As we celebrate a new year, how do we truly make all things new? We have inherited a lot from the previous year, so what can we do to transform and inspire this new 2019?

Advent is the season of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the nativity of Jesus in the Christian traditions. The name derives from the Latin adventus, meaning “Coming.” Marked over the course of the four Sundays before Christmas, Advent is traditionally celebrated with … read more.

This week, we will discuss the pervasiveness of ableism, a set of beliefs or practices that devalue and discriminate against people with physical, intellectual, or psychiatric characteristics which often are interpreted by majority culture as difference.

We celebrate the 70th anniversary of this historic document, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its third session on December 10, 1948 as Resolution 217 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. The Declaration consists of 30 articles affirming an individual’s rights … read more.

Today, we take a deep dive into the leader of the American transcendentalist movement, Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). The architect of American intellectual culture, Emerson is perhaps the most recognized and revered figure in the American Unitarian movement.

Among the many “isms” that influence how we interact with other people, a common one that we contend with is ageism. To value the opinions and perspectives of people based on their age is a pervasive form of discrimination in American society. We will examine … read more.

This church year, I am offering a series of sermons that explores elements of the history of Unitarian Universalism. Too many members of our congregation say that they love being Unitarian Universalists, but that they don’t know enough about what that means historically. How better … read more.

Today, we will do a deep dive into Henry David Thoreau, whose writings on natural history and philosophy deeply shaped the humanist and Unitarian Universalist movements. We will discuss his views on civil disobedience, the Walden years, and transcendentalism. Oh yes, and I’ll reveal the … read more.

King’s Chapel, the fourth oldest church in Boston, is somehow both the original Anglican church in Boston AND the first Unitarian church in the United States. To this day, they use a unique prayer book that is based in the liturgy of the Church of … read more.