This treasury of anniversaries and milestones marks the significant events in Unitarian and Universalist faith heritage for every day of the year

An eloquent case for liberal religion, with a 2006 introduction by the author and a foreword by Reverend Scotty McLennan, dean for religious life at Stanford University.

The moral component of history, the most necessary component, is simply a single question, asked over and over again: When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?

May 25, 2025 is the 200th anniversary of the chartering of the American Unitarian Association (AUA), one of the founding organizations that makes up today's Unitarian Universalist Association.

Discover the legacy of this small group of Unitarian ministers around 150 years since they boldly spread the gospel of their liberal faith.

A ritual for honoring and remembering beloved ancestors and the recently departed, with roots in both the Christian and Pagan traditions.

To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.

Let us rejoice for those who safely passed through the shades of night towards the daylight of freedom.

May we remember the atrocities that brought us here.

When someone lists Unitarians or Universalists, they usually name white men. Never anyone Black like me.

From the beginning, the story of Black people in America has been told through the lens of white supremacy.

If you’re seeking sacred Black “text” in our tradition, you have to examine the way our Black ancestors lived.

We are the recipients of an incredible gift and a beautiful vision.

The Magnificat is a courageous and subversive song of praise; a call to social justice.

God of our ancestors, may we find the ways in which we can connect across generations.

December seventh, "Eight Candles" (1970). Malvina Reynolds was a 20th century Jewish, Unitarian Universalist, socialist, songwriter, and performer who is best known for her song “Little Boxes.” In 1970 she recorded the Hanukkah Song “Eight Candles.” It has since become a holiday favorite.

I rise on the shoulders of ancestors whose names I can not know.

This burning flame represented hope during the bleakness of World War II.

United States history in its full power and complexity.