Whether we are watching The Lion King or a staging of Hamlet, the theme of remembering who we are in the midst of life’s changes is a profound part of moving forward in a morally fulfilling and affirmative way.

In Unitarian Universalism, we often speak about the importance of maintaining a “free pulpit.” What exactly is meant by a free pulpit, and how does that tradition extend to our pulpit today?

We will spend a morning in music and word celebrating the life and legacy of the legendary singer Aretha Franklin, a proud daughter of Detroit.

Contemplation is a form of profound thinking, examining something for an extended period of time. The hope is that by focusing on something with such concentration, we might break through and find new insights. How do we do this and what might we achieve?

Meditation is a spiritual discipline that helps us reach our essential self, unburdened by the cacophony of what is happening around us. What forms of meditation exist, and how might we try them?

The idea of prayer is that it is a spiritual discipline that allows us to connect to something else in a way that allows for genuine communication. To whom do we pray, and what do we say?

The originally planned topic was Summertime. However, Rev. Murray spoke instead on his longtime admiration of Fred Rogers and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

The recent, haunting music video by Childish Gambino/Donald Glover, “This is America,” is a visual, multifaceted sculpture of reflections on American identity(ies) today. As we live in a time when the doctrines of American exceptionalism, especially moral exceptionalism, seem most thin, who are we and … read more.

Close on the heels of the Summer Solstice, I will explore how this observance has affected religion and culture. The Summer Solstice is a pre-Christian holiday and has been celebrated throughout Europe and many parts of the world, a moment of the annual cycle since … read more.

Throughout the world today, churches of the Christian traditions celebrate a singular holiday called Pentecost. This is the one date in the liturgical calendar that ministers wear red, there is a special interest in fire, and suddenly a lot of talk about the Holy Spirit. … read more.