It took me 37 years to recognize that I had been cloistered off from the beauty, the richness, and the heartbreaking complexity of other people’s experiences.

Oh God of the black, the white, the brown and . . . the blue, Oh God of Keith Lamont Scott*, of Justin Carr*, and . . . of Brently Vinson* and of their grieving, troubled families, Oh God of those in our streets bearing the oppressive weight of armor and armaments, and of those in our streets...

In his autobiography, Theodore Parker relates that as a child, four or five years old, living on a farm in Roxbury, he was walking through the fields one day absent-mindedly swinging a stick through the tall grass. This was many years ago, in the days before the Civil War. It was summertime. He...

Two U.S. presidents and their wives are buried in a Unitarian Universalist church in Quincy, Massachusetts.

A new documentary about two Unitarian heroes is coming this fall to PBS.

What will come of the 1990s’ most astonishing communication development, the World Wide Web—brainchild of a Massachusetts UU, Tim Berners-Lee?

The flaming chalice was first used by the Unitarian Service Committee as a symbol of life-saving refuge for people fleeing persecution in Europe. As we light this chalice, we invoke the love that called people to put their lives at risk to save others. May we be vessels of life-saving welcome.

The beloved children’s author was also a talented scientific illustrator and conservationist.

Our Time for All Ages this morning is a time of make-believe. I’d like you to put your imagination caps on so that we can pretend together. Raise your hand if you've ever been to a baseball game. How many of you follow a team you think of as “your” team? Well, I have bad news. (Here’s the...

This Time for All Ages is greatly enhanced by visual elements. If you're able to create a slide show, it may be helpful to show the accompanying images, as well as diagrams of the geocentric and heliocentric models of the solar system. We humans have always looked up at the stars, wondered about...

Which two Extremely UU Things will go on to the championship round in our March Madness quest for the Most UU Thing of All Time?

From sixteen Really UU Things, readers have narrowed it down to eight Truly UU Things. Which deserve to go on to the Final Four?

Just in time for March Madness, we need you to decide which of these sixteen Really UU Things deserves the title.

In 1980, when President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the week of March 8 as National Women's History Week (now Month), he said, "Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America...

The ritual of welcoming and honoring ancestors is an ancient spiritual practice found in many cultures and traditions. Thus we begin this ceremony with paying tribute and expressing gratitude to our ancestors. From our histories our ancestors call to us, asking “whence we come, and how and...

Visit famous UUs at America’s first garden cemetery.

Once an imprint of Beacon Press, Skinner House’s mission continues to evolve.

Once an imprint of Beacon Press, Skinner House’s mission continues to evolve.

A fascinating look at the history of Mount Auburn Cemetery.

As a child I learned that we had, mostly, overcome. Clues to a deeper truth hid in plain sight.