The rhythms of the Jewish High Holy Days, this period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, are moving me deeply this year.
I seem to need to tell those I love that I love them more often and to let them know … read more.
With Labor Day behind us, summer has reached its official end. Like schools and many other institutions, First Unitarian moves into a new year.
At least we say that a “new church year” is beginning, and it is true that our programming does ramp up. Religious … read more.
My earliest two memories of the late Queen of Soul are of hearing my parents regularly play her cover of “Spanish Harlem” in the car, and of her striking appearance in Blues Brothers. I instantly knew two things about her: one, she lived her life … read more.
I wish I could paint for you the image of a father and son I hold as I prepare to join our First Unitarian delegation for Faith Floods The Desert. Next week, we will join UUs from across the … read more.
This summer we have been worshipping in our historic Eliot Chapel so that construction work could take place in our Sanctuary. For years it has been a goal to make the chancel (that’s the front of the Sanctuary with the organ and the pulpit) accessible … read more.
This week I am working hard to “tie up” loose ends and work through my year-end “to do” list. Some of you are finishing or have just finished a school year. Or a major project. Perhaps you would recognize my focus on crossing items off, … read more.
Saturday evening we will celebrate Cathy Cartwright-Chow’s 15 year ministry here at First Unitarian and her 30 years service to Unitarian Universalist congregations. We will send her off into retirement from full time work, to her son’s wedding in Malaysia and to welcome her first … read more.
What does the Beloved Community look like? What will it look like? How will we know if we get there? Is this just about race? I have been asked these questions, and more, by members of our community.
One of the challenges of using the language of Beloved Community is that it … read more.
Too often, in recent days, I have found myself yearning for a return to “compassionate conservatism.” Each new day brings another revelation that our national leadership is motivated primarily by self interest; and our lofty national ideals, however poorly realized, no longer even figure in … read more.
There are some things that need to be clearly condemned. Israel’s shooting of more than 1350 Palestinians on Tuesday and injuring of hundreds more was an outrage. I can imagine no moral universe in which American-armed professional soldiers firing thousands of rounds into protestors hurling … read more.
