Candidating weekInformation coming from the UUA later this week or early next.MSC has been working very hard and successfully.Everything is… Read more Don’t Cancel, Replace
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.
Silver Linings
Happy St. Patty’s Day – Kiss me, I’m Irish (Stay 6 feet away – I’m Irish) New guidelines from the… Read more Silver Linings
What We Did
Worship yesterdayWe had more than 80 people join us live.We have had more than 800 people watch the videoSo we… Read more What We Did
Gather
Social engagement with physical distancing requires new ways of gathering. But spiritual people have always known that being together through… Read more Gather
Physical Distancing
Learnings from first facebook experiment.Look at the cameraDon’t need a facebook account to watch liveMust have facebook account to watch… Read more Physical Distancing
Cancel from Compassion
Good AfternoonI hope you’re doing wellImportance of staying connectedWhatever feelings you have about facebook,I’m grateful for this tool.My first ever… Read more Cancel from Compassion
Greater Service
For some, the goal of religion is not directed at improving the self but is directed outward toward improving the… Read more Greater Service
A Right Path
The spiritual sense of “right” begins with intuiting a standard beyond our personal preference and then working to conform our… Read more A Right Path
Invest in the Church
About halfway through our Stewardship Campaign, I’m gratified at the way people are responding. Sometimes on Sunday morning I’ll come across… Read more Invest in the Church
Let Peace Find a Home in Me
For many the goal of religion is simply peace. Indeed, “spirituality” often conjures images and feelings of peace, calm, stillness,… Read more Let Peace Find a Home in Me