Always acts of generosity contributes to both the giver and receiver. Can we cultivate this value to reciprocity rather than indebtedness.
Rev. Debra Faulk continues with us this year as part of the Ministry Team, offering some Sunday services and supporting Reilly Yeo, our quarter time … read more.
From tree canopy to stormwater management, there are countless benefits to integrating the environment into our cities. Greening cities comprises practices ranging from halting biodiversity loss to reforesting land within the city to reducing GHG emissions through transportation. There’s a lot to talk about, and … read more.
In The Left Hand of Darkness, the writer Ursula K Legion wrote, “To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.”
So many religious and spiritual communities are struggling in these days, and … read more.
Our monthly theme of transformation invites a perspective on change that may alter our engagement with it. We know change happens, it is a consequence of living, can we embrace it instead of resisting it?
Rev. Debra Faulk continues with us this year as part of … read more.
Our bodies gain information from and engage with the human and non-human world, in ways our conscious mind is often unaware of. Let’s explore how developing a deeper relationship with our bodies’ wisdom can support us in navigating challenging transitions.
Arran Morton currently lives in Victoria, … read more.
Parker Palmer, author, philosopher and Quaker, speaks of the idea of witnessing the wild animal of your soul, only by sitting still, quietly, together in the woods, in hopes of sneaking a peak at our shy souls. He articulates that when we do this in … read more.
“Love is our doctrine,” were the first words of the covenant I grew up with as a Unitarian Universalist. Repeated week by week, I’ve probably said some version of the Griswold Williams covenant a couple of thousand times in my life. But what does it … read more.
In this era, with Google always at our fingertips, how often do you say, “I don’t know?” How comfortable is it for you to stay in that space of ‘not knowing?’ What about the concept of humility – is that a good thing, a bad … read more.
In this time, we are facing multiple climate crises. It can be frightening and dispiriting. How can our values and practices sustain and inspire us – as individuals and as a Unitarian community? How can we get from despair to hope?
Rev. Meg Roberts has served … read more.
Hope is a spiritual practice of sorts, an intention, and an orientation to life. It is also demanding and sometimes illusive. It is personal and collective, as the great Sufi mystic Rumi says, “There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so … read more.
