Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker; February 25, 2018 Many voices speak to us as we chart our life’s path and consider our vocational calling. Whose call upon us matters most? Our parents? God? Our inner self? Or??? In the midst of many demands, how do we

Half Way Through the Journey of Life

Jul 29th, 2018

Rev. Rob Hardies, February 18, 2018 Mid-life crises: they’re not just for the middle-aged anymore. The poet David Whyte says they can occur “anytime that the tide of life seems to have left us stranded on the beach.” Reconnecting with our vocat

The Gift of Vocation

Feb 11th, 2018

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/02.11.2018%20The%20Gift%20of%20Vocation_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Joanne Braxton, February 11, 2018 How do we sustain our gifts of vocation and calling through seasons of moral ambiguity? How might wonder and awe

When the Beloved Community Lets Us Down

Feb 4th, 2018

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/02.04.2018%20When%20the%20Beloved%20Community%20Lets%20Us%20Down_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, February 4, 2018 A poignant line from a favorite hymn goes: “Disappointment pierced me through, still

The World Needs Our Presence…And Our Absence

Jan 22nd, 2018

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/01.21.2018%20The%20World%20Needs%20Our%20Presence%20%20and%20Our%20Absence.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, January 21, 2018 “In order to understand the world,” wrote Camus, “one has to turn away from i

Awake My Soul

Jan 8th, 2018

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/01.07.2018%20Awake%20My%20Soul_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, January 7, 2018 To be awake is to be present to the fullness of our lives; ours joys and sorrows, perils and possibilities. This Sunda

Kwanzaa

Jan 1st, 2018

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/12.31.2017%20Kwanzaa.mp3 Rev. Dr. Joanne Braxton, December 31, 2017 We gather together to celebrate Kwanzaa. As a spiritual and religious community, we will give thanks and invite blessings as we move

Something Inside So Strong

Dec 11th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/12.11.2017%20Something%20Inside%20So%20Strong.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, December 11, 2017

And Grace My Fears Relieved

Dec 3rd, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/12-03-22017%20And%20Grace%20My%20Fears%20Relieved_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, December 3, 2017 The popular hymn “Amazing Grace” includes the line, “Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and gr

The Year the Buddha Came for Thanksgiving

Nov 26th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/11.26.2017%20The%20Year%20the%20Buddha%20Came%20for%20Thanksgiving_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, November 26, 2017 How can we cultivate gratitude and mindfulness during the busy holiday season, and

From Religiously Liberal to Religiously Liberating

Nov 19th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/11.19.2017%20From%20Religiously%20Liberal%20to%20Religiously%20Liberating_0.mp3 Rev. Rob Keith, November 19, 2017 As people committed to love and justice in today’s world, it’s fair to say that we have

Point Us Back to Life

Nov 5th, 2017

http://www.all-souls.org/sites/default/files/11.05.2017%20Point%20Us%20Back%20to%20Life.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, November 5, 2017 On All Souls Sunday we remember those in our community who have died over the last twelve months and co

Find a Stillness

Oct 29th, 2017

http://www.all-souls.org/sites/default/files/10.29.2017%20Find%20a%20Stillness_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, October 29, 2017 I once heard Cornel West observe that while our smartphones keep getting smarter, we’re not getting any wiser.

White Supremacy Meets the Spirit of Resilience

Oct 22nd, 2017

http://www.all-souls.org/sites/default/files/10.23.2017%20White%20Supremacy%20Meets%20the%20Spirit%20of%20Resilience_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, October 22, 2017 The strength to hold on and the flexibility to let go—resilience is born from

The Shared World

Oct 15th, 2017

http://www.all-souls.org/sites/default/files/10.15.2017%20The%20Shared%20World.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, October 15, 2017 Income inequality has reached Gilded Age proportions. Nations build walls along borders and declare some human bei

There Is a Balm in Gilead

Oct 8th, 2017

http://www.all-souls.org/sites/default/files/10.08.2017%20There%20Is%20a%20Balm%20in%20Gilead_0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Joanne Braxton, October 8, 2017 What if the Balm in Gilead is to be discovered from within as a source of resilience? Our individual

Begin Again in Love: Forgiveness and Resilience

Oct 1st, 2017

http://www.all-souls.org/sites/default/files/10.02.2017%20Begin%20Again%20in%20Love%20Forgiveness%20and%20Resilience_2.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, October 2, 2017 Every year on the Sunday closest to Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement

Beyond the Moment and the Movement: Spiritual Transformation in Times of Division and Fear

Sep 24th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/9.24.2017%20Beyond%20the%20Moment%20and%20the%20Movement.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, September 24, 2017 “Not a moment but a movement,” has become a popular slogan in progressive circles, a reminder

Unexpected Guest

Sep 17th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/09.17.2017%20Unexpected%20Guest.pm3__0.mp3 Rev. Dr. Susan Newman Moore – September 17, 2017 Many of our life events are not planned with a timeline, goals, and objectives. Often the most valuable lesso

The Courage of Beloved Community

Sep 10th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/09.10.2017%20The%20Courage%20of%20Beloved%20Community_0.mp3 UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, September 10, 2017 In times such as these, community becomes essential. Beloved community nurtures o

We Believe in Education

Sep 4th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/09.04.2017%20We%20Believe%20in%20Education.mp3 Rev. Dr. Rebecca M. Parker, September 3, 2017 The value of education has become a controversial topic in our nation. Our Unitarian forbears, however, pion

A Train Through Trump’s America

Aug 28th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/08.27.2017%20A%20Train%20Through%20Trumps%20America.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, August 27, 2017 On the day after the violence in Charlottesville, a gay dad and his multiracial son board a train for

Faithful Questions in Difficult Times

Aug 20th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/08.20.2017%20Faithful%20Questions%20in%20Difficult%20Times.mps_.mp3 Rev. Dr. Robert M. Hardies, August 20, 2017 Rev. Hardies returns to the All Souls pulpit this Sunday for our annual “Questions of Fai

A New Day

Aug 17th, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/08-13-2017%20A%20New%20Day%20revised.mp3 Rev. Dr. Susan Newman Moore, August 13, 2017 No matter who you are, where you live, what you do in life – each morning you awaken, you’re given another opport

Between the Straits

Jul 23rd, 2017

http://all-souls.org/sites/default/files/07.23.2017%20Between%20the%20Straits.mp3 Rabbi Alana Suskin, July 23, 2017 For Jews, this summer includes three weeks of mourning leading up the saddest day in our calendar, the 9th of the month of A