Monthly Archives: February 2020

So…what is Unitarian Universalism?

I am an ordained Interfaith Minister yet I serve a number of Unitarian Universalist congregations as guest minister, retreat leader and consultant and am often mistaken for a UU minister. I am not! While I believe their stated principles have merit, I do not agree with all their organization’s directives (ie: church and state much? 😉) Yet I have much fondness for the congregations I serve, and several UU colleagues I count as dear friends. As it is a small religion many people in my interfaith community do not always know of it, and if they do only nominally so. The congregation of Idaho Falls was the focus of a podcast a few months ago. The interviewer did a good job of “covering” what Unitarian Universalism is, what its historical roots and local congregation’s origins are, as well as offers an observer’s glimpse of what many Sunday services look like in a UU congregation. I especially appreciate the one-on-one interviews he conducted with multigenerational congregation members. In doing so he gives listeners a good framing for what this faith path is in the hearts and minds of members. The evolution of UUism has brought it to a corporate mode of ops that leave many congregants seeking elsewhere for spiritual nourishment, spiritual sermons: that’s where I, and other spiritual interfaith colleagues, come in. It is a blessing to serve where we can to bring the light of hope and connection with humanity’s spiritual aspects.

Join Starhawk for a live webinar series

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Magical Activism: Live Digital Ritual Series w/Starhawk

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“We need magic to help us stay grounded, sane, and able to sleep as the tension mounts—and a little support from our friends would be nice, too! We need magic to counter the manipulative magic that floods the internet and the airwaves every day with toxic energies, to help us discern truth and provide an antidote to the poisons. We need magic not as a substitute for action, but to further our own resilience as we dream the world we want and channel our energies effectively to make it real.”

Remembering Starhawk in Concord, MA at Twinkle’s Place with Friends and at First Parish UU.

And Twinkle’s Interview with Starhawk at the TV Studio.