The life and writings of St. Patrick ... and (of course) some baseball

The Brian D. O’Leary Show

March 17, 2023

Today’s show brought to you by The Fanny Pack Revolution.

St. Patrick of Ireland

The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick; including The Life by Jocelin, hitherto unpublished in America, and his Extant Writings by Rev. James O’Leary, DD.

Roman Martyrology – March 17^th

St. Joseph of Arimathea

Feast day is also March 17^th

Short bio on Joseph of Arimathea

St. Patrick’s Day in Sports

Green day: When did these unis first appear?

Turns out it was the Phillies—in 1899—who were the first to don the green on St. Patrick’s Day.

Todd Radom @ToddRadom

St Patrick's Day, 1899: The @Phillies bust out their new green-trimmed uniforms, which they'd continue to wear all season long.

Chicago White Sox — “halfway to St. Patrick’s Day uniforms”

• Green uniforms, greener lineup (2010)

St. Patrick’s Day uniforms in sports (sportslogos.net)

MLB Releases 2022 St. Patrick’s Day Cap Collection for All 30 Teams

Miami Marlins – City Connect uniforms

Boston Red Sox – City Connect uniforms

Boston College Eagles – “Boston Strong” uniforms

Boston College Baseball @BCBirdBall

For those who served. Those who sacrificed. For Boston. Boston Strong. #OneBostonDay 4.15.23 💛💙

Podcast mentioned: The Plight of Ukraine (Guest: Fr. Jason Charron)

World Baseball Classic

Official coverage (mlb.com)

Colombia’s jersey

Shawn Spradling @Shawn_Spradling

Colombia’s 2023 WBC Replica Jersey. 🇨🇴

March Madness

NCAA – March Madness coverage

No. 15 Princeton shocks No. 2 Arizona in NCAA tournament

9 Auburn Tigers 83 — 8 Iowa Hawkeyes 75

Fasting

Eric Sammons @EricRSammons

If Catholics lived a balanced fast/feast lifestyle (entailing more days denying ourselves than satisfying ourselves), then a dispensation of Friday meat abstinence on St. Patrick's Day could be appropriate. But with <10 total abstinence days in the year, it seems out of place.

UPDATE: Where are Catholics allowed to eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day this Lent?

This is a good resource for those who are interested (podcast and show notes from Crisis Magazine):

Making Catholic Resolutions That Matter…and That Stick (Guest: Jay W. Richards)

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The Fanny Pack Revolution

Originally mentioned in our Substack from July 2022.

Out from under McConaughey's shadow

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If you’ve missed us on Substack, we’ve still been putting out episodes of the show. And for those who read and/or listen to us via Substack, we are going to be changing it up a little bit.

We still plan to post occasional episodes and long-commentary here on Substack, but our daily emails will come directly from me starting in the near future…probably starting Monday.

We will still be doing the daily show and I will likely post them up on Substack, but not email them going forward.

There are many reasons for this. But, like I said, we are not abandoning Substack. We will use the platform in a more strategic manner.

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