Dance and other forms of movement can be a spiritual practice. Yoga explicitly is about joining the mind and body… Read more Let It Be a Dance
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.
Communion
Family dinner Sunday brunch Taco Tuesday Working lunch Shiny red apple Champagne toast Box of candy Handful of rice Soup… Read more Communion
Let Us Break Bread Together
Many religions include a spiritual practice around eating a communal meal (The Eucharist, the Passover Seder) or not eating (fasting… Read more Let Us Break Bread Together
The Spiritual Season
Autumn always feels like the “spiritual” season of the year. From September through the end of December nearly every week… Read more The Spiritual Season
Come Sing a Song With Me
Making music is a powerful form of spiritual practice for many. In church, Unitarian Universalists sing hymns, sing in the… Read more Come Sing a Song With Me
Come Sunday
The most familiar form of spiritual practice for most Unitarian Universalists is our Sunday gathering: our communal practice of joining… Read more Come Sunday
Practice, Practice, Practice
Several years ago, after I had already been a minister for several years, I had a woman in my congregation… Read more Practice, Practice, Practice
Worship Plan
Two decades ago, when I first started in the ministry, it was the culture in our UU churches for ministers… Read more Worship Plan
Taxes
I’ve been having some fun this summer preaching about topics that don’t usually get talked about in polite society, or… Read more Taxes
When the Pain is Close
When the pain is close Worn on our skin Written on our bones Carried like a parcel through the day… Read more When the Pain is Close