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
Visit us on Facebook * Contact us * Donate
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:
ARCWP Fall Newsletter LEADING now available.
Women priests in Brecksville offer alternative to traditional Roman Catholic Church
Catholic Women Preach homily for October 14th - Listen now
View archive of prior news updates
ARCWP Fall Newsletter LEADING now available.
Women priests in Brecksville offer alternative to traditional Roman Catholic Church
Catholic Women Preach homily for October 14th - Listen now
View archive of prior news updates
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Scripture readings
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 13, 14 First Reading: Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm Response: Psalm 90:12-17 Second Reading: Hebrews 4:12-13 Gospel: Mark 10:17-30 The language used in this, and all our liturgies, is inclusive, celebrating our God who is neither female nor male, but beyond all our imagining! The source we use is The Inclusive Bible from the Priests for Equality at the Quixote Center. You can learn more about this marvelous translation here. |
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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
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 14, 2018
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 14, 2018
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The book of Wisdom gives us lessons on how to live so that we can use the things of this world to help us become what God intends us to be, as St. Irenaeus said, to glorify God by being a human person fully alive. Many folks in Jesus’ time believed that prosperity was a sign of God’s blessing, but Mark’s gospel tells us that Jesus himself saw wealth as a problem. Later, Paul writes to Timothy saying that the LOVE of money is the root of many evils, which is often misquoted as MONEY is the root of many evils. read full homily |
This week's quote
The secret of life
is to let every segment of it
produce its own yield
at its own pace.
~Joan Chittister
is to let every segment of it
produce its own yield
at its own pace.
~Joan Chittister
A reader asks:
Does prayer really matter? Does it make a difference? Why should I pray?
Does prayer really matter? Does it make a difference? Why should I pray?
You must begin with what the purpose of prayer is. When people ask us to pray really hard, what does that even mean? If you think prayer can change God's mind, what kind of God is that? A god that can be swayed, who doesn't already know what the people need, and even then, doesn't care? Yikes!
Prayer is not meant to change God. Prayer is meant to change us. It helps us realize that we need one another, that we must support one another. When someone asks you to pray for them, they are reaching out for your support, your care, your love. Isn't that what humans should do for one another? Whether you are the one who is praying or the one being prayed for, a connection is generated or deepened. Prayer reminds us that we can't control everything. We must be aware of what we can do, and rest in the quiet of prayer to understand what God is asking us to do. Sometimes that is nothing. But the time spent in prayer connects us to one another and awakens us to our awareness of a Higher Power.
Not bad for a few moments of your day!
So, stop, become aware of the need or gratitude or whatever needs your attention, and send that love and grace into the universe. The universe will thank you for it!
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Prayer is not meant to change God. Prayer is meant to change us. It helps us realize that we need one another, that we must support one another. When someone asks you to pray for them, they are reaching out for your support, your care, your love. Isn't that what humans should do for one another? Whether you are the one who is praying or the one being prayed for, a connection is generated or deepened. Prayer reminds us that we can't control everything. We must be aware of what we can do, and rest in the quiet of prayer to understand what God is asking us to do. Sometimes that is nothing. But the time spent in prayer connects us to one another and awakens us to our awareness of a Higher Power.
Not bad for a few moments of your day!
So, stop, become aware of the need or gratitude or whatever needs your attention, and send that love and grace into the universe. The universe will thank you for it!
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