Recently I revisited a very traumatic and transformative event in my life, as did a group of people who were part of that event. Together we experienced some blessed healing and a re-energizing of youthful dreams buried in ashes for 55 years. A long lifetime...
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...
Last weekend was the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which commemorates the freedom of the ancient Jews from slavery in Egypt. To honor this, on Saturday night our UU Church in Hartland, VT held its 2nd annual Seder celebration, which I led, and which focused...
This website, online for the past two weeks, is a key path for sharing my ministry with the world. To honor and strengthen this path as I begin to journey on it, Helen and I hosted a celebration with dear friends at our house last night. The highlight was a ritual for...
Birthdays are a wonderful time to reflect on what we are grateful for in our lives, both past and present, as well as gratitude for what is to come. My friend Lynda asked me to lead a birthday gratitude ritual for her a few days ago. I began the ritual with a...
Loved ones who have died are no longer with us in the flesh, but, in my experience, they haven’t really gone very far away. Rather, their spirits (or souls) continue to be with us. I have felt this to be very true with my mother, Ruth Shapiro, who died almost three...