The name of St. Patrick is familiar to most people in the English-speaking world. Yet most who know his name know next to nothing about him. Legends, myths, and tall tales surround the patron saint of the Irish, but few really know him or understand the burden which guided his work as Bishop of the Irish people during the latter years of the fifth century. In Celtic Flame: The Burden of Patrick, T. M. Moore provides a look into the heart and soul of the great saint. Drawing on ancient documents, especially those from Patrick's own hand, and presenting the saint's testimony in a lively verse paraphrase, the author reveals the warmth, determination, courage, and convictions of the first of the Celtic Fathers.