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.
Join us for Weekly Mass * Subscribe to our Email Newsletter
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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.
Join us for Weekly Mass * Subscribe to our Email Newsletter
Visit us on Facebook * Contact us * Donate
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
it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
~Franklin D. Roosevelt
Second Inaugural Address
Wednesday, January 20, 1937
News updates:
Women’s Ordination Conference demands Equal Voting Rights at Synod of Bishops
ARCWP Fall Newsletter LEADING now available.
Women priests in Brecksville offer alternative to traditional Roman Catholic Church
Catholic Women Preach homily for November 11th - Listen now
View archive of prior news updates
Women’s Ordination Conference demands Equal Voting Rights at Synod of Bishops
ARCWP Fall Newsletter LEADING now available.
Women priests in Brecksville offer alternative to traditional Roman Catholic Church
Catholic Women Preach homily for November 11th - Listen now
View archive of prior news updates
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Scripture readings
The 33nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 17th, 18th First Reading: Daniel 12:1-3 Psalm Response: Psalm 16 Second Reading: Hebrews 10:11-14, 18 Gospel: Mark 13:24-32 |
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Homily for the Community of St. Bridget
The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 4, 2018
The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 4, 2018
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This reading from Exodus says that God was testing the Israelites, but I don’t think that’s quite right. I think that when the scriptures say that God is testing us that it means that WE are testing us. Doesn’t God already know who we are and what we’ll do? We need to discover who we are and what we’re made of. We can look at this reading and think, “Those ungrateful Israelites! They were hungry and God fed them. What is their problem?” Sure, the bread was in a totally unrecognizable form. And it wasn’t made the way they thought, or baked the regular way; it was still bread, right? WE would never be like that. Whenever God provides us with bread (or a blessing) that doesn’t look like the bread (or the blessing) we were expecting, it’s just fine with us, right? We never doubt that, even though the way God feeds us or blesses us is completely foreign to what we hoped for, it’s just peachy. So the bread was not what they asked for, but it got them to where they needed to go, right? read full homily |
Homily for Holy Spirit Catholic Community
The 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 11th, 2018
The 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 11th, 2018
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In our country today a widow is a woman whose husband has died. She’s keeps her own property and her rights and status, and she’s able to inherit from her husband. She’ll certainly be lonely... but not defenseless. In Jesus’ day a widow wasn’t so lucky. If she could pay back her dowry to her husband’s family-- the purchase price her husband paid for her-- she could go back to her family... if they would take her in. She could be sold into slavery to repay debt. She had no rights, no status. Unlike some other cultures in the Near Eastern world, Jewish widows weren’t legally provided for except in the levirate marriage, which didn’t help a lot, partly because it was specific to limited situations and partly because it wasn’t always followed. If she had no children by her marriage, the levirate law required her husband’s brother to marry her, and her first male child by her husband’s brother would be entitled to claim the inheritance of the deceased husband. read full homily |
This week's quote
All that we have and all that we offer,
Comes from a heart both frightened and free.
Take what we bring now and give what we need.
All done in God's name.
~Gary Ault
All that we have and all that we offer,
Comes from a heart both frightened and free.
Take what we bring now and give what we need.
All done in God's name.
~Gary Ault
Frequently Asked Questions
A reader asks: If women priests are trying to change the way the Roman Catholic Church operates, why do you ordain bishops? Are you not perpetuating hierarchy, only a newer version, one that suits you?
Our answers to this and other questions HERE
A reader asks: If women priests are trying to change the way the Roman Catholic Church operates, why do you ordain bishops? Are you not perpetuating hierarchy, only a newer version, one that suits you?
Our answers to this and other questions HERE
