I am feeling grateful today to the many, many people who have prepared for the success of our “Art and… Read more Art and Hand Fundraiser
Author: Rick
My life-long passion is in the arts: music, theater, visual arts, and literature. I graduated from Cal Arts in 1985 with a degree in music composition. After a career in Human Resources with the AIDS Project Los Angeles and as a parish minister for Unitarian Universalist churches in the Los Angeles area, I retired in 2025 and pursued my artistic work: drawing, painting, composing, and creative writing.
Murder is Murder is Murder
Murder is Murder is Murder by Samuel M. Steward. the subtitle is “A Gertrude Stein – Alice B. Toklas mystery”,… Read more Murder is Murder is Murder
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton A beautiful book. Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize for this novel, in 1921,… Read more The Age of Innocence
Explore Torah Laws
Bible study at a UU church? Yes!We have one session remaining (Tuesday at 7pm) and I’d love for you to… Read more Explore Torah Laws
Past and Future
As we mark our congregation’s 81st year and the beginning of our 82nd, I wonder what we owe the past?… Read more Past and Future
Much to Do
Our church is so full of programming these first weeks of the church year, it’s thrilling – and exhausting! We… Read more Much to Do
Sin and Forgiveness
The language of sin is foreign to the positive and encouraging faith of Unitarian Universalism. But the High Holy Days… Read more Sin and Forgiveness
Ministerial Search Committee
Our Ministerial search (or maybe I should say your ministerial search) is underway, and needs your input. The process begins with the… Read more Ministerial Search Committee
Parisian Lives
Parisian Lives by Samuel M. Steward After having read Steward’s Phil Andros novels and stories, and enjoying his writing, (while… Read more Parisian Lives
The Hat Box
The Hat Box: The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim, by Stephen Sondheim. containing Vol. I Finishing the Hat, and Vol.… Read more The Hat Box