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Opening Rev. Dan Schatz December 3, 2023 Hearts needed opening. Mindsets needed to change. The ancient Kingdom of Magadha, in what is now India, had given rise to a heartless warlord. Conquering kingdom after kingdom, at last he ascended the throne as Emperor Ashoka, styled Ashoka the Great. Ashokaâs conquest of Kalinga was the last … Continue reading Opening
Talk About Love Rev. Dan Schatz May 14, 2023 Readings: Mother’s Day is complicated. Joyful for many, yes, but complicated. It’s right there on the calendar, even if your mother has died. Even if you’ve been told, yet again, that you’re still not pregnant; or if you’ve never been more scared than you are right … Continue reading Talk About Love
Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 27, 2022 All they wanted was a blessing. They were a young couple, and they were at the maternity unit of a local hospital. Something had gone wrong. They learned that their baby, if the child was born alive at all, would have major issues. The … Continue reading Choice, and the Culture of Love
by Rev. Dan Schatz December 12, 2021 It is not easy being a Unitarian Universalist. I mean sure, it sounds easy â we donât kick you out for having the wrong kind of spiritual practice, or holding the wrong theology, or loving the wrong kind of person, or asking the wrong kinds of questions. Weâre … Continue reading Beyond Belief
âWhat Really Mattersâ Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester September 12, 2021 The cell phone blared. BEEP BEEP BEEP! We picked it up and read the message. âNational Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 4:45 EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of … Continue reading What Really Matters
The Red Planet Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 21, 2021 âSafe on Mars.â These were the first words transmitted by the Rover Perseverance after a harrowing landing on Thursday afternoon. In our house we all huddled around a computer set up in the living room to watch the livestream … Continue reading The Red Planet
Now What? Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester November 8, 2020 So how was your week? Iâll be honest; mine was pretty tense. I didnât sleep as much as usual. I had trouble concentrating. I tried limiting my TV news diet, but that didnât stop me from obsessively checking post election coverage … Continue reading Now What?
by Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 2, 2020 Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark … Continue reading Lift Every Voice
Grace for Mavericks by Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester January 26, 2020 Imagine a conversation with a group of Unitarian Universalists. One says, âI believe in God.â One says, âI am an atheist.â One says, âI meditate on the Spirit of Lifeâ One says, âI pray.â One says, âI have a deep … Continue reading Grace for Mavericks
by Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester September 15, 2019 Whenever you advise a ruler in the way of Tao, Counsel [them] not to use force to conquer the universe. For this would only cause resistance. Thorn bushes spring up wherever the army has passed. Lean years follow in the wake of a … Continue reading In Praise of Gentleness
 