Finding Brigid in the Spring

I was so very excited to see how popular our Celtic Book Club is becoming among our followers here at St. Columba's. This past March we gathered together on Zoom to discuss "Brigid's Mantle: A Celtic Dialog Between Pagan and Christian". What we seemed to have learned is that Celtic spirituality is a deep and meaningful way of living that both spans, yet also connects, people of different religious traditions. One of our members spoke up and noted that Brigid was the name of the church where she grew up, but she was taught very little about this Christian saint and absolutely nothing about how Brigid is also revered in Pagan circles.

What a wonderful opportunity for us to discuss our own beliefs while also learning about the beliefs of others. Celtic spirituality, whether Christian or Pagan, shares a common respect for, and care of, the earth and her people. It tends to find great meaning in the changing of the seasons, the moon, the position of the sun in the sky. Celtic spirituality understands that human beings are far more closely related to our non-human friends than we like to believe. And it sees all of life as an interconnected web of relationships.

Thank you all for joining in our on study of that saintly woman we know as Brigid. I look forward to us sharing more laughs, more cups of tea and maybe even another Zoom pajama party over yet another Celtic book. Here's to you all!

"I would wish a great lake of beer for the King of Kings; I would wish the family of heaven to be drinking it throughout life and time. I would wish the men of Heaven in my own house; I would wish vessels of peace to be given to them." - Brigid of Kildare