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Planted Souls
Molly Vigeant, a youth member of our congregation, wrote and performed this poem for our Earth Day service on April 21, 2013. I asked her to write a poem that makes the link between our disconnection from the natural world … Continue reading
A Life Redeemed
“What happens when we recycle bottles and cans?” asks Kathleen Mctigue in her meditation.[1] “They are transformed; they are made into something else. Though it may seem a homely analogy for something as lofty as our souls,” she continues, “that’s … Continue reading
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The Rhythm of Life is a Powerful Beat (An Easter Homily)
“Would you harbor me? Would I harbor you?”[1] I like this song on Easter morning. It reminds us we live in a world where far too many people, for far too many reasons need safe harbor, need of sanctuary, shelter, safety; … Continue reading
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Tagged Beloved Community, church, Easter, Faith, Humanism, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, love, Nones, Religious Humanism, resurrection, Spiritual but not Religious, Spring, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, Violence, welcoming congregation
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For All That Is Our Life
This coming week marks the anniversary of a milestone in my life and in the life of this congregation. Ten years ago this week, Wednesday, March 19th, 2003 is perhaps most memorable as the day the United States launched its … Continue reading
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Testimony on Reducing Racialized Mass Incarceration
Testimony in Support of Raised Bill No. 6511 “An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Connecticut Sentencing Commission Regarding the Enhanced Penalty for the Sale or Possession of Drugs Near Schools, Day Care Centers and Public Housing Projects” The Rev. Joshua … Continue reading
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Tagged antiracism, drug free school zones, Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition, HB 6511, Josh Pawelek, liberal religion, liberal religion in Manchester, mandatory minimums, Mass incarceration, Michelle Alexander, Nones, Racism, Social Justice, Spiritual but not Religious, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarian Universalist, UU, UUS:E, uuseast
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“Dealing With Our Spiritual Stuff” or “Reclaiming Our Liberal Spiritual Inheritance”
“There’s a river flowin’ in my soul”—words from Alabama civil rights attorney, state judge, play-write, songwriter, and community-builder Rose Sanders, also known as Faya Ora Rose Touré.[1] “There’s a river flowin’ in my soul and it’s tellin’ me that I’m … Continue reading
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Really . . . What’s Real?
Earlier I read an excerpt from Nick Bostrum’s 2003 article, “Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?”[1] To be clear, he does not prove we are living in a simulation (had he proved it, I suspect we’d all be aware … Continue reading
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A Meditation on Imbolc
We’ve come to the middle of New England winter. We’ve come to a cross-quarter time—halfway between solstice and equinox. In the ancient Gaelic calenders, this is the time for the feast of Imbolc or Oimelc. Imbolc meaning ‘in the belly,’ pregnant, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackthorn, Brigid, Brigid's Night, Candlemas, church, Groundhog Day, Imbolc, Josh Pawelek, Liberal religion Hartford, liberal religion in CT, liberal religion in Manchester, Nones, Oimelc, Spiritual but not Religious, St. Brigid, Theist, Unitarian Universalist, UU
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Testimony Submitted to CT’s Bipartisan Taskforce on Gun Violence and Children’s Safety
Earlier today I submitted the following testimony to Connecticut’s Bipartisan Tasforce on Gun Violence and Children’s Safety. Their hearing on reducing gun violence takes place at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford tomorrow (1-28-13). I’ll be there all day and … Continue reading
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