tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post8185047763864925328..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: Shout the Gospel With Your Life: Celebrating 35 years of the Rev’d Dr Ellen (Sr. Bernadette) BarrettElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-24406367288057435622020-02-03T12:11:56.187-05:002020-02-03T12:11:56.187-05:00I plan to reach out directly to Ellen at some poin...I plan to reach out directly to Ellen at some point but I did want to mention that she might be one of the smartest people I have had the pleasure to chat with. Ellen's mother, Marie was my mother's (Margaret Barrett Joyner) half sister. I still remember having a wonderful time discussing a wide range of topics with Ellen when she visited us in Chapel Hill NC many years ago. I have always been proud of the fact that I was named after my mom's family (my name is Barrett Joyner) and the life Ellen has led makes me doubly proud that I share that name, Barrett.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11222202001490053975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-50292581530253071342015-04-19T07:49:19.682-04:002015-04-19T07:49:19.682-04:00I had lost touch with Ellen some years ago, and wa...I had lost touch with Ellen some years ago, and was not aware of her monastic vocation, but she was an exemplary and wonderful spiritual director for me at a very difficult time for me. <br /><br />Elizabeth, might I ask you to let me know if circumstances have bettered for her, and if not is the purse still open? I'd be happy to contribute my mite.<br /><br />I can be reached at jwirenius@me.com.Anglocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218740053628978255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-89816750639025842212012-01-14T19:53:54.798-05:002012-01-14T19:53:54.798-05:00I don't make it up. I just report it. Ellen di...I don't make it up. I just report it. Ellen did all the 'heavy lifting' by living her life with integrity and authenticity.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-26392349639251327182012-01-14T14:33:02.027-05:002012-01-14T14:33:02.027-05:00Stunning herstory at its best.
Thanks!Stunning herstory at its best.<br />Thanks!Turtle Womannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-10940095362527485262012-01-10T22:26:28.997-05:002012-01-10T22:26:28.997-05:00Ana - She's the best. And, I know she's re...Ana - She's the best. And, I know she's read this post and these comments.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-56404614591740108462012-01-10T22:26:03.052-05:002012-01-10T22:26:03.052-05:00Oh, Mary - thanks for pointing that out. I meant t...Oh, Mary - thanks for pointing that out. I meant to write: I've never known her NOT to be consummately gentle and kind.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-76056172629441566342012-01-10T21:18:49.175-05:002012-01-10T21:18:49.175-05:00Thanks so much for this. I remember Sr. B from the...Thanks so much for this. I remember Sr. B from the mid-80s. We both sang alto in the choir at St. Luke in-the-fields. Her voice is still the one I hear in my head when I think of the Exultet. We would write notes on our bulletins during the sermons, and she taught me patience (a Sisyphean task if ever there was one). <br />Love, love, love.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907980219265587405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-43193440877450228762012-01-10T21:01:13.207-05:002012-01-10T21:01:13.207-05:00I do not understand Elizabeth Kaeton's comment...I do not understand Elizabeth Kaeton's comment, especially on the anniversary of St. Bernadette's priesting. Where is the Christian charity in that?Mary O'Shaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123948632702915489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-3489930302410048582012-01-10T17:55:45.464-05:002012-01-10T17:55:45.464-05:00After many years I am delighted to hear news of El...After many years I am delighted to hear news of Ellen and send her my warmest wishes and bouquets of blessings,<br />in amicitia,<br />Penny Johnsonpenny johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-78256930054118316812012-01-10T17:53:27.451-05:002012-01-10T17:53:27.451-05:00A friend sent me the link allowing me to hear of E...A friend sent me the link allowing me to hear of Ellen's life after years of losing touch, for which I am most heartily grateful. My warmest wishes and bouquets of blessings go to her,<br />in amicitia, Penny Johnsonpenny johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-52835843351824613242012-01-10T11:53:46.512-05:002012-01-10T11:53:46.512-05:00I've never known Ellen - Sr. Bernadette (old h...I've never known Ellen - Sr. Bernadette (old habits die hard, excuse the pun) - to be consummately gentle and kind.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-6599120538900277522012-01-10T11:15:15.431-05:002012-01-10T11:15:15.431-05:00Ellen Barrette kindly met with me when she was wor...Ellen Barrette kindly met with me when she was working as a librarian at UC Berekeley. I had just realized I was a lesbian while living in Montana, and was reaching out to Episcopalians who could help me make sense of it all. She and Louie Crew both were exceptionally kind in going out of their way to meet with me.<br /><br />Thanks for letting us know what she is doing now. I thank God for her ministry, and hope she will see this and know her kindness is still remembered!<br />Betsy HessBetsy Hess L5 New Hampshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009093816350991978noreply@blogger.com