A liminal time, this… when the veil between life and death grows thin, when....
Missing Mudita: On Collegiality and Sympathetic Joy
I was looking for the missing brahmavihara. Walking around the beautiful....
Adieu Enlivened Stardust
The enlivened stardust called Otis these past twelve years has been returned....
On the Resurrection of Beloved Dogs (poem)
“Everything is mortal. It dies. But its parts don’t die. Its parts become....
Pastoral Prayer: Possible Angels and Miracles
(This prayer was inspired by a poem from Mary Oliver, "The World I Live In," a....
Everything Possible: On the Fluidity of Humanity (sermon)
First Parish Church of Groton October 11, 2015 Karen G. Johnston, Candidate....
Water Ingathering at First Parish
At the start of the new UU church year – typically the Sunday after Labor Day....
On Keeping (Ig)Noble Silence
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Tonglen: Enough. For Now.
I met Doris* as she lay in a bed on the pulmonary unit to which I had been....
My Yum of Communion: Sorry If It's Your Yuck
This morning – my last free Sunday morning before I am happily spoken for by....