Many folks have identified a crisis in masculinity.  Loneliness, rising addiction, decreasing educational attainment, rage and the turn to the right, and violence are some of the symptoms.  I’ll give my reflections on this question – the nature of the crisis, and how we might … read more.

A strength-based approach to repair and change suggests that instead of always asking “what’s wrong?” we might start with “what’s right?”  What has worked for us, and how can we build on that?  We’ll consider what healing looks like, both for our own lives and … read more.

What might it mean now to be faithful to our values of love and justice? And how might we, now, cast our lot with those who reconstitute the world?

Our annual homecoming service celebrates community and the invitation to a deeper and more meaningful life. Students, bring a backpack for the backpack blessing. We’ll also do the water celebration; there will be water for you to use but also feel free to … read more.

On this Labor Day weekend, we’ll talk about the dignity of work – both work for pay and not. What does it mean to do our work, whatever it is, with intention and purpose? And how might we think about what kinds of work … read more.

Unitarians and Universalists have long cared about democracy. Our faith that each person could access the holy through their own conscience and mind carried over, 250 years ago, into a commitment that people should have the freedom to govern themselves without kings or dictators. In … read more.

In the current political and social context, how do we let love guide us? What does love ask of us in how we relate to our neighbors? How might we practice loving speech and deeds – love that is truthful, and courageous, but also kind? … read more.

As the horrible violence against children and other civilians continues in Gaza, and as the overall conflict in the area known as “The Levant” continues on and on, what do our values call us to do and say about this?

Reflections on our faith. Given the most recent General Assembly, and conversations with leaders across our faith, how are we doing? Where are we going? How is our living tradition changing and becoming? And how are we working to shape our fragile and changing world?