I’m writing with an update on church finances but let me begin with gratitude. Gratitude for the work of the staff in naming and addressing financial challenges the church faced. Gratitude for our Treasurer, Bernard Mustafa, and his clear and consistent financial analysis. And gratitude for the many congregants who have given their time, talent, and treasure, both this year…

Many of us have been asked that question at some point. Perhaps by a colleague where we work, or by another student in our school or at a march for justice. Those yellow “Standing on the Side of Love” shirts have prompted a lot of those questions.  What do Unitarian Universalists believe? When I served as denominational President, I often…

In December, All Souls celebrated the fifth anniversary of our adoption of the 8th Principle–the principle that commits us to journeying towards spiritual wholeness by accountably dismantling racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions. While we were one of the first congregations to adopt that principle, hundreds of others have now done so, and our living tradition continues…