Lately, powerful figures in the United States have suggested something astounding. Empathy is a sin. The great weakness of Western culture. To our living tradition which names Love as the heart of our faith, even as we value diverse perspectives, such a thought is simply horrible. To diminish this aspect of our being that makes … Continue reading The Heresy of Empathy (Video)
“I wasn’t fighting for revenge, I was fighting for equality.” -Sean MacBride. Today David Nesbit discusses the quest for peace through justice by examining the life and words of Sean MacBride, the Irish Jurist, who fought the British, established the UN commission on Human Rights, and co-founded Amnesty International.
One need only live through a few cycles of the sun to come to the clear connection between natural cycles such as seasons, tides, and migration patterns with the whole of life itself. The world sings to us in rhythms. In an age of fear, when the very ground itself feels unsteady, may we turn … Continue reading Trust the Rhythms of the World
There is a crack in everything. Whether by wounds carved in loss, addiction, the relentless weight of mental illness, or an unspoken hurt, no one really makes it through this life unscathed. How do we speak of this? How may we share without burdening others? Some may carry the quiet fractures of loneliness solo, trying … Continue reading Kintsugi Souls (Video)
It’s no secret, churches all across this country are having to grapple with some hard truths. Budgets are tight, times are tough, and hard decisions lay in our future. You know what we need? A miracle. This Sunday, we’ll talk brass tacks without making a meal out of our financial realities. There is more to … Continue reading Miracle Sunday (Video)
Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but are we not all lovers after life? For many people, days like this can be hard. Hours spent reflecting on loves lost, loves never known. This Sunday, let us turn inwards and turn our hearts over in our hands. What is this force we call desire? What could be … Continue reading What the Heart Wants
Towards a More Inclusive Unitarian Universalism Ours is a faith that was one of the first to broadly denounce the horrors of segregation, setting us on an imperfect pilgrimage towards wholeness and inclusion that continues to this day. This Sunday, let us celebrate Black History month by charting some of our course, elevating some of … Continue reading Wilderness Journey
As we break into our February theme of Inclusion, we enter into the days of Imbolc; a traditional Gaelic holiday celebrated by many pagan communities as the awakening of Spring and a time for uplifting the forces of healing and creativity. This was embodied in the figure of the Pan-Celtic Goddess and Christian Saint Bridget; … Continue reading Imbolc and the Path of Inclusion (Video)
Anna Peters speaks on the topic of education, and how it can be a revolutionary force in the world, filtered through her own experiences as a volunteer seminar leader for the Friends United/Amigos Unidos program in Honduras.
If we were to be a faith of named prophets and saints, few would argue that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would not be part of that host. While not Unitarian himself, the man left an indelible mark on our tradition, and so it is that on this third Sunday of January, we turn to … Continue reading Love, Power, Story
