Holy Envy: A Window in Interfaith Dialogue (sermon)

May 12, 2013 West Cummington Church, West Cummington, MA Karen G.....


Veering Towards Our Own Vulnerability: Depression Illuminated

When tragedy strikes, there seems to be a human impulse to not only measure our....


Long Live Sensus Fidelium: Workshop Facilitation and Spiritual Intelligence

In my Early Christian History class, we talked about how creeds came into existence.  The professor ~ the brilliant, funny, and knowledgeable Reverend Mary Luti ~ spoke about the development of Christian creeds not as handed down from above. Well, not....


Destruction of the Venerable Pine: Free Congregational Society, 19th Century Florence, and a little Boniface for Good Measure

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Practicing the Art of Losing (sermon)

Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Soceity May 4, 2013 Karen G.....


Miracles: Careening between Justice and Mercy

I don’t feel particularly somber or cynical or snarky today, and neither am I feeling particularly enlightened, hopeful, or grounded, so I am not sure why this poem – one of my favorite passages from Leaves of Grass – has caught in my throat. Why,....


The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio)

The Holy Stories of Our Lives (audio) When I preached at First Parish UU in....


Making the Most of Muck (sermon)

This morning’s reading comes to us from the poet, Gregory Orr and his book....


Note to Self: Interfaith Relationships Take Time

I am not talking about time to allow the familiarity and trust to develop, though that, too, is true.  I am talking about actual T-I-M-E.  Like, a whole afternoon.  Or better yet, afternoon and evening.  Let me elaborate: In a few weeks, I will be....


On White Identity, Terrorism, Radical Subversion, Home Visiting, and Love

On Monday, Joan Walsh wrote a compelling article on Salon, “Are the Tsarnaev....