I will be speaking at UUFDC the day after my ‘Three-Score-and-Ten’ birthday (for some reason, saying my age that way feels better than saying, ‘Seventieth’). But it also sounds funny when I hear a fellow classmate say, ’OMG! I’m going to be 21 tomorrow! I feel so old!’. ‘Pffft’, I counter, ‘I’ve been there three […]
To mark International Women’s Day this year, in keeping with the exhibit at the UU Gallery, Estella Lauter will present the work of several American women artists who developed an “art of social engagement” from the 1970s to 1990s. Their work took many forms: murals, quilts, installations and performances, as well as painting and sculpture, […]
JUSTICE SUNDAY There is an on-going war on the separation of powers. The current administration has methodically dissected immigration law, specifically asylum law, in an effort to curb legal asylum immigration. In similar fashion, legal immigration discretion has been tightened to never-before-seen standards. Finally, the lack of an independent immigration court judiciary has revealed that […]
Did you know that being able to forgive actually affects your physical body? Studies show that opening up to forgiving ourselves or others can lower blood pressure and reduce stress. Join us as we look into forgiveness, its intentions, its challenges and its long term effects on our lives. Rev. Karon Sandberg is a hospice […]
Gratitude is an essential part of our being. As children, we learn to express it through saying “Thank You” and writing notes when we receive a gift. As we mature we learn that gratitude properly expressed can lead to new opportunities. Gratitude can also be a spiritual practice leading to a presence in the world […]
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said that 11 o’clock on Sunday morning is one of the most segregated hours in America. The nation is diversifying, but our faith communities aren’t. Join us for an interactive service that asks us all to consider what an intentionally-inclusive church looks like and why it’s the work […]
Through a series of thought experiments and real-life examples, the presentation will examine the notion of race and ethnicity as applied to Latin@s in the United Sates. We will review the historical formation of said group, its relations to Latin America, and present examples of its cultural and political expressions. Gustavo Fares, a native of […]
This line from Emily Dickinson, reflects the motivation behind restoration ecology. We are in the midst of what some call Earth’s sixth mass extinction. On the one hand Homo sapiens is the problem. On the other… we are also the solution. This is a huge opportunity for positive change. Just as depleted prairies and forests […]
Honesty is the foundation of all human connection. But there are times when (particularly living in a small community) many of us temper our honesty in the service of tact for others or the protection of our own boundaries. How important is honesty in the stories we tell to one another, here in a small […]
Uncertainty and anxiety are not the same thing. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. Though we may conflate uncertainty and anxiety, anxiety is only one response to uncertainty. It may not be the best one. We cannot avoid uncertainty in life, […]