Spiritual Life for Teens

Unitarian Universalists in New Orleans (Part 1)

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May 072012

Unitarian Universalists in New Orleans (Part 1)

First of all, my apologies for not posting in a bit. The interruption began as planning for the big Youth Group service trip to New Orleans began to pick up (after our intern minister, Christian Schmidt became a father), then I was on full-time trip chaperone mode, and since getting back I’ve had several challenges [read more...]

Soulful Worship

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Mar 192012

This past week I attended a two-day retreat with a number of my DRE colleagues from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. We met to discuss best practices and to learn from some leaders in our profession about a number of things pertinent to our job, including a wonderful presentation on the intersection of religious [read more...]

What is Religious about Our Whole Lives?

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Jan 052012

What is Religious about Our Whole Lives?

Tomorrow evening I will be joining some of our dedicated volunteer teachers along with counterparts in Dedham. We will be meeting to introduce parents to Our Whole Lives, the sexuality education program created by the UUA some 40 years ago as a way of addressing a deep need young people have in obtaining correct information [read more...]

On “The Zen Habits of Teen-agers”

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Dec 142011

On a recent entry to the blog, Zen Habits, Leo Babauta asks, “How do you improve your life and find happiness when you’re a teen-ager, and can’t control much of your life?” He then takes readers through an exercise in seeing challenging moments as opportunities… opportunities to practice patience, opportunities to practice empathy, and opportunities [read more...]

Introducing the 7 Principles, lesson one

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Dec 012011

Introducing the 7 Principles, lesson one

Introducing the 7 Principles Lesson#1/Principle #1 (Printable – PDF Here) Parents/Guardians: This is the first of an RE@Home curriculum designed to help you guide your child, or your family as a whole, through some basic, but important religious education content. This particular curriculum,Introducing the 7 Principles, focuses on helping children to gain a deeper understanding [read more...]

A Perfectly UU Summer & You!

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Jul 272011

A Perfectly UU Summer & You! It’s a bit sad that our church school year is at an end. Although it will be wonderful to see you all again in September, I don’t want any of you to feel like you can’t find the wonderful feeling you get each Sunday when you come to your [read more...]