Podcast: What do Cats Have to do with Interfaith Work?
Art and Soul?
The world is a hard place. Too many hours in front of the 24-hour News Networks and one can feel desolate in the face of Sisyphean problems in the world. ISIS in Iraq. Boko Haram in Nigeria. The Lord... Read More
A Sober Social Secular Lent
Many friends are surprised to hear that I have given up certain vices for Lent. They say, “I thought you weren’t religious” or “Uh oh! Don’t tell the other atheists!̶... Read More
Walking Together Through the “Valley of the Shadow of Death”
It seems almost a cliché to be sitting here writing about death, here in Boston with eight feet of snow pressing in on all sides, the bitter winter winds howling just outside my windows. But if seemi... Read More
Holy Day Solidarity
I wasn’t sure I wanted to do anything for Lent. It’s a little bit of an awkward season for Unitarian Universalists, anyway. As I said to my partner, “For Christians, it’s all: ok, let’s be s... Read More
Laughter and Postponing Lent
In case you haven’t heard, we’ve recently gotten a little snow in Boston. Just a little? Okay, it’s more like seven feet, but who’s counting? At Andover Newton Theological School, located in t... Read More
Worn Pews, Faith in the Midst of Tragedy
I spent much of the last month on a personal trip traveling through several cities in Europe. I passed through Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, and Paris. Being a seminary student, I was very excited to see t... Read More
The Kaleidoscope of Activism (Part 2)
(Continued from Part 1) Below is a catalogue of activist methodologies, defined and listed according to aims, vulnerabilities, recommendations, and real-world examples. This categorization may help y... Read More
The Paradox of Knowing
This was my thought: “Is God sad over us – for our selfishness, our disconnection, our paving a path to the extinction of life on a planetary scale – which includes ourselves?” So I reache... Read More
The Kaleidoscope of Activism (Part 1)
Google dictionary defines activism as “the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.” But activism isn’t always vigorous and doesn’t always enga... Read More