209: Complexities of Civil Discourse with Wendy Von Courter

2018-02-16 In this episode of The VUU our hosts chatted with Rev. Wendy Von Courter about the UU Church of Marblehead’s engagement with the complexities of civil discourse. A deeper examination of the situation Rev. Wendy discusses can be found at the video, The Road to Beloved Community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkI4IUrbHk&feature=youtu.be The VUU is hosted by Meg…

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208: The VUU Roundup: Catching up with our hosts

2018-02-08 Join The VUU hosts–Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Christina Rivera and Michael Tino–as they catch up on what’s new in the UUniverse. It’s a UU roundup. (Or maybe a Rouundup?) Show notes: Link to the recording of Denny Davidoff’s memorial. https://locallive.tv/archives/23911 Denny Davidoff Memorial Fund: http://www.meadville.edu/donate/denny UUA Board statement about the Moderator Search hhttps://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/statement-2019-moderator-election Susan…

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Overcoming Evil

I have always loved houses of worship, even when I was “unchurched,” so when I learned that the fourth largest Christian church in the world—the Cathedral of St. John the Divine—was in New York City, of course I had to visit.

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The Spiritual Force to Combat Evil

It was six years into my time at a previous settlement that it happened. I’d fallen in love with the congregation, with its can-do attitude, its involvement in the community, its history of justice work and its music.

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Evil

The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. —Aleksandr  Solzhenitzyn

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