An annual tradition at UUEstrie where we choose to grow our understanding and nourish our spirits via the time-honored medium of Story. Tellers welcome. Une tradition annuelle à UUEstrie où nous … Continue reading "Stories, Stories!, with various storytellers – Histoires, Histoires ! Avec divers conteurs"

An annual tradition at UUEstrie where we explore the spirit of play

An exploration of Graphic Novels

We often talk about Unitarian Universalism as a transformational faith – and yet to be transformed means to take a risk. How is it that we are averse to taking … Continue reading "Sharing Our Faith National Service: A Faith Worth Failing For / Une foi qui vaut la peine d’échouer"

How stress affects our minds and bodies. Comment le stress affecte notre esprit et notre corps.

George Sand wrote: "There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved." Quick now, on this last day of February, let's take another careful look at this … Continue reading "What does love have to do with it? / Qu’est ce que l’amour a à voir avec ça? – with Rev. Carole Martignacco"

St. Patrick has been upheld as the patron saint of Ireland, but he has also been said to have "driven out the snakes," including a possible abrupt and violent overthrowing … Continue reading "Embracing the Snakes / Embracing the Snakes, with Amy Panetta"

“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience,” wrote the poet Emily Dickinson. Anne shares her difficult journey of leaving a fundamentalist religion as well as … Continue reading "Lessons from My Year of Living Spiritually: A secular quest for a more soulful life / Leçons de mon année de vivre spirituellement : Une quête séculaire pour une vie plus profond – with Anne Bokma"

  Spirits, History, and Belief: Dark Tourism in New Orleans Esprits, histoire et croyance : le tourisme sombre à la Nouvelle-Orléans