Category Archives: community

God of all people, of every land and culture and type of body and gender and way of loving and moving and learning If we keep telling our stories, stay curious about each others’ being, open our hearts to each … Continue reading →

This sabbath day, one on which I actually am free of regular church duties, I am sitting with the dissonance of worlds.  This week was the third in a row that brought with it anxious speculation in my sphere about … Continue reading →

I found myself at the local Y not once but twice today (only once to work out – long story).  I love gyms but the Y in particular because of the variety of people I encounter.  As I did my … Continue reading →

It’s February vacation week in Massachusetts and I’ve taken my two boys to visit my parents.  Today we had a massive play date with four of their second cousins and all of my mother’s surviving sisters.  At one point a … Continue reading →

My three year-old is full of drama.  Though he has never seen Elvis, he does a mean impression, including a proclivity for ending any moment when he has held the attention of a “crowd” with a bow from the waist … Continue reading →

Today, my prayer is to remember to lean into love. The kind of love that sees us for all of who we are: that gets our need for warm and fuzzy and “I see how well you mean” and because … Continue reading →

Your heart is a muscle the size of your fist.  Keep loving.  Keep fighting. I’ve always loved this poster/slogan, and was reminded of it today when several people shared it on Facebook.  It’s absolutely apt for a year in which … Continue reading →

This sermon was given at the Ordination of Erik Resly at First Parish in Milton, MA, January 28, 2012 It is amazing, wonderful, a thrill to be celebrating Erik’s ordination today. I don’t need to tell anyone here that he … Continue reading →

This is an abridged version of the sermon preached at First Parish in Milton, MA on Sunday, November 27, 2011.  The first Sunday in Advent. I know you’ve seen the street sign, too. Usually found in residential neighborhoods, it’s meant … Continue reading →

  This is the text I wrote as the basis for my homily at the UU Vespers service at Occupy Boston on October 16, 2011.  I spoke without notes, so the homily delivered was ‘adapted.’ Isn’t it great to be … Continue reading →