From the Pulpit UU Wellesley Hills
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Broadcasts from UU Wellesley Hills, a progressive, liberal Unitarian Universalist church in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
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“A Vision of Non-Violence” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason
In a time filled with as many violent images, incidents, and impulses as ours, how can we hold to a vision of nonviolence? When we wish people “the peace the season” in the coming holidays, can we imagine how peace might feel and seem — for us and for them? Hear the Rev. Dr. Kelly […]
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Touchstone of Non-Violence
As we continue to explore our 2021-2022 Touchstone theme of “Repairing the World,” we recognize how imperative an ethic of non-violence is for everyone’s survival. Hear worship associate Lynn Foreman give her reflection on the November Touchstone of “Nonviolence.”
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“Elemental Gratitude” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason
What are the elements of a grateful outlook on life? How can we frame the past, present, and future tenses of our lives in terms that reinforce gratitude for our very existence? Apart from the fourth Thursday in November, where and when can we be grateful in public — and communally? Hear Senior Minister the […]
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“Organized Love” by Rev. Parisa Parsa
“An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind,” we have heard. While we know that we don’t want to be punching or bombing or shooting people as a way to settle our differences or to get what we want, what does it mean to be nonviolent in how we approach community life? […]
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“Shared Remembrance and Singular Loss” by Rev. Kelly Murphy Mason
Why has it always been so important for us to share our individual losses with others in our community? How are our experiences of grief unique? What makes our mourning more universal? Hear Senior Minister the Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason preach her sermon “Shared Remembrance and Singular Loss.” This sermon was given Sunday, November […]
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“Two Trinities and One Point” by Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason
How do we come to understand who we truly are as people: by the words we use, by the choices we make, by the commitments we keep, by the relationships we form over time? What does it mean for us to keep faith with with one another — and with ourselves? Hear Senior Minister the […]