Though not actually a Church Father, this is worthy of the Signature Series alongside those pieces. Published for St. Patrick’s Day, 2026
On a cold night in pagan Ireland, a single flame broke the darkness—and defied a king.
At Tara, the pagan King had decreed that no fire be lit before his own ceremonial blaze at the festival of Beltane. It was a symbol of authority, of religious control, of a world still ordered around pagan gods. But miles away, on the Hill of Slane, Patrick lit a different fire—the Paschal fire of Easter. Not a flame, but more like a bonfire.
Talk about bold! “Take that, Pagan!”
Patrick knew exactly what he was doing.
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