Author: Bridget Brennan

For Christians, the Easter season begins with Easter, unlike the commercial world where the Easter season ends on Easter. We are an Easter People and “Alleluia” is our song. What does it mean to be an Easter People in our world and to make “Alleluia” our song? As we begin this Easter season in a… Continue reading We Are an Easter People →

Today I would like to share this moving prayer/poem by Lynn Ungar.Rev. Dr. Ungar is a Universalist Minister and poet. You may enjoy her website, Lynn Ungar Poetry & Other Writings.

“The greatest need of our time is to clean out the enormous mass of mental and emotional rubbish that clutters our mind.”   Thomas Merton As the worry and fear of the coronavirus continues lapping towards our doors and lintels, the above quote from Thomas Merton, well-known author and contemplative monk who lived at Gethsemane Monastery… Continue reading Clearing Mind and House During the Pandemic →

by a Guest Author This is the second in a series of three blogs on siblings, written by a guest contributor. We have discussed birth order in an earlier blog on family relationships. This writer shares her experience of being the first born. I believe that my parents trusted me and counted on me. I am… Continue reading Being First →

We continue our blog series on siblings.This one is by my colleague, Mary D.  Sometimes when both parents have died, and adult siblings are scattered around the country, family relationships can wane. My colleague, Mary D. often talks warmly and fondly of her relationships with her siblings who live in differing states. Here is Mary’… Continue reading Siblings: A Guest Entry →

“Mom, where’s my photo album?” Kevin Leman, author of The Birth Order Book, written originally in the 1980s and revised in the 1990s, maintains that our birth order has significant influence in shaping our personality. There is much observable truth in Leman’s claims. However, there are always, always exceptions. In my own family of origin, the first-born was not… Continue reading Family Relationships: Birth Order →

We all know that being loved is a very basic human need.We also know that there are many diverse ways that people choose to offer that love.In the family setting there are multiple theories of how to love children; from the adage of “spare the rod and spoil the child” to “anything goes.” There is… Continue reading Learning to Love: The Five Love Languages →

Let us continue on the path of Kindness In a blog a few weeks ago I shared how I was wary as we began this New Year, 2020. I was happily surprised this past Sunday (1/19/20) when I was reading the Book Review section of the NY Times and found an entire page dedicated to… Continue reading Kindness Changes Everything (edited by Judith Newman, NYT Book Review, 1/19/2020) →

I like beginnings and ends and ends and beginnings. Ordinarily I begin the New Year with Hope. This New Year is different. I am ambivalent about Hope. I am wary. I have concerns about our national leadership.    I am apprehensive about how technology—wonder that it is—and social media will impact the 2020 national elections. When… Continue reading Year 2020: Proceed with Caution →

As you are reading this blog entry, the Christmas wrapping is most likely still scattered on the floor, or for you “tidy-up” types the wrapping paper has been recycled and gifts appropriately put away. Meanwhile, retailers are stocking their shelves with Valentine merchandise. So, we distinguish between the “business” of Christmas and the Mystery of… Continue reading Unwrapping the Mystery of Christmas →