Beauty and Trauma
I have been at a loss for words these past few weeks. But sitting quietly in the back yard–often next to the frog pond–has enabled me to see some beautiful birds. I’ll start with this cardinal, cardin
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Ground, Grow, & Act Together: the Action Center has launched!
Yesterday, hundreds of UU gathered for the launch of the new Side With Love Action Center: a place where we can ground, grow, and act together. As we move into this recovery, we cannot go back to norm
Fire & Ice (with apologies to Robert Frost)
Some say the world will end in fire, others say in ice. But the end of the world isn’t coming, not tomorrow, or next year, or on any fixed date. Rather, the world is continually ending as we separat
Congregations adapt to evolving COVID guidance
Kat McKim As the Delta variant complicates plans for a return to in-person worship, congregations continue to explore a variety of models for being in community.
In Her Honor
In Her Honor is a series of events celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s contributions toward women’s rights. The monthly presentations by notable women, from our community and beyond, celebrate and infor
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How to Keep Your Minister: A Guide for the Thoughtful Layperson
As the church year came to a close this past June, Facebook groups of UU ministers filled with stories of congregations treating their ministers poorly. What ministers define as poor treatment can tak
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The History of the Flaming Chalice
THE FLAMING CHALICE: What it means to Unitarian Universalists August 14, 2011 Rev. Kit Ketcham Hey, remember our teenage years when we’d go to summer camp and sit around a big bonfire at night, make
Weekly Bread #137
My left knee had its second birthday this week. The ice machine above that I used for pain and swelling relief post surgery now lives in our basement. I hope I haven’t worn the new knee out in two yea
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Boiling It Down: Finding the Essence of What Guides Your Life
Turning sap into syrup takes attention and diligence and wouldn’t most of us agree it’s worth it? likewise, unfolding the meaning of our lives, sorting out one way of understanding for one that fits u
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Welcome and Explanation of the Service of Lamentation for the 20th Anniversary of 9-11
as presented at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston, September 11, 2021 Welcome to this service marking the twentieth anniversary of the attacks on September 11th. I am the Rev. Dr. Col
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Some personal reflections on the twentieth anniversary of the events of September 11th, 2001
A recorded version of the following piece can be found at this link On Tuesday, September 11th 2001, I was just over a year into my ministry at the Cambridge Unitarian Church. I was working in my stud
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Outraged By Texas Abortion Law, UUs Remain Committed to Reproductive Justice
The UUA responds to the heartbreaking and outrageous decision by the US Supreme Court to allow implementation of Texas's anti-abortion bill, SB8. Continue reading "Outraged By Texas Abortion Law, UUs
Join us for our virtual Action Center Launch event this Sunday
In the midst of devastating climate change, the appalling stripping away of voting and reproductive rights, the criminalization of migration, and the state sanctioned violence of policing - it can fee
A Reflection from the UUA President: Choosing Love On This Anniversary of September 11
Susan Frederick-Gray On the 20-year anniversary of September 11th, UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray reflects on the costs of America's response and spiritual strength of choosing love. Continue
The Past, Present, & Future of Work
This past Monday was Labor Day. In addition to enjoying a three-day weekend, it is important to be mindful that Labor Day is about much more than a last bit of time off at the symbolic end of summer.
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Survivors—Found: Twenty Years After 9/11
By Joan Murray | Last week, I got a call from a stranger. She was an elder at a church planning a remembrance ceremony for the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and asked if I’d read a poem. I
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Beacon Press Announces New Poetry Series, Raised Voices
Beacon Press is proud to announce the expansion of its poetry program, adding new voices to those of the press’s renowned poets—including James Baldwin, Mary Oliver, Sonia Sanchez, and Richard Blanco—
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Recent Wins for Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas Show Power of Native Resistance and Solidarity
The Tribe celebrates victories against border wall and fracked gas terminals
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Sunday, September 12 ~ Online Multigenerational Water Communion Service ~ 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, September 12, 10:30am Multigenerational Water Communion ~ An Online Service with Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann Honor the waters that touch our lives: rivers, oceans, lakes, and tears of jo
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I used to buy my courage secondhandAt the Lucky Duck Thrift ShopWhere every purchase supportedLocal kids with autism,And emboldenedLocal queers with trembling handsAnd pounding hearts. They shut downS
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