St. Patrick’s Day during Lent ‘should inspire us to be joyful, not dire’
Bishop Stephen Parkes of Savannah, Georgia, reminds us of the many reasons to celebrate the great saint’s life. St. Patrick as seen in C.E. Kempe’s stained glass in St. John the Baptist Parish, Burford, U.K. | Credit: Lawrence OP via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Tessa Gervasini·DC Bureau March 17, 2026 …





