Opening Reading from Pope Francis, in his ecumenical address, “The Joy of the Gospel.”

“The Christian ideal will always be a summons to overcome suspicion, habitual mistrust, fear of losing our privacy, all the defensive attitudes which today’s world imposes on us.

I grew up in a small rural town outside of Boston; the son of an Episcopal minister father and an dedicated and active homemaker mother, the second of 4 children, oldest son.

This I Believe

I am very pleased to get the opportunity to participate in our This I Believe series.

In recent years, as I have listened to the NPR series of TIB on the radio, I have often reflected about how nice it would be to take … read more.

This I Believe
Thank you for this opportunity to share with you today some of my reasons for being a Unitarian Universalist and what it is I am seeking in this pursuit.

Who should not be a Unitarian Universalist?
For a UU, a “tradition” is something that was done last year, and a “firmly established tradition” is something that has been done for the past two years. If it has been done for the last three years, … read more.

This I Believe
Defining my beliefs, even to myself, is no trivial task. It used to be a natural thing for me to do, but not anymore.