Join us on Christmas Eve for our traditional service of lessons and carols, followed by hot chocolate and cookies in the Parish Hall.

From The Boston Children’s Chorus and the Roxbury Ballet, where youngsters  are passing rumors of very big presents, to mall mangers and web masters spreading rumors of a very green holiday season, rumors abound. Tis the season of rumors, and almost everyone loves it.  What about you? Here’s the video of the sermon.

In winter folks seek warmth, physically and spiritually. We want to snuggle down and be lifted up by religious celebrations. These festivals of fire express the most ancient of human longings, which is for meaning. They teach us that life’s purpose though comes from struggle and choice, not from routine and comfort. Here is the … Continue reading Festivals of Fire

The Boston Children’s Chorus joins us to celebrate the advent of Awe. Our expression “awe” is rooted in the Greek word áchos which also gives us the word ache. That vastness we experience in awe opens an ache in the heart, and by doing so, expands it. – This December we consider what it means … Continue reading Epiphanies of Possibility

My old friend and classmate, NPR’s Robert Krulwich, once worked together with me on researching what the first Thanksgiving was really like. The terrible truth is there was no turkey at the first Thanksgiving and it wasn’t a jolly, family affair. But there was a story of hope, the story of people and possibilities when … Continue reading We Gather Together

Walt Disney’s TV shows and especially the Mickey Mouse Club are easy to criticize for their silly, pure fun acted out by  children. And yet it is the most popular Disney TV show of all time. Why? It turns out there is a lot to be appreciated on the MMC from Disney’s theology of hope … Continue reading Made for You and Me

The culture and our Unitarian Universalist faith are at odds about how to get one. The culture screams, “Accumulate!” Our faith counsels “pay attention!” The  mantras couldn’t be more different: The commercials tell us “Get what we want!” Our preachers urge “Cherish what we have.”  Here’s the video of The Good Life.