Our society has taught most of us to focus on what is rational, scientifically provable, and part of our conscious minds. But inside us, as every psychiatrist since at least the time of Freud has acknowledged, there is much more intelligence that can have great … read more.
Bob Dylan offered in one of his songs the thought: There is no success like failure and failure is no success at all. We will parse that statement out to see what he meant. Dawna Markova wrote a poem titled “I will not die an … read more.
What does it mean to be a UU? Whether you’ve been a UU for decades or days, this question can be a tricky one. We are a people with diverse beliefs and practices, and we have been this way since either Unitarianism or Universalism have … read more.
We’ll celebrate Father’s Day by exploring the love and attention those who fathered us offer, as well as the cultural limitations put on many fathers that hindered their abilities to be the best they could be.
One of the most beautiful values of living in community is sharing our wisdom with one another. Life has a way of teaching us, often the hard way, at each stage of our lives. From 10 to 110 each of us have learned something … read more.
In the month of resilience, what can our animals teach us about love and about how to bounce back from the unexpected?
“Fawkes’ Burning Day excerpt from ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’, by J.K. Rowling”, Karen Griglak
“Lessons in Love – from Cats,” Paul … read more.
We begin the month on the theme of Belonging as the Jewish community celebrates their most holy days of the year. Within Judaism, repentance and returning to right relationship mark these days that begin their New Year. What can we glean from those … read more.
Sometimes we go on a trip, expecting the expected. How wonderful is it to realize we’ve gone on a journey that connects us more deeply to ourselves and to this wonderful world around us in ways we never could have imagined?
“Home I Never Knew I … read more.
Today we explore the history of migration, what it takes to leave one’s home for good, and how we can more fully welcome the stranger.
“Land that the Pilgrims Pried,” Paul Gibb
http://www.bvuuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Reflection-20190310.mp3
“Migration as the Human Story”, Rev. Lydia Ferrante-Roseberry:
http://www.bvuuf.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sermon-20190310.mp3
