Ordained Interfaith / Interspiritual Minister (nondenominational) and Transformative Peacebuilder
As noted in the previous blog post, this past weekend, the end of October, was the time of the ancient celebration of Samhain (pronounced “Sah-win”), observed by Pagans and others around the world. Samhain is the root of our modern religious celebration of All Saints...
In worship services I’ve led this month, I have focused on the theme of acceptance of life changes and how they can be a vehicle for transformation. Some changes we love and welcome, like getting married, a better job etc., and others we struggle with greatly, such as...
Yesterday, after leading worship services at UU churches around New England for the last several weeks, I came home and lead the service at my own UU church in Hartland VT. The theme was personal healing and transformation through life changes and transitions. We know...
Yesterday was Easter, and in the sermon I gave at the Franklin, New Hampshire UU church, I connected the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection with the journey of sacred activism to heal ourselves and heal the world. The Easter story has a deeper meaning and wisdom...
The past two Sundays, I led worship services at two more Unitarian Universalist churches, both in New Hampshire - one in Charlestown and the other in Franklin. And both of them continued with the theme of Sacred Activism that I talked about in late February at the St....
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,...
Last Sunday, I led the worship service for the Unitarian Universalist congregation in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, at the invitation of their worship committee. I shared several readings and songs that resonate strongly for me, including the following: From John Phillip...