For Valentine’s Day we look at love. The romantic expression of love flows from an even more powerful life force… Read more Side With Love
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.
The Search for Truth
The seven principles of Unitarian Universalism are an attempt to express the values that we share. But even deeper than… Read more The Search for Truth
Membership
During worship every Sunday in January, Jan Goodwin, on behalf of the Leadership Development Committee, gave us details about the… Read more Membership
At My Core
Eventually we come to know ourselves. Like a Unitarian Universalist faith, defined by values, but expressed in a multitude of… Read more At My Core
A Victor of Circumstance
We’re talking for the next few weeks about the question of identity. Identity is one of the three core spiritual… Read more A Victor of Circumstance
The Good We Inherit
Today, in the Christian calendar, is the holiday of Epiphany. The 12 Days of Christmas ended just yesterday, if you… Read more The Good We Inherit
New Years
Go Through By Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels January, 2019 I’m often aware how many “new years” we celebrate in Unitarian Universalist… Read more New Years
Winter Solstice
Rapidly now it comes The blanket of night pulled over the eyes The lid of darkness closed atop the box… Read more Winter Solstice
If We Agree in Love
I was at a meeting earlier this week with my minister colleagues from the Unitarian Universalist churches in this area. … Read more If We Agree in Love
December Worship
I’m looking forward to a full December. Naomi, Francisco and I are creating a series of special worship services that I… Read more December Worship