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…

I rise long before the light and have for many years. It is my most productive time. But in this season of long dark, despite my lists of tasks and the press of things, I find that slowing is what I need to do. Perhaps it is a reaction to the frenetic pace of life, to the frenetic pace of…