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 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
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 January 13th - 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 January 13th - Listen now
View archive of prior news updates
Mary Eileen has provided the following response regarding the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s recent guideline on women seeking hysterectomies:
Once again, we confront the arrogance and self-righteousness of the patriarchal church’s position in this purported “ethical guideline” on boundary settings for hysterectomies!
It is entirely unbelievable to the feminine half of the human species that such a guideline could possibly be written without their consultation or consent. Yet sadly, this continues to be the modus operandi within the Roman Catholic hierarchical mindset.
Until churchmen experience an epiphany that opens their minds and hearts to inclusive and egalitarian regard for women, seeking their voice and experience of their feminine nature, being, and wisdom, I see nothing but a dead end on this worn out path these men continue to travel.
Mary Eileen Collingwood
Bishop, serving the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests
It is entirely unbelievable to the feminine half of the human species that such a guideline could possibly be written without their consultation or consent. Yet sadly, this continues to be the modus operandi within the Roman Catholic hierarchical mindset.
Until churchmen experience an epiphany that opens their minds and hearts to inclusive and egalitarian regard for women, seeking their voice and experience of their feminine nature, being, and wisdom, I see nothing but a dead end on this worn out path these men continue to travel.
Mary Eileen Collingwood
Bishop, serving the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests
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Scripture readings
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, January 19th, 20th 2019 First Reading: Isaiah 62: 1-5 Psalm Response: Psalm 96 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Gospel: John 2: 1-12 |
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Homily for the Community of St. Bridget
Homily for the Second Sunday in Advent/Immaculate Conception
December 8th, 2018
Homily for the Second Sunday in Advent/Immaculate Conception
December 8th, 2018
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There is much written and proclaimed about the season of Advent. We often are directed to reflect on spiritually birthing anew Jesus for our time, and on his eternal companionship. And this, of course, is all good. However, by directing our minds to Jesus during this time, we totally miss the point that the Advent Season is really about Mary, the Mother of Jesus. It is about her pregnancy and carrying and waiting for her child to be born. It is about her body cradling and protecting the baby that is growing and maturing in her womb. It is about waiting for the birth of this child under very rough circumstances. It’s about her willingness to do this. And we wait with her, anticipating this new life for ourselves, as well as its impact on our world. So, today, within this Advent Season, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. 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? read full homily |
Homily for Holy Spirit Catholic Community
The Baptism of Jesus
January 13th, 2019
The Baptism of Jesus
January 13th, 2019
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Seems like Christmas has shifted on us. Back in the 50s when I was growing up, we used to put the Christmas tree up on December 24 and not take it down until February 2, the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple– 40 days, symbolically matching the 40 days of Lent. That was the preferred Catholic tradition back then, in spite of the trail of dead pine needles from the living room, through the house, and out the back door. At other times in our history we took the tree down on the 12th day of Christmas, January 6, the feast of the Epiphany. At still other times we ended the Christmas season on January 1, on the octave of Christmas, 8 days after the Nativity. When I was a kid, that was the Circumcision of Jesus. Then the name was changed to the Motherhood of Mary, then changed again to the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and in 1968 we tacked on to that another celebration for the World Day of Prayer for Peace. Today some people start Christmas before Thanksgiving and end it on December 26. read full homily |
This week's quote
May we be a rainbow people,
joining with God in keeping this ancient covenant,
living the promise of a new creation being born through us.
~Bruce Sanguin, from If Darwin Prayed
May we be a rainbow people,
joining with God in keeping this ancient covenant,
living the promise of a new creation being born through us.
~Bruce Sanguin, from If Darwin Prayed
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
