“Bring Back the Snakes! An Alternative Look at St. Patrick’s Day”

The “snakes” that St. Patrick drove out of Ireland were actually the Druidic, Pagan and Celtic ways that the people there had followed for centuries. Whether he drove them out by violence or assimilation, St. Patrick destroyed religious practices and beliefs that were very much life-affirming – among other things, the idea of living in … Continue reading “Bring Back the Snakes! An Alternative Look at St. Patrick’s Day”