I have been able to realize some pretty extraordinary stuff in my life. I remember that growing up, I looked forward to the “mountaintop” experiences to get through the mundane moments of ordinary life. I remember thinking I had so…
I have been able to realize some pretty extraordinary stuff in my life. I remember that growing up, I looked forward to the “mountaintop” experiences to get through the mundane moments of ordinary life. I remember thinking I had so…
I have led a life filled with unique experiences that I have walked through alone. I have been acutely aware of my singleness, and even more so, my aloneness, of late. When I was young, I presumed that I would…
Heavy in my arms the three small bodies I carry into the chapel, nestling one against my elbow while gingerly holding another, still warm, in my hands. I place them alongside each other and cover them with a funeral pall. …
Well friends, we are still in the midst of the Easter season. I forgot that until I sat down this morning and realized that as I write this, the celebration is not even halfway over! How consuming life has been…
This post is part of our Easter series on the Seven Joys of Mary. Sometimes, in a season of rejoicing, tragedy strikes. Words fail. In today’s reflection, Bridget remembers baby Josue, his mother’s love, and the shock of sudden grief.…
This is the final post of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this meditation on the Fourteenth Station of the Cross, Jesus is Laid in the Tomb, Contributor Bridget shares about her struggle with silence as we reflect on…
This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this reflection on the Tenth Station of the Cross, Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments, Bridget reminds us that love requires vulnerability. We humans weren’t made to live…
This post is part of our Lenten series, journeying the Stations of the Cross. In this meditation on the Fifth Station of the Cross, Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus Carry the Cross, Contributor Bridget shows us the difference between carrying the…
I had it on my calendar to produce a blog on the deep work of pruning our lives, and being pruned as we are molded and formed into living our true purpose. It is still coming at some point—but where…
I have really been struggling to write this post. This has been a very hard month, one during which it has been a great challenge to find and live with joy. For me, joy is a much different idea than…
