Our Unitarian Universalist values invite us to live with love at the center, rooted in our shared commitments and growing into action. Together, we’ll explore the branches and roots of our Values Tree and learn a new song that helps bring these values to life in our hearts, our communities, and the wider world. It … Continue reading Exploring our Value Tree
The Freedom sculpture in Philadelphia invites us to reflect on the courage, resilience, and unfinished work of freedom in America. Together, we will explore the stories it commemorates and consider how the pursuit of liberation calls us to remember the past, engage the present, and help create a more just future for all.
Henry David Thoreau urged us to live deliberately, paying attention to the paths we travel and the choices we make. In a world crowded with distractions and well-worn roads, what might we discover by slowing down, noticing where our lives are leading, and choosing a more intentional way forward? Join us as we explore the … Continue reading Thoroughfares with Thoreau
This Sunday we will explore the ways in which poets experience the “where” and “when” of living, whether it be in our daily life or in our adventures.
As the Earth turns, we celebrate the longest light in the Northern Hemisphere while others experience the longest night. Seen from a cosmic perspective, light and darkness are partners in a larger cycle, each revealing truths the other cannot. Together we will explore freedom announced, freedom demanded, and freedom passed on. Through story, reflection, and … Continue reading Thresholds and Liberation
Join us for our annual communion service, where we honor the leaders in our community who make so much magic happen. Following the service will be our Annual Meeting.
Join us for a joyful Pride Sunday celebration filled with glitter blessings, vibrant music, and a spirit of radical welcome as we honor the beauty and courage of LGBTQ+ lives. Together we’ll celebrate our teachers and mentors who help shape compassionate communities. Come ready to sing, sparkle, and remember that every person is a blessing … Continue reading Pride Means Flourishing Together
We have many opportunites for worry, and plenty of time to be judgemental of ourselves and others. What if curiosity could soften our worry and interrupt our judgment? In a world that urges us to rush to conclusions about ourselves, one another, and the future, curiosity invites us to practice a different way of being. … Continue reading Curiosity as Antidote to Worry and Judgement
Do you remember your curiosity as a young child? How did you pursue your curiosity then, vs. now? How does curiosity affect your thinking and your actions? Do you encourage curiosity in others?
Rev. Nathan Ryan, a lifelong Unitarian Universalist and Louisianan, is the Senior Minister of the Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge. He is the guest this Sunday as he leads us through an exploration of what is happening in this country. His theory is that if the nation has picked up the worst of Louisiana, maybe … Continue reading When America Becomes Louisiana – and how Unitarian Universalism is the antidote.
