"If we could read the secret history of those we would like to punish, we would find in each life a..."
“If we could read the secret history of those we would like to punish, we would find in each life a sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all our hostility.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Unitarian, p
UU Unitarian empathy understanding Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Goodness, it seems to me, is always tolerant of the beliefs and nonbeliefs of others. We may..."
“Goodness, it seems to me, is always tolerant of the beliefs and nonbeliefs of others. We may convert, if we do at all, by being something irresistible, not by demanding something impossible.” - May S
UU unitarian universalist Tolerance goodness May Sarton
Something Mechanical to Eat the God Dam Lawn
On May 18, 1830 an English textile worker and tinkerer Edwin Beard Budding patented the first mechanical lawn mower. He based his design on a velvet sheering device at his mill. Blade mounted on a
rotating blade mower push mower yards power mower Edwin Beard Budding patent suburbia reel mower Elwood McGuire Lawn mower Colonel Edwin George
19 May 2013 Worship — Emerson Award-winner Lillian Moskeland
On Sunday (19 May 2013) at 11:00 AM, All Souls will present the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award to a member of the wider community whose life and work best exemplifies the values and principles of liberal r
12 May 2013 Sermon Podcast
“In Celebration of Mother’s Day” by Robin Drury and Danette Moore
Around Here
Life has been lovely since spring actually started to happen. Those in Arkansas understand. We had snow on May 1st, which is unheard of. Today I had the most lovely lunch on the porch of a new cafe in
Living Simply My Projects
Unity Temple, All Souls (DC) win big grants, and other UUs in the media
Churches win big grants for restoration The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unity Temple UU Congregation in Oak Park, Ill., won a $10 million grant that will pay for major restoration work on the historic
UUs in the Media
if Abrams hired me to do a pass on Star Trek Into Darkness
If you just want the quick advice about whether to see the movie: if you liked the first, you'll like the second, but don't think too much about the plot. Here be spoilers. If I was revising the scrip
‘You are not the center of the universe,’ and more UU conversation
Living with vulnerability Rebecca Hecking’s forty-seventh birthday brings reflections about mortality. Mortality is our companion on the human journey, whether we acknowledge it or not. . . Lately, I
Interdependent Web
LGBTQ Rights Are Human Rights
Each year on May 17th across the globe, thousands gather for or take time to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, Bi-phobia & Transphobia. The occasion was created in 2003 in Quebec to c
"Chaliceout: Love boldly, steadfastly, and generously now and always."
“Chaliceout: Love boldly, steadfastly, and generously now and always.” - Naomi King - Twitter: @revnaomi
UU Love Generosity chaliceout unitarianuniversalist
"Conscience…prepares the mind to act and to suffer beyond almost all other causes"
“Conscience…prepares the mind to act and to suffer beyond almost all other causes” - Daniel Webster, “First Settlement of New England, Delivered 22 December 1820” (Unitarian, statesman, U.S. Senator)
Cultural divide
The author of Pills Are Not for Preschoolers: A Drug-Free Approach for Troubled Kids has a specific agenda we presume, but if her opening fact for this short piece in Psychology Today is accurate, it
The Magician
Your humble author. The sewing machine’s name is Elizabeth. I am borrowing her from my girlfriend’s sister. Her manual, produced on clean white paper with green ink by the Babylock Corporation, refers
Paganism ritual Neopaganism Beltane Eric Scott family traditions Rider-Waite Tarot seriously look at that hat St. Louis Tarot The Magician this is not the news tower grove park wheel of the year
"For those whose life is centered in prayer, prayer is time for resting in God."
“For those whose life is centered in prayer, prayer is time for resting in God.” - Joan Chittister, OSB - Called to Question: A Spiritual Memoir
prayer Joan Chittister
– Compassion Makes The World Go Round
“It isn’t love that makes the world go round but compassion – starting over in gentleness when love hasn’t been enough or other factors have failed: a gentle refusal to blame oneself or others and jus
Online Ministry
Consalvo Powers On
The myriad Boston mayoral candidates have four months to stand out from the other 23 running. Last evening, Rob Consalvo did a very credible job at that. In his kickoff rally, his opening acts of supp
Boston election Consalvo kickoff Mayor campaign City Council
"We cannot be tactful with those whose point of view we fail to understand, or do not even strive to..."
“We cannot be tactful with those whose point of view we fail to understand, or do not even strive to understand” - Mary Ellen Richmond, Friendly Visiting Among the Poor (1906) p.14 (Unitarian, social
The Creation of the World
“The creation of the world did not take place once and for all time, but takes place every day.” ―Samuel Beckett Where do you see the creation of the world taking place around you? The Daily Compass
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