How to Fit It All In
There’s just so much to do, and the 24 hours in a day never seem to be enough to catch up. Even retired folks find it hard to get to the end of their to-do list. And the stress seems to set in earlier and … read more.
Podcast: Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons and Reflections
Questions, Questions, Questions
In what has become an annual tradition, Amy takes your questions and answers as many as she can in the time usually allotted to a sermon. The identities of the questioners will be confidential. And she has a question for you, too: “What question would … read more.
Cakes, Quanta, and the Meaning of Life
Our guest speaker this morning is Leika Lewis-Cornwell (they/she pronouns) who is the President of the UUHA and a UU minister in formation. Over the course of a career as an organizational, policy, and cyber security consultant, Leika has helped public, private, and nonprofit organizations … read more.
Sacred Drag
Today’s sermon encourages reflection upon the history and sacred aspects of drag. Sister Plush has been a fully professed member of the San Francisco Order of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for seven years. Her ministry focuses on Queer and Trans young adults, encouraging them … read more.
Democracy is Coming
The dream of democracy in the United States has never been completely realized, but it remains as an ideal, prized most when we most fear that it could slip away. Today we celebrate the nation’s birthday by sharing some of the ways we can help … read more.
Don’t Think of an Elephant
Today’s Fathers’ Day sermon was inspired by recalling a book by George Lakoff called Don’t Think of an Elephant that Steve read over two decades ago. Although the examples are a bit dated, it’s not hard to see that they still apply today, and have … read more.
S – t – r – e – t – c – h
When it comes to personal and spiritual growth, what’s the right amount of challenge? As with exercise, it can’t be downright painful (at least not to the point of actual injury), and to be effective, it also can’t be too relaxed. We aim to do … read more.
Not (Only) Our Own
Both our political system and our religious tradition grew out of a highly individualistic philosophy. But our experiences tell us that we are, in fact, not only shaped by but inextricably intertwined with others: especially our families, but also friends, the wider community, and the … read more.
A Living Tradition
As individuals, Unitarian Universalists aspire to keep questioning, growing, changing, and moving. The same is true of our denomination as a whole. Before and since the merger of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of America (60 years ago this week), the tradition … read more.
Reflections of a Ladies Man
Who gets written out of history, and whose stories have been lost to us until they are retold? Rev. Barnaby Feder tells us about two, Rev. Phebe Hanaford and Rev. Elizabeth Padgham, and we’ll even hear directly from them!
Barnaby comes to us today from … read more.