New Bridges ‘Facebook Live’ Series Launches
“Bridges Conversations,” a new Facebook Live video series featuring members of the Bridges community, went live for the first time at noon on Friday, March 12. The pilot was hosted …
SAVE THE DATE: A Joyful Prayer Companion Morning June 5
All Bridges prayer companions (past and present) are invited to participate in a virtual “Joyful Prayer Companion Morning” on Saturday, June 5 from 8:30 to noon. Participants will share, pray …
Advent 2020: Welcome to the ‘Demented Inn’
In this time of advent hope — even in a seemingly hopeless time — we wait to welcome Christ again to the world. Unlike those people in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago, we pledge to make room for him in the “inns” of our hearts, right? That’s the real hope for us right now. Do we have the courage to open the door?
Interview with Executive Director Linda Leib
Bridges Executive Director Linda Leib was recently interviewed about the origins, structure and spirituality of the Bridges Retreat by Angela Pancella, Director of Development and Parish Life for St. Francis …
A Rough Entry into the Spiritual Exercises
Dr. Hsin-hsin Huang came to Bridges in 1997, searching for a spiritual formational program to help her integrate spirituality and psychology. She was in a spiritual desert, thirsty for something to quench her dried-out soul. Twenty years later, she continues to “marinate in the richness of the Spiritual Exercises” — a way, she says, “of living, praying, relating to God, knowing Jesus, and living in radical honesty.”
Meet a member of the Bridges Community: Steve Tadrick
Steve Tadrick spent most of his life painting houses, never dreaming he’d be spending his retirement years putting paint to paper and bringing those who view his works into a closer walk with Jesus.
Meet a Member of the Bridges Community: Linda Leib
Bridges Executive Director Linda Leib says her participation in the St. Louis Ignatian community has filled her life, both from the qualities and depth of the spirituality and the comradery of all the good people she finds around her.
Magis Closes Out Year with Successful Zoom Session
Closing out the 10th Year of the Magis program, Hsin-hsin Huang and Vicki Harpring organized a highly successful Zoom session for 50 participants on Saturday, April 25th.
Meet a Member of the Bridges Community: Melody Gee
Relate a little about your professional, religious and spiritual background: I grew up in southern California and moved to St. Louis in 2008. I am a writer living in the …
A New Daily Spiritual Resource from Clarence Heller
Local spiritual director, poet, artist and former Bridges board member and prayer companion Clarence Heller has recently launched A Piece of Goodness, a daily Twitter-length excerpt from one of his …