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....