Monthly Archives: October 2015

I was reading a passage with my AP Latin students recently in which two military leaders were arguing about the best response to a report of a pending attack from the enemy.  The argument went through the night.  Finally, the … Continue reading →

There is this human quality without which, simply put, I am nothing.  I could be very accomplished in academics (which a lot of Unitarian Universalists are) but without it I am empty and just a noise-maker. In the religious and … Continue reading →

I was a young clergyman, and we had just brought our first child into the world. She was almost a year old. So was the son of a young couple in our congregation. The phone rang that Sunday night just … Continue reading →

There is a craving that comes in the wake of a loss.  That craving may manifest in many ways, and it comes after the loss of any thing or any one that was important to us.  That craving is that space … Continue reading →

In Unitarian Universalism, it is common to hear people say that they are going to “light a candle” for someone, or some event, or some issue that concerns them.  Our central symbol in worship services has become the flaming chalice, … Continue reading →