What Can the Shmoo Teach Us About Economic Vulnerability?
Economic vulnerability is the basis for exploitation, and exploitation is the root of all evil. So says the gospel of the shmoo.
Services
Reflections on Light in Odd Spaces
Not long ago a group of performers, led by director Beth Watkins, created and performed a play about the Odd Fellows Building on the Allegheny campus. In this service they will reflect on the process of creating the work and on the themes of family, home, and loss that emerged from it. They will also … Continued
The Vulnerability of Being Both/And
19th century author Alexis de Tocqueville speaks of American religion as being attracted to one extreme or another but leaving the middle way out. Is awareness of multiple choices in life better than a binary either/or approach to life? LISTEN:
Encouragement to Spiritual Growth
Please join us as we continue our reflection on the UU principles by considering the third principle: As unitarian-universalists, we affirm and promote acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth. LISTEN:
Making Friends with Anxiety
How do we face anxiety in this uncertain time by embracing it rather than turning away? LISTEN:
That Other ‘U’ in ‘UU’: Universalism for a New Generation
Oftentimes in our churches, I hear the term “Unitarian” without that other “U”. What exactly is Universalism in the 21st century? Does it still have importance for us now? LISTEN:
The Ecology of Being: Saving the World for Democracy
This talk begins with recent examples of the stirring reclamation of damaged ecosystems around the world — instilling hope for our future — and ends with the implications of ecology for the conflict between capitalism and democracy. Along the way it explores the many metaphoric meanings of ecology, stemming from its etymological affinity with economics as … Continued
Valentine’s Day and the “L” Word
We know the usual theme for Valentine’s Day as Love. What’s another theme that is important to liberal religious communities? LISTEN:
Meadville, The I Kindest Community In America!
Can one single act of kindness create a ripple effect of such magnitude that the city of Meadville becomes known nationally as the friendliest, most generous and considerate community in the nation? If so, what would it take to bring this vision to fruition? LISTEN:
A Thirst for Wholeness
Carl Jung wrote about our universal human search for wholeness as ‘a thirst for wholeness’. How do we respond to this search in our society that is seemingly addicted to consumer goods and other immediate gratifications? LISTEN: