Welcome to the Community of St. Bridget
an inclusive Catholic community!

We are a lay led Roman Catholic eucharistic community served by Roman Catholic women priests. 

​The Community of St. Bridget, an inclusive Catholic community
shares the same location as the Brecksville United Church of Christ 
23 Public Square, Brecksville, Ohio 44141
We are easily accessible from I-77 near the intersection of SR 21 and SR 82.
Please join in our joy and come celebrate with us!

Inspired by the words of Pope Francis,
we are a community that builds bridges, NOT walls.
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​The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much;
it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt
Second Inaugural Address
Wednesday, January 20, 1937

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News updates:
ARCWP Spring 2019 Newsletter LEADING now available.
Catholic Women Preach homily for May 19th - Listen now 
View archive of prior news updates

Important notice:  There will be no liturgy for the Community of St. Bridget at BUCC on Saturday, July 13.
​ARCWP will hold its 2019 Annual Meeting/Retreat on July 12,13 and 14th in Cleveland, Ohio. Our clergy will be attending.

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Scripture readings
Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 25th, 26th 2019

First Reading:  Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29
Psalm: 67
Second Reading:  Revelations 21: 10-14, 22-23
Gospel:  John 14: 23-29

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Homily for the Community of St. Bridget
The Easter Vigil
Saturday, April 20, 2019

It is probably safe to say that all of us are familiar with the transformation that takes place before a butterfly spreads its wings.  It’s within the chrysalis, or cocoon, that the “transformation” happens. From the outside it looks like the caterpillar is resting, but inside big things are happening – remarkable transformation called metamorphosis is going on as the caterpillar is changing its shape and form.  It is amazing to patiently watch the transfiguration from caterpillar to butterfly!  Many a person has marveled at this site!

And so, I ask, quite sincerely and honestly:  Why is it that the men of the church come up with celebrations for Mary, the Mother of Jesus, without consulting women? ​
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Homily for Holy Spirit Catholic Community
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 19th 2019

In today’s second reading from the book of Revelation, 
we hear John’s vision of a new heaven and a new earth. 
All we have to do is flip on the evening news to know that, 
after all this time,  
it’s still a vision, not a reality. 
Fourteen months ago in El Paso, 
a mother and her six-year-old son were forcibly separated 
for requesting asylum at a legal port-of-entry.  
She said, “They told me, ‘you don’t have any rights here, 
and you don’t have any rights to stay with your son.’” 
Just this week in Russellville, Arkansas, 
people gathering for their peaceful annual march 
in remembrance of the six million Jews 
murdered by the Nazis 
were confronted by screaming protesters 
carrying Nazi flags and signs that read, 
“The Holocaust didn’t happen, but it should have.” ​
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