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by Rev. Dan Schatz December 12, 2021 It is not easy being a Unitarian Universalist. I mean sure, it sounds easy ā we donāt 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. Weāre … Continue reading Beyond Belief
āWhat Really Mattersā 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. āNational 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 āSafe on Mars.ā These were the first words transmitted by the Rover Perseverance after a harrowing landing on Thursday afternoon.Ā 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? Iāll be honest; mine was pretty tense. I didnāt sleep as much as usual. I had trouble concentrating. I tried limiting my TV news diet, but that didnāt 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, āI believe in God.ā One says, āI am an atheist.ā One says, āI meditate on the Spirit of Lifeā One says, āI pray.ā One says, āI 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
by Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 24, 2019 http://podcasts.ucwc.org/?name=20190224.mp3 āI donāt have any gifts,ā the young man said.Ā It was a conversation about gifts, the ones each of us bring to the world.Ā He said, āI donāt have anything for this topic. Ā Iām not really good at anything.āĀ It … Continue reading “Within Us”
Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester February 3, 2019 Come. Cross the border. Come to this place of welcoming hands and open minds, of hearts given to justice, and souls outstretched in search of truth. Come, and be welcome. “Where Is My Stolen Child Tonight,” sung by Rev. Dan Schatz and congregation … Continue reading Beyond Walls
Rev. Dan Schatz Unitarian Congregation of West Chester November 11, 2018 Salem, Massachusetts is by almost any standards a unique kind of place. It is, of course, famous for being the site of the Salem witch trials ā some of the most unspeakable abuses ever committed in the name of religion. Whether the women who … Continue reading Is Religion a Racket?
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