Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino I don’t remember how I discovered Italo Calvino. Someone must have recommended him to me.… Read more Invisible Cities
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.
Watermark
Watermark by Joseph Brodsky I finished I Married a Communist on a plane ride to North Carolina to visit my… Read more Watermark
I Married a Communist
I Married a Communist by Philip Roth When I finished reading American Pastoral a few months ago, I had read… Read more I Married a Communist
Keeping it Real
Although religion explores realms not available to empirical study, speaks in myths and parables, and, for some, includes the supernatural,… Read more Keeping it Real
Bible Study
I’m having fun Wednesday evenings with our Bible study group. Why would UUs read the Bible? Well we aren’t reading… Read more Bible Study
Starting From Me
The spiritual life is often described as a journey. It’s not the destination, we say, but the journey. But journeys… Read more Starting From Me
Transitions
Spending a week with my father helping him adjust to a new living situation and cleaning out the house where… Read more Transitions
If They Say , “No”
Universalism affirms that all creation is one. Ultimately, we will be together. But before we reach that goal, what responsibility do we… Read more If They Say , “No”
Strategic Plan
If you’re new to our church you may not know we have a Strategic Plan. You can read it here. During… Read more Strategic Plan
Balance
As a citizen, I feel a duty to engage in national politics. I stay informed, but I know there’s little… Read more Balance