St. Patrick

[Tibby]

THe Source, eh? What is that about?

[Whitehorse]

But SOMETHING is drawing the Youth to the Orthodox Churches, and it isn’t the spontaneous, out of control, rock and Roll Praise and worship, I can promise you THAT.

And, which music does Tibby secretly prefer?

[Tibby]

But SOMETHING is drawing the Youth to the Orthodox Churches, and it isn’t the spontaneous, out of control, rock and Roll Praise and worship, I can promise you THAT.

And, which music does Tibby secretly prefer?

No secret. I'd have a mass choir chanting Thomas Tallis and Robert Byrd if I could

Hey Sym, tell me about the Source!

[Symphony]

"The Source" opens with an artifact found in the Middle Eastern desert.  It spends a chapter unraveling what kind of circumstances must have surrounded that particular find--it's context.

The first, literally lying on the ground, is something leftover from WWI.

Underneath that, another find, from a previous context.

Under that, another, still further back in time.

Each chapter a deeper level, until the later chapters are back into ancient history.

Very interesting.  It's probly what got me interested in archaelogy.


Actually, now that I think about it, it may begin with an archaeologist's "trench", and start with what is at the very bottom, some thousands of years old; then working its way chapter by chapter, up to the most recent level, which is WWI.  


Michner(sp) died just a coupla years ago, 90-something, a naval officer in WWII.  He was on kidney dialysis at the last, and finally had them pull the plug.  A prolific author, I think The Source was one of his first.  A number of his books made into movies.

[ebia]

Visiting all those cathedrals over there.  It's just all so dismal.  Doesn't it all just seem so dismal to you, Michael_legna??

On the contrary, I find the great ancient cathedrals and churches (whether Catholic or Anglican) wonderful places.  Just to sit quietly with God in a place where people have been praying several times a day for hundreds of years.

[cris]

Popular myth(?) has it that St. Patty chased all the snakes out of Erin.  

Hummmm, why'd he drive them out and wher'd he drive them to?  Anyone know?  Wonder what it has to do with Christianity!  

[ebia]

Popular myth(?) has it that St. Patty chased all the snakes out of Erin.  

Hummmm, why'd he drive them out and wher'd he drive them to?  Anyone know?  Wonder what it has to do with Christianity!  

Into the sea, I think.
As for why? - I'm not sure a reason is given.

The reality is, Ireland doesn't have any snakes, while Britain does (Adders & Grass Snakes).  A myth was bound to arise to explain it, and somewhere along the line it got attached to St Pat.

[ollie]

Although its true that Ireland has no snakes, this likely had more to do with the fact that Ireland is an island and being separated from the rest of the continent the snakes couldn't get there. The stories of Saint Patrick and the snakes are likely a metaphor for his bringing Christianity to Ireland and driving out the pagan religions (serpents were a common symbol in many of these religions).


http://st-patricks-day.123holiday.net/st_patrick_snakes.html