June 14, 2016 Shriver Job Corps Devens, Massachusetts [caption....
When the World Is Sick: Grief at the Pulse
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Seeing You Whole: Speaking Out Against Sexual Violence
I say truly that the legacy of violence, shame, and silence in our lives is unbearable. This week there was the news of the outrageous and inadequate judicial response to Brock Turner's conviction as a rapist. Also, this week there was news of the....
Charge to the Minister – for the Ordination of Karen G. Johnston by Rev. Elea Kemler
Sunday, June 5, 2016 From Rev. Elea Kemler Karen, I charge you to hold....
Dear Beloved Ordaining Congregations (and All Sentient Beings Present) at my Ordination Yesterday:
I am flush with gratitude. Each time I turned my face towards you, I beheld....
I Wish That We Could See Each Other But That’s The Way Life Goes
Over twenty years ago, when I was completing the final of two eight-month-long clinical internships for my Masters of Social Work degree, I had to say good-bye to the clients I had been seeing as their therapist. Back then, and perhaps still, the....
Undeniable Reality of Connection: An Interfaith Letter Gets a Response
Here is what can happen when we reach out across divides with solidarity,....
You Say Hello – Love is Everything (sermon)
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Weaving Stories of Beloved Community: Part II (sermon)
The Unitarian Society of East Brunswick May 8 2016 Let me begin in gratitude. Gratitude to be with you again. Gratitude for breath. For the presence of my spouse again among you, but not my daughter, who is home in Massachusetts sick. Gratitude this....
Weaving Stories of Beloved Community – Part I (sermon)
Let me begin with gratitude. Gratitude for this moment, for this breath.....