THE HOLY UNIVERSE

December 8, 2019
David Christopher is an award-winning author and teacher of the “new story,” that integrates the modern science of our times with a spiritual sensibility toward the creation of the Universe.…
On this, the 2nd anniversary of The Fires, we’ll engage in an old-time pulpit exchange with the UU Fellowship of Chico. Our former intern minister Rev. Bryan Plude will preach…
Why are two fundamentally different subjects, sex and religion, so often closely related in most people’s life story? Our own Bill Stayton, guest preacher today, will discuss the relationship between…
What is prayer, anyway? What about meditation? What is it about these contemplative practices that can be so powerful, puzzling, provocative, and healing? Join us for a service of inquiry…
Some think the current political and social dialogue, if dialogue it is, has gone beyond contempt. Seeing those with whom we disagree as evil and unworthy of sincere listening has…
In January and February of 2019, 40 pairs of adults and children from UUCSR wrote a series of letters to one another under pseudonyms; many made new connections and shared…

The Gift Of Joy

July 14, 2019
“Your joy is your sorrow unmasked,” wrote the poet Khalil Gibran. In the midst of our grief, our frustrations, our business, joy can flow up like a fountain, flooding our…
Father Richard Rohr teaches that on an individual and societal basis, "The way we do one thing is the way we do everything." Today we will explore this statement through…