Bring flowers of the rarest Bring blossoms the fairest, from garden and woodland and hillside and dale; our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling the praise of the loveliest rose of the vale.   LISTEN On This Day O Beautiful Mother Bring Flowers of the Fairest (from Songs of a Catholic Childhood) On […]

Bring flowers of the rarest Bring blossoms the fairest, from garden and woodland and hillside and dale; our full hearts are swelling, our glad voices telling the praise of the loveliest rose of the vale.   LISTEN On This Day O Beautiful Mother Bring Flowers of the Fairest (from Songs of a Catholic Childhood) On […]

Peat smoked shrimp, Shepherd’s Pie with veal, Penne Pasta with Stilton cheese in the sauce, Flourless chocolate tart with raspberry sauce and Frangelica whipped cream? Foods of our Catholic childhoods – tuna casserole and fish sticks – NOT! Chef Alan Lake, and the folks at Chief O’Neill’s “four forks” pub and restaurant, created a special pre […]