The proverb “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions” suggests that intentions without corresponding actions are useless and even harmful. But good intentions can also be the powerful seeds by which significant life change can take hold and grow. What moves us from intention to action? How can we sustain our aspirations when […]
With so much going on in the news, it’s hard to focus our concern and our intent. To help do that we’ll examine events in light of the messages of MLK Sunday. We’ll think about the issues, our children and our possible responses. Yes, we can feel and live the power and hope of common […]
Intentions meet reality and get real. In 2005, Rev. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley described Unitarian Universalists as “ever striving to reach what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King called a “beloved community,” [striving] to offer seekers concrete ways to directly support our vision of a culturally inclusive, theologically pluralistic, and socially progressive community.” Yet for all our […]
While sensational headlines—anywhere we receive information—grab our attention, do they really tell us anything? Are there particular sources or kinds of information we will respond to more readily? We will explore where these two concepts, faith (or religion) and facts (or science), run as parallel lines and where they intersect for individuals as a microcosm […]
Much as a birthing class can give us tools for the emergence of new life, learning about “deathing” can empower us to create end-of-life experiences that enrich our families and communities. Our options to create meaning as we leave these bodies are varied and rich. We can reclaim death-care as part of the circle of our families and communities. […]
Not more work, you think. It’s Christmas Eve; we’re in the moment of anticipation, celebration and relief. But remember how we traditionally send ourselves out from the evening service with the words of Howard Thurman: that after the Christmas story has been told and celebrated; “when the shepherds are back with their flock, the work […]
Our Holiday Multigenerational Worship Service recreates the ancient story of the birth of Jesus through the lens of our own understanding: it’s an old and powerful story with resonance for the new world in which we find ourselves. It’s a no-rehearsal pageant. Those in the congregation can play the parts (or not). No preparation is […]
Ending gun violence should be a religious goal and priority. The social and personal suffering it causes call for a “compassionate response to end [such] suffering.” How we strive to accomplish that will be a matter of ongoing conversation and action. UUFH member, John Owens, a survivor of gun violence will share his thoughts and […]
You’re telling me all I had to do was click my heels three times and I’d be home! When were you going to let me in on that little secret? Ed Proulx is a 2017 graduate of one of our Unitarian Universalist seminaries. He is in the process to maybe one day become a Unitarian […]
My childhood Thanksgiving story and vision of America included a welcome table. I know the real story was not that inclusive. And America now feels explicitly unwelcoming even to many who are hurting and in need. But Thanksgiving remains a holiday of plenty and hospitality. It is a central piece of our “vision of the […]