"Well, not a big deal, if you don’t think honoring a great man with thanksgiving to God and solemnity as opposed to commercialism and alcohol sales is a big deal. The commercialism is the problem."
You touch on an important point. St. Patrick's Day has become for many - including many non-Catholics - as an excuse to get drunk and eat Irish food and have a parade, and for stores to push Irish-themed merchandise for a couple of weeks. Maybe the parade should be cancelled and replaced by a national day of prayer for the healing and conversion of homosexuals.
Irish food?
As an Irish American, my question is, what’s that?
My favorite back and forth, favorite, really, in ‘Band of Brothers’ is when Buck says to Mularkey, ‘what do you know about cooking? You’re Irish.’
Mularkey says, ‘Sir, if you have reservations somewhere else, I would be happy to join you.’