Friday, 2 May 2025

ALWAYS A ST PATRICK'S GIRL

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Mary Louise McKay Hurst, RIP I have said many times, "Once a St Patrick's Girl, always a St Patrick's Girl"     Well, I r...
Sunday, 27 April 2025

REST IN PEACE, POPE FRANCIS

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Monday, 31 March 2025

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  FIRST CATHOLIC ORDINATION In the summer of 1816, Bishop Thomas Scallen arrived in St John’s. He was to be the third Bishop of Newfoundland...
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Wednesday, 5 March 2025

SOMETHING TO GIVE UP FOR LENT

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Sunday, 16 February 2025

STEPMOTHER TO HEROES

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I think most of us have heard of the famous Captain Arthur Jackman and his equally famous brother, Captain Captain William Jackman.  Well, d...
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Thursday, 13 February 2025

CHRISTINE'S PHOTOS

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B ack last autumn Christine Butler sent me a file of photos from their 2024 get together.  It was really a double celebration.  It marked 50...

CHRISTINE'S PHOTOS - PART 2

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As promised,   I am back with the rest of Christine's photos. I think it was a happy and very memorable day for this special group of fr...
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Tuesday, 28 January 2025

ST JOHN'S FIRST CATHOLIC CHAPEL

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Bishop James Louis O'Donel Rev Dr James Louis O’Donel (later Bishop) arrived in Newfoundland in July 1784.  It is widely believed that t...
Friday, 10 January 2025

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

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Today, 10th January 2025, marks the 169th Anniversary of the founding of St Patrick's Convent.    On 10th January 1856, four Presentatio...
Monday, 6 January 2025

A GOLDEN CHAIN

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"Friendship is a golden chain, the links are friends so dear, And like a rare and precious jewel, it's treasured more each year...
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Friday, 13 December 2024

CHRISTMAS 2024

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Joan REYNOLDS Fogarty and friends had their Christmas gathering on 5 December.  They enjoyed each other's company and lunch at Moxies.  ...
Friday, 6 December 2024

AN EXTRA SPECIAL LADY

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As we are all aware, every St Patrick's girl is special.  😉 Today I am posting about an extra special St Patrick's girl, Helen Gush...
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Saturday, 30 November 2024

DINING IN STYLE

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  I love posting photos of St Patrick's Girls enjoying themselves.  Today, it's a photo from Sheila Bulger Power.  On Wednesday, She...
Friday, 29 November 2024

PREZZIE TIME

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Some of you have asked for names and Christine has kindly identified the friends for us. Using the group photo here's the names; From le...
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Wednesday, 20 November 2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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They don't look like "Pensioners" but I suppose we have to believe what they are telling us.   Happy Birthday to all you Glam...