I am on vacation this week, celebrating Jim’s retirement and our 10th wedding anniversary. Enjoy Cabaret tonight and worship on… Read more Congregational Meeting
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.
Newsletter Takes July Pause
June at the church is the month devoted to looking back, celebrating, and thanking. Our final work for the year… Read more Newsletter Takes July Pause
The Crack-Up
The Crack-Up by F. Scott Fitzgerald Before I got around to writing up my thoughts on Pnin, I read, or… Read more The Crack-Up
Pnin
Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov is one of my favorite authors. Lolita and Pale Fire are two of my favorite… Read more Pnin
Busy June
As usual, we have a very busy month at church. June is the end of our program year so much… Read more Busy June
The Container of This Community
To the container of this communityWe bring the fullness of our livesOur joys, our sorrowsOur fears, our hopesOur days of… Read more The Container of This Community
U Fabulous U
The events of Pride month honor the inherent worth and dignity of every person. So too, does the UU ritual… Read more U Fabulous U
The Age of Grievance
The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni A church member recommended this book to me. She texted a link with… Read more The Age of Grievance
Death at La Fenice
Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon World-renowned conductor, Helmut Wellhauer, is found dead in his dressing room back stage… Read more Death at La Fenice
Near and Far
How far away feels the goal of our UU sixth principle, “world community.” How distant feel the troubles elsewhere and… Read more Near and Far