I’ve been sitting with this morning’s news and a cup of coffee, and I keep thinking about Francis of Assisi. Not the statue in the garden. The real one. The young man who walked unarmed into a sultan’s war camp in the middle of the Crusades, just to have a conversation. No army. No conditions.Continue reading “Sunday Morning with St. Francis…”
Author Archives: Bosco O'Brian
Between Shore and Sure
I’m drowning.My tears well up inside,my lungs fill to overflowing,and I can hardly breathe.I swim and swimand cannot find the shore…or is that sure. I am heavy with feeling.My chest tightens and tightens,each breath slips away,and I can hardly hold on.I reach and reachand cannot find a line…or is that a sign. The tide risesContinue reading “Between Shore and Sure”
“Last Car”
So, Susan and I were talking about buying cars, and it occurred to me that our next one might be our last… No, don’t go there. Nothing sad here… It of course made me laugh…and that led to this: “We Bought Our Very Last Car” by Brian Griffin(to the tune of “Fast Car”) Verse 1WeContinue reading ““Last Car””
NO KINGS!
I had the honor and the privilege of speaking at today’s Cincinnati “No Kings” Rally. These are my comments: No kings rally – remarks (03-28-2026) Good afternoon, sisters and brothers, My name is Brian Griffin. I am the executive secretary of the Cincinnati AFL-CIO Central Labor Council. And I have the awesome and distinguished honorContinue reading “NO KINGS!”
Winter Leaves Today
The winter is leaving today,taking the fallen leaves away,and in its wakethe softened earthbegins to breathe… again. The daffodils push through,The birds return their song,and sunlight lingersjust a little longeron hands that have been coldfor far too long. And in the setting sunI see it…the end of that long, cold day,as shadows stretch,then slip,then quietlyContinue reading “Winter Leaves Today”
Radical? Let’s Talk About Radical.
Yes, the Democratic Party is broad. It is diverse. It is sometimes unruly. But… Brian Griffin Mar 14, 2026 For years now, we have heard the same political refrain: the Democratic Party is “radical.” It is a convenient line, repeated so often that some people accept it without much reflection. But step back and lookContinue reading “Radical? Let’s Talk About Radical.”
Whoa There, Brother… That Is One Hell of a Log in Your Eye
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus Christ asks a question that has echoed across two thousand years: “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the log in your own?”
Public Education Is Under Siege in Ohio
Public education works best when communities have a stake in it. When teachers are respected. When parents are engaged. When school boards can advocate for the children they serve without fear of retaliation.
Carried on the Autumn Breeze
The autumn light grows gentle now, gold drifting through the trees. Leaves of yellow, red, and fire are stirring in the breeze. They loosen from the summer branch that held them safe so long, then rise into the open airlike notes within a song. Once I believed the turning leaves were whispers of goodbye. TheContinue reading “Carried on the Autumn Breeze”
Statement by Brian D Griffin | Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Cincinnati AFL-CIO Central Labor Council
October 27, 2025 | CINCINNATI, OH—I am urgently speaking out today on behalf of working people across this community and this state. Every day, people get up at dawn, punch the clock, care for their families, stretch every dollar in tight budgets, and still do everything they can to make ends meet. And now theirContinue reading “Statement by Brian D Griffin | Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Cincinnati AFL-CIO Central Labor Council”
Why Eye Write 