Sep 17 Brogan

John and Thommy

Good morning
I love you

September 17
Brogan 7th c.

One of the beauties of being Irish is that we have a plethora of saints, many of whom may be rolled up into one – story tellers that we are! Another advantage of writing – you get to keep your story straight and not confused with other Johns, Jacks, Thommys or Thoms….

Brogan was the abbot of Ross Tuiric, Ossory.

The community selected him to be abbot. What does that tell you about Brogan? A seventh century Irish Abbot? Without knowing anything particular about the man, this should tell you a lot about him. Just as being a student at Greensboro College or at UNCG tells a lot about you. It is how your deport yourself in this role that will determine how you specifically will be remembered - - will it be saintly as Brogan is? I pray so….

We also give Brogan credit for authoring a hymn to St Brigid.

What does that tell you about Brogan? For whom will you write poetry? Hymns? [songs] Stories? Comics? Writing is an expression of Love – even letters or postcards, even to your grandfather and father. An expression of God’s love is the best poetry [Gerard Manly Hopkins maybe?] What songs will we remember you by?

I love you,
Dad