We live in a time that calls for something larger and deeper than I can actually imagine. So I thought I would start with Buddhism’s Five Remembrances. I am of the nature to grow old; there is no way to escape growing old. I am of the nature to have ill health; there is no […]

Dear Friends, This is a quick note to let you know about some things happening that I haven’t mentioned before. Today, Friday July 17, at 2:50 pm Central Time, some of us will be gathering online to chant on behalf of Dustin Honken, who is scheduled for Federal execution at that time. If you want […]

Opening up to practice on the land, during the time of pandemic: we’re making a gentle start. The Land Care Retreat, July 24-26 has been modified so that we can come together safely. Each of us (person or family) will spend most of their time in relationship with a particular part of the land. That […]

Today is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the freeing of the last slaves in the U.S. South. The Emancipation Proclamation was two and a half years earlier; the South fought on, and after Lee surrendered it still took two months for the news to reach Galveston, Texas. Black people have been celebrating this date ever since. […]

“Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting–over and over announcing your place in the family of things.” Mary Oliver’s words in “Wild Geese” came to me, surprising in this time of violence and burning. The world offers itself […]

Dear Friends, The problems with the online groups have been resolved. The links on the website now work for joining Zoom groups. Briefly, here’s what’s coming up. Sunday April 19, 10 am – Earth day talk at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northfield. Here is The zoom link. Password “dignity.” Sunday April 19, 4 pm – […]