We can keep on having half-conversationsabout who's right and who's wrong, and further feedthe brokenness that threatens to tear us apart. Or we cansee each other as part of a larger We -- a We that isbroken, but a W

The Born-Again Unitarian Universalist"

Apr 30th, 2017 29m 6s

It's a curious thing about change.Change can take an incredably long time to accomplish. Andyet, it is that moment when a change begins that we oftenfind so enduringly memorable. For instance, compare thedates: July

Culture Wars as Holy Wars

Mar 26th, 2017 20m 12s

When we, whoever we are, are on the side ofpure goodness, and we are locked in a cosmic battle withour enemies, who are on the side of sheer evil; hatred willalways beget hatred. To be peacemakers, we must not become

Spirit of Life, Come Unto Me",

Mar 12th, 2017 33m 50s

This is the last in our six part series onUnitarian Universalist theology. We will explore UnitarianUniversalist approaches to the concept of spirit. How doesthe spirit move? Can you be a humanist and include aconcep

Waiting . . .

Feb 26th, 2017 19m 16s

Waiting often inclines us to impatience."Waiting for Godot" seems so pointless. When youare waiting and wishing you weren't, frustration canset in. But Waiting . . . With an awareness of your presentplace in this pre

Moving Forward, Getting Back to Eden

Feb 19th, 2017 26m 58s

Every religion imagines an end point in theevolution of human life, where we arrive at the place wherewe are living the way life/God/spirit intended for us tolive. Martin Luther King called it Beloved Community.Unita

The Box That I Came In

Jan 29th, 2017 24m 10s

There are so many metaphors that revolvearound the word, "box;" around the concepts ofcompartmentalizing and catagorizing. In what order do youplace the adjectives that can be used to describe yourself?Are you a brow

The Ethics of Excellence

Jan 22nd, 2017 27m 43s

Timing is everything! There xcouldn'tbe a better point in histor for a classicist to bediscussing Plato and Aristotle and their views of"Virtue."

To Buy Or Not To Buy

Dec 11th, 2016 23m

Dilemmas most often happen as dualities, aseither / or problems. This talk is about the efficacy andethics of boycotting as a means of social or politicalactivism. And the dilemma confounds even Shiva'splurality of "

On the Necessity of Heresy

Nov 27th, 2016 39m 47s

In how many ways are UnitarianUniversalists described as Heretics? Our speaker is aprofessor of Literature, and today's subject revolvesabout writings from the middle years of the 19th century inEngland and America.

Creation and the Flood: Show Me the Evidence

Nov 20th, 2016 31m 40s

We owe the concept of Scientific Method adebt of gratitude. Epistemology is a curious study. Thewords of the ancients could lead us into patterns ofthought which match their ancient world view. We certainlyhope that

The Wisdom of the People

Nov 13th, 2016 32m 9s

American government has always been basedon a paradox: In theory the People are sovereign, but inpractice the People are uninformed. Throughout our historywe've dealt with that problem in a variety of ways.None of th

Reviewing the 9/11 Attacks

Sep 11th, 2016 31m 20s

This day was the 15th anniversary of the9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.This watershed event continues to shape us as a nation andas a people. How did Unitarian Universalists respond thenand h

Norbert Čapek and the Flower Communion

Jun 5th, 2016 25m 32s

The Flower Communion was created in the1930s by Rev. Norbert Čapek, a Unitarian Czechoslovakianminister, for his Prague congregation. In North America,the Flower Communion has become a ritual that celebratesour unity

Remembering Through the Generations

May 29th, 2016 34m

In honor of Memorial Day, we explore howthe after effects of war filter through the psyche of anation for generations after the war hasended.

Rising Energy

May 1st, 2016 32m 4s

It's Mayday, the holiday of revolution.It's Beltane, halfway from equinox to solstice, theholiday of Maypoles and new fires and fertility. Howeveryou celebrate it, May 1st is about energy rising in natureand in socie

Black Lives Matter for Quincy

Apr 17th, 2016 24m 42s

With the shooting of Trayvon Martin inFlorida, a slogan was born, "Black Lives Matter."With the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, a movementwas born that has transformed the American political andcultural landsc

Living in Covenant

Apr 10th, 2016 37m 57s

As Unitarian Universalists, we do not havea religious doctrine or a creed at the center of our faith.What we have is covenant, the sacred promises that we maketo each other. This covenant has held us together foralmo

Prayer for Agnostics, Atheists and those who justaren't sure

Feb 7th, 2016 39m 26s

Unitarian Universalists have a healthyskepticism of a lot of things, including prayer. What doesprayer mean to those who are not traditional theists? Whatdoes prayer say about the person praying and what theybelieve?

Face of the Enemy

Jan 24th, 2016 35m 47s

Jim Hayashi's father and grandfather,along with many uncles, aunts and cousins, were among the110,000 to 120,000 Japanese Americans who were forced intointernment camps during WW II. In this talk he outlines thehisto

What Am I to Myself Which Must BeRemembered?

Jan 17th, 2016 35m 2s

Meditation is a solitary pursuit. Rarely dowe get it "right." Carol shares her meditationtechniques with us. It is no insignificant task to usewords to teach us how to deal with the ceaseless flow ofwords at the root

How Our Children are Saving UnitarianUniversalism

Jan 10th, 2016 42m 39s

As UU's, we understand faith as aprocess that is continuously transforming; a process of howwe come to understand something larger than ourselvesthrough the questions we ask of life. We wrestle withquestions, we don'

Living the Incarnation

Dec 20th, 2015 22m 9s

In celebrating Christmas, we often forgetthe origins of many of this season's traditions.Significantly, Christmas is celebrated near the WinterSolstice. We decorate trees and our homes with lights. Forall, it is a ti

The Unseen in Our Lives

Nov 29th, 2015 23m 41s

For many of us, Religion is like anabstract painting, or a piece of music. What we believeabout it is something that comes from within us. Ourtolerance for all deeply held beliefs is rooted in thatsame something with

Carefully Taught

Nov 15th, 2015 38m 31s

Life changed in St. Louis when MichaelBrown was killed. As a white Unitarian Universalistcommunity minister recently moved to St. Louis from NewYork City, Julie wasn't sure how to connect. Thissermon tracks the path