How can one weep for someone one has never met? This is the question that went through my mind as I sobbed reading the news that Archbishop Desmond Tutu had died. He died at the age of 90 on December 26, 2021. Perhaps you have a prophetic voice—a writer, speaker,...
This past month, I was reminded of how interwoven our lives are in the Chequamegon Bay. Whether it is the care and wisdom of an elder; showing up wholeheartedly in one’s job, in community service or leadership; or avocations such as music and theater, we take care of...
Many people who find a spiritual home with Unitarian Universalism (UU) didn’t grow up in this tradition, and I frequently get the question: where did UU come from? Some traditions, including religious traditions, live in the past. Others forget their roots and are...
How often have I said over the past year, “When things get back to normal…” knowing full well that I do not want to return to many of the ways that things were, nor call them normal. Yet life has a sense of suspended reality to it. It’s difficult to live in the...
From the Minister’s Desk: In this Together On September 23, I tuned in to the UU the Vote “Gather the Spirit” event. It started with a DJ spinning records as we were reminded that what we are working for—promoting a strong democracy, countering voter suppression, and...
