Using new songs from the UUA virtual hymnal Sing Out Love, this service draws on the landmark 2020 Widening the Circle of Concern: Report of the UUA Commission on Institutional Change. The report examines structural and systemic racism and white supremacy culture within Unitarian Universalism and offers transformative recommendations for long-term cultural and institutional change. … Continue reading The Tide is Rising, and So Are We
You and I know all that we’re ever going to know about ourselves and all that we are capable of. Right? This assumption gets in the way of new insights and growth. The Zen Buddhist concept of Beginner’s Mind invites us to a new start, every day and every moment, even if we are doing … Continue reading Beginner’s Mind: “I Don’t Know” Is a Good Place to Start
In some ways, we are the compilation of our life experiences, and the stories we tell ourselves and others about them. While some of our stories are positive and supporting, others may be harmful and damage us.Rev. Ron Ahnen invites us to reflect on how our stories can be liberating or oppressive. Rev. Ron Ahnen … Continue reading Our Stories, Ourselves
Is there a grief story that you’ve been carrying for years? One that tends to resurface at unexpected times but rarely has a place to land. As a society, we have made a certain amount of space to grieve the losses that come when we lose someone to death. But we haven’t necessarily given ourselves … Continue reading Growing Through Grief
Ctrl-Z is such a wonderful invention: when we have done something that we suddenly regret, we can simply Undo it. Does that only work on our computer keyboards? Amy thinks not. Sure, what’s done is done, but we still have the power to revise and rewrite. What would you like to do a little differently … Continue reading Ctrl-Z
What does it mean to be human in 2026? How will historians describe us? How does the frenetic pace of change impact our sense of identity? What networks sustain us and how can we protect them? Where are we putting our energies, our priorities. What inspires you, gives life meaning? Gillian Fynn (she/her)Gillian is a … Continue reading Who on Earth are We?
“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen” – V.I. Lenin. This service draws on the history and lessons of Black August, ancient flood myths, and harvest traditions to explore liberation as patient cultivation rather than sudden arrival; a freedom planted by generations, gathered collectively, and never grown alone. Gregory … Continue reading The Beloved Harvest: Seeds of Solidarity, Fields of Liberation
The little creatures of the interdependent web of the universe have a lot to teach we big ones if, in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau and Annie Dillard, we will have the patience and take the time to “simply see.” Rev. Dr. Jeanne Foster (she/her)Jeanne Foster grew up in New Orleans. She is Professor … Continue reading Lessons from a Tuscan Grasshopper
How did meditation move from the religious margins of American culture to mainstream biomedicine? Mind Cure: How Meditation Became Medicine traces the religious history of mind-body healing from nineteenth-century religious movements led largely by white women, to several African American religious movements, to early public-health initiatives, to the modern “mindfulness” industry. It also explores what … Continue reading Mind Cure: How Meditation Became Medicine
Let’s explore one of the core values of Unitarian Universalism – Interdependence! To acknowledge our interdependence is to honor the interconnected web of all existence, to renew our commitment to protecting the Earth, and to nurture mutually respectful relationships. What does a world that acknowledges interdependence look like, and how can we get there? Cats … Continue reading Exploring Interdependence
