Beannachti Na Feila Brighid!

Today is the feast day of St. Brigid of Ireland, patron saint of scholars, poets, babies, blacksmiths, milkmaids, and midwives. I admire St. Brigid for her kindness, her merry spirit, her love of scholarship, her generosity to the poor and sick, her feistiness—and this quote: "I would like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings. I would like to be watching Heaven's family drinking it through all eternity."

On this first day of Irish Spring, you can celebrate by eating ice cream, or having a beer!