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From my Ukrainian friend: “I pray that this dark hour will give way to a rosy morning.”
Please donate to provide humanitarian aide to the people of Ukraine. One good organization to support, among many, is “Nova Ukraine” Go to www.novaukraine.org Today we continue to mourn the suffering, death and destruction in Ukraine, now three weeks into the Russian invasion. My heart hurts from the senseless and brutal violence day after day.…
Read MoreSermon on Sacred Activism at St Johnsbury UU Church
The heart of the UU service I led last Sunday was a sermon I gave about Sacred Activism which its founder, mystic and religious scholar Andrew Harvey, defines it as “a transforming force of compassion-in-action that is born of a fusion of deep spiritual knowledge, courage, love, and passion, with wise radical action in the world.” It is about…
Read MoreThe Power of Listening
“I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. … When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but receive them. … Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it.…
Read MoreBuild and Enhance Your Marriage – Counseling Sessions to Empower Couples
With Valentine’s Day approaching, it is a great time for couples to reflect on their marriage, on what is working well and what could perhaps be improved. Hopefully, your marriage is abundant with love and joy. Sometimes though, life -and our own selves – bring us challenges that can stress and maybe overwhelm, even the…
Read MoreThe Flower and the Donkey: Russian Cupid’s Arrow Leads to Marriage
A few days ago, I had the great pleasure of officiating the wedding of Luc and Galina, my first wedding of 2017. The couple’s story is somewhat unique. Luc is French-Canadian, from Montreal, and Galina is Russian, from Moscow. On a whim, Luc decided to check out an internet dating site called “Russian Cupid”, and…
Read MoreWinter Solstice: Walking Toward the Dawn
Today, December 21, here in the northern hemisphere, is the beginning of winter, when the sun is at its farthest southern point, making tonight the longest night of the year. Now, when cold and darkness abound, it is a time when we are invited to go within, to reflect and befriend our own darkness inside…
Read MoreFree of Earthly Chains – Commending the Soul of a Caring Man into God’s Hands
Earlier this week, I led a funeral service for a beloved man in New Hampshire, who lived his whole life in the local area. The essence of this person was CARING. He cared a huge amount for his family, but perhaps most amazing was the abundance of care he gave to those outside his family,…
Read MoreFour Questions Toward Bridging the Divides
The key to beginning to bridge the huge social and political divides that the election results brought out so starkly is to engage and build relationships with each other rather than continue to attack and defeat each other. To do that, it is essential that we first listen to each other, with true curiosity, and…
Read MoreThe Marriage of a Family – Roots Intertwining and Fusing into One
These days, for two people getting married, it is not at all unusual that one or both of them have been married before and have children. So, oftentimes now, it is not just the couple joining their lives together in marriage, but also it’s a joining of their families, their children, together. In a sense,…
Read MoreA Safe and Caring Place to Hold and Nurture Each Other Right Now
This past Sunday a colleague and I facilitated a post-election gathering for over 2 hours at my local Unitarian Universalist Church, near Hartland Vermont, to talk about what’s going on for each of us in the aftermath of the presidential election and to look at some possibilities for moving forward. 21 people were there –…
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