The part of living that is opposite of connecting with others is solitude. It isn’t the same thing as loneliness. Instead it is the opportunity we give ourselves when we both become more aware of our inner depths and yet retain our sense of unity with others. As we live we try to honor these...

"Five Minute Practice of Presence" from Listen: A Seeker's Resource for Spiritual Direction, a publication of Spiritual Directors International, Vol. 2. issue 1. Used with permission. Printing This Handout Download a high-resolution copy of this Handout (PDF) for printing.

Attitudes toward older people have varied—and continue to vary—across time and cultures. In some times and places, elders have enjoyed positive acceptance and embrace; in others, the reception has been negative. Traditional Near Eastern and Asian cultures revered their elders. The ancient Greeks...

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There are years that ask questions and years that answer. — Zora Neale Hurston For Next Time 1. Write in Your Journal Consider the most influential people in your life. Divide pages into thirds and title each third of a page with a decade; for example, birth to age 10, age 11-20, and so on. Then,...

By Donald M. Murray. Copyright 1996, in The Boston Globe. Reprinted by permission of The Rosenberg Group on behalf of the Author’s estate. I’m doing a class project on aging America. What’s it like to be a golden ager? Old. Excuse me? Not elderly, not senior citizen, never golden ager. I’m...

Helps people as they begin to redesign their later years into a time of reflection, discernment, soul stretching, and new life possibilities. This gift of extended years finds many people becoming elders with deep personal questions such as, Who am I now? and What will I do that is meaningful?

This guide prompts you to talk in the public square about your faith commitments, the issues about which you witness will depend on your own context and callings.

The Wi$dom Path comprises 12 90-minute workshops, arranged around three themes: Money and Self; Money and Society; and Money, Spirit, and Life. Participants build awareness of their own “money story” and explore their own attitudes and experiences with money.

This webinar, hosted by the UU Ministers Association, offers 30 minutes of framing and rethinking about the crucial, spirit-filled work of ministering to BIPOC youth and young adults.

Tips and ideas for organizing campus ministry with connections to your congregation.

My Partner Bucket...

James Reeb's calling emerged slowly, but steadily. He had grown up in Casper, Wyoming, where he met and married his wife Marie. A devout and conservative Christian, after college James began preparation for the Presbyterian ministry. While in seminary, he began to question his faith....

Activity time: 35 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, Background on Congregational Polity Newsprint, markers, and tape Copies of Singing the Living Tradition for all participants A map of your District or Region large enough to show your UUA District Preparation for Activity Review...

The Stanfield Scholarships Program is funded by a trust created by Mrs. Marion Barr Stanfield for Unitarian Universalists studying in the fields of art or law. Mrs. Stanfield stated that the Stanfield Scholarship committee should take into consideration, "Not only the intellectual attainments and...

Program Description What did Unitarian Universalists (UUs) teach children during the 1940s-50s that led them to join the civil rights movement in the 60s?