Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto Sermons and Reflections Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
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- Religion & Spirituality
Podcasts from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (UUCPA). At UUCPA, we come together to support one another in our continuing commitment to a free and loving search for spiritual meaning and to the expression of that meaning in our community and in our lives. For more information visit www.uucpa.org.
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Celebrating Our Learning Community
UUCPA is a community of learners. We seek always to discover more–to understand the world and ourselves more deeply–to learn from each other, from books, from the accumulated knowledge of centuries of thinkers and scientists and activists–to become wiser. Almost all of the children, and ... read more.
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Look Closely: Flower Sunday
Bring a flower, or a bunch! In this tradition, practiced by Unitarian Universalists for 101 years, we celebrate the beautiful variety among us and gratefully receive a flower that someone else has brought. We will look closely at the flowers as a mindfulness practice we ... read more.
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Why We Love/Hate Cancel Culture
Video preview: Diatoms are going to help save our souls
One way or another, whenever the “cancel culture” conversation arises, it seems as if we’re being asked to see other people in black and white. Resisting this tendency is not only important ... read more. -
You Don’t Have To Do It Alone – Reflections from Youth Climate Activism
Most of us individually do the little things like recycling, composting, reducing car usage, and eating less meat to address climate change. But the very large sources of greenhouse gasses come from businesses. Convincing businesses to switch to pricier climate alternatives can be challenging. Orhan ... read more.
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Abundant Life
We like to turn away from a scarcity mentality toward one of abundance–at least, we Unitarian Universalist ministers do. But does that set us up for further exploitation of the Earth, whose resources are not limitlessly abundant? Robert Neff was the winning bidder on “You ... read more.
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What the Heck Kindness and Awareness Mean
And How to Bring Them into Everyday Life
Prashant and Aarav will be exploring “kindness and awareness” along these prompts:
– what could kindness and awareness, practically, do to you?
– what blocks them or comes in the way?
– what could you tell yourself or what could you ... read more.