Author: Bridget Brennan

From most mainline Christian Church pulpits, the message since March 2020 is that it has been an extended, prolonged Lent due to the pandemic. This Good Friday 2021, as we move towards the Feast of the Resurrection, I move more slowly, with less hope. There is such a multitude gathered at Calvary: • The migrants,… Continue reading 2021 From Calvary to Easter, a Long, Uncertain Walk →

We are two months into President Biden’s administration. For me personally, I think the tenor of life in America has improved. A long way to go but moving forward. That’s the good news. The reality news is that we are still a very divided country and for many of us a very divided faith community.… Continue reading Creating a Patchwork Quilt of Life →

Beginning Anew with an Elder Statesman As we calendar-ly moved into the New Year, I had postponed writing a blog. I had wanted to wait until January 20. Like many Americans, I looked forward to a new beginning. I had been worried about President Joe Biden being harmed during the Inauguration. Never suspecting that our entire… Continue reading A New Beginning →

The outlandish consumerism of Christmas the holiday, overwhelms me. I don’t know how to be a part of that.      The quiet of Advent wraps round me protecting me from that chaos. The Advent litany of saints is like a board game leading me to the manger at Bethlehem.   The shorter days are not my favorite… Continue reading Advent Season 2020 →

Back in the late 60s, early 70s in the pre-tech world there was a contraption known as the 8-track tape player. I never figured out how it worked but my Dad had one in his car and as I recall he had one tape, the Dean Martin tape. So, if Dad was giving you a… Continue reading Memories are Made of This →

“You want to be where you are Loved.”  Simone, age 6 ½ For those of you who have had the experience of chauffeuring your own children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or neighbor kids sine cell phones or iPad you know that the time huddled in the automobile can be an incubation of ideas, plot lines, humor,… Continue reading We Want to Be Where We are Loved →

In an effort to inform all of us of the epidemic reality of Domestic Violence, I asked Michelle Schiller-Baker, a tireless leader in serving women who are victims of Domestic Violence, to share much needed information for all of us. I most admire Michelle for her steadfastness, fidelity and love with which she has served… Continue reading October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month →

Hallmark invites us to celebrate Grandparent Day in September – this year, September 13th. I asked one of our Guest Bloggers, Kathy Bueno, to share her reflection on being a Grandparent. Kathy and her husband, Julián have been full-time grandparents for their two grandchildren.  Thank you Kathy, for sharing your reflection with us.  “Children are a… Continue reading Children are a Heritage from the Lord →

Children’s Energy and Creativity – A Gift to ALL Let me begin by saying I love kids. I became an aunt at age 7 and have pretty much been around kids all my life. I enjoy seeing all the stages they go through, how they embrace life. I love watching them laugh. I hate when… Continue reading The Children’s Hour →

A painting of the Second Continental Congress voting on the United States Declaration of Independence, by Robert Edge Pine, 1788 One of my favorite musicals is the play 1776. Every time I have seen it, I am emotionally moved and proud to be a citizen of the United States of America. Would that the history… Continue reading July 4, 1776 to July 4, 2020 →