What we know, don’t know and need to know about it. Those who have severe and chronic mental illness often pose diffiicult and sometimes unresolvable problems to us as individuals and to our community. What is right and wrong with how we treat them, and what can be done to improve our services to them, … Continue reading The Treatment of Mental Illness
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services online at the following Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82288296993?pwd=U1dlY1BSS1pPUnJpSXVaZG1ObU9kZz09Meeting ID: 822 8829 6993Passcode: Love KN95 or N95 masks are available at … Continue reading UU & Beyond: Living Into our Lives of Practice
In these uncertain times, it’s helpful to reflect on the history of our faith and how it connects to broader historical movements. This service will explore the intertwined roots of Unitarian Universalism and the Enlightenment, with a particular focus on the life and influence of Voltaire. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N … Continue reading The Flame of Reason
Often we think of the Easter “Resurrection” as literally bringing Jesus back to life after he died. But there is evidence that the early followers of Jesus experienced it as a demonstration that even the immense power of the Roman Empire could not defeat the power of the loving community that surrounded Jesus. We will … Continue reading The Trouble, Promise, and Challenge with Resurrection
Inspired by the 13 virtues of Benjamin Franklin, the 19th-century Lithuanian Rabbi Israel Salanter built out a system of character refinement system called Mussar. With the advent of the New Year, and the prospect of many of us formulating New Year’s resolutions, Bill Heavlin sketches the Mussar system and braids it together with Buddhist thought. … Continue reading A Second Look at New Year’s Resolutions (with Moose)
