I am Irish and proud of it. While my family has been in this country for generations, every March 17 we remember the courage and fortitude of our Irish ancestors who came to this country with the hope of a better life. Working in the mines of Pennsylvania and as housemaids, they faced many hardships including discrimination based on ethnicity and religion. They did not lose hope, however. Their faith gave them the strength to forge ahead. Their children's children rest on the foundation of their hard work and dreams.
I think about what is going on now regarding the challenges to our religious freedom. It is my greatest desire that we rely on that same strength and courage that many of our ancestors had when they came to this new country to build their dreams. Let us be proud of our Catholic faith and our heritage as we continue to build on the dream that is the American Dream, the light that drew our brave ancestors to freedom.
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