listening to Nick practice the whistle). Nicole didn’t mention that she and her brother Adam came to Irish dance class with … Continue reading
This week has been quiet, too quiet. After the trip to the Mountains of Mourne life has been business as usual, with our guest families (including Emily with her family) touring the west of Ireland and trying to not fall … Continue reading
This has been an exciting start to the week in the House of Brigid! This past weekend we’ve had a grand total of 11.5 people staying in 206 Cluain Dara! Part of Emily’s family is visiting from Connecticut including Mommy … Continue reading