St. Patrick - The Patron Saint Of Ireland

When most people think about St. Patrick’s Day, they think of the color green, shamrocks, and drinking Guinness Stout (well, or the local favorite, Murphy’s); yet, few know the true story o...

You think of green beer, shamrocks, and Guinness. Maybe a parade. That's your St. Patrick's Day. Most people's. But the real story of Maewyn Succat, the man we call St. Patrick, is far more potent.

It's about a superpower: empathy. And how that empathy, honed through suffering, saved a people.

Early Life: From Roman Kid to Irish Slave Maewyn Succat, born sometime between 450-500 AD, wasn't some pious church kid. His father was a Roman-British officer, a deacon, sure.

But young Maewyn? He was adrift. Faith was a family obligation, not a conviction.