The First English Colony in North America Was Not the One You Think
Fishermen from Holland, Portugal, Normandy, and England put ashore at St. Johns in seasonal camps to dry, salt, and store the cod bounty from the Grand Banks for decades before a colony was official
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The Wrong Medicine
*trigger warning – this piece includes reference to my experience with sexual violence. Watching the situation surrounding Governor Andrew Cuomo unfold, I keep coming back to the very powerful sense t
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Rhythm
“Do not fear agitation, for agitation is the rhythm of life itself; to be put into motion, to be stirred” -Rev. Tania Márquez Feel some rhythm today. Sense the beat of a drum in some music–whether or
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It’s Not My Job To Educate You (except it kinda is)
I will answer questions asked in good faith all day long. The moment I see sea lioning or other games, I’m gone. It’s my job to educate those who want to learn. I’m not here for anyone’s juvenile ente
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COVID Task Force
The COVID Task Force was appointed by the Board of Trustees to help guide the church through the pandemic. The COVID Task Force (CTF) members provide All Souls with a variety of professional experienc
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Author introduces new, lushly-illustrated board book featuring Norse deities
Author Jennifer Hartman's latest project seeks funding to produce a second children's book featuring Norse deities. Continue reading Author introduces new, lushly-illustrated board book featuring Nors
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The Empty and the Open: Pointers on the Zen Way in a Real World
THE EMPTY & THE OPEN Jan Seymour-Ford Senior Dharma Teacher, Empty Moon Zen I’ve been in a very quiet, dark, empty-handed place for a while in my practice, and in my life. So here’s what I’ve been t
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Facing a Tsunami of New Homeless McHenry County Agencies Stick Finger in the Dike
Missouri Democratic Representative Cori Bush camped out with other activists on the Capitol steps to get Congress to extend a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures. A new wave of homelessness is ab
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Form
A bar of clay given to a child has a particular form, but where it ends up is anybody’s guess. Imagination becomes tangible as hands mold the clay. How can you open yourself to being molded by things
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Algae blooms, high temperatures, and exotic species stress marine life
The past month has shown a spotlight on the challenges and serious problems facing the waterways and oceans of U.S. Continue reading Algae blooms, high temperatures, and exotic species stress marine l
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Yasodhara: The Forgotten Story of the Buddha’s Wife
Growing up in a theologically conservative congregation in South Carolina, I was taught that there was only one right way to be religious, and conveniently, it was ours. All other paths—including many
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Plans for Religious Education
Plans are well underway for the upcoming RE year! We’ll be offering K/1/2 OWL, 5/6 OWL, and 8/9 OWL (Our Whole Lives sexuality education) as well as some familiar and some new-to-us curricula! We also
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What is it about Unitarian Universalists and Social Justice? by Reverend Tom Capo
Unitarian Universalists exhibit a high degree of theological and philosophical diversity—with Atheists, Agnostics, Buddhists, Humanists, Pagans, Christians, Jews, searchers
Rest in Power, Bob Moses
The Civil Rights Movement has lost another great one. Radical educator, global-minded activist, MacArthur genius fellow. On July 25 at age 86, Bob Moses joined the ancestors. While we’re heartbroken a
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Guest Post: Family Wellness During the Pandemic: Let’s Get Back to Normal
Guest post by Grinil Khanna with AuX Family Dynamics. We used to have a routine. Wake up, get the kids ready, take the kids to school, hustle to work in traffic, answer to the boss, rush back
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Ships Passing in the Night —Columbus and the Jews of Spain
Columbus kissing the ring of his patroness Queen Isabella of Spain while he co-monarch King Ferdinand and a Catholic Bishop look on as he prepares to depart the port of Palos in an illustration suppor
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Spiritual Warfare and the Need for a Pagan Worldview
There is conflict in the spirit world. The stories of our ancestor say there is. Our contemporary experiences say there is. It’s not World War III and it’s certainly not the Christian apocalypse. But
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First Lines
Sometimes, the hardest lines to write are the first ones–there is so much pressure on those first few words to bear the weight of everything that follows them. Sometimes, it is helpful just to get som
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Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 2, 2021
In this week's Pagan Community Notes: a new guide for Pagan ministry, Saturn conjunction, Hekatean community survey, and more news. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 2, 2021 at Th
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