Did Buddha have a bucket list? Is there a time limit for creating such a wish list and can one be too young to consider it or too old to bother? What is a bucket list and how does one engage in the process of imagining those experiences that we want to have before we...
This Sunday we will contemplate the practice of metta, a form of meditation that is grounded in loving kindness. Where did metta arise from, how has it spread worldwide and how can a simple mantra change our lives? Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will share her thoughts about...
When we see injustice in the world are we outraged enough to speak truth to power? If we see someone in need do we feel called to help? How far are we willing to go in the pursuit of meaning and sharing our insights with others? What is it that compels one to define...
We all age, but how? There are centenarians who still work, and younger baby boomers who have given up. Why? This sermon will attempt to look at why people age as they do and to offer some possible options for doing it well, or at least, better. Lulu Cash is a member...
The topic for this month's salon is Stuff. Is your life stuffed with stuff? We are told to declutter and to keep only what gives us joy. How much stuff is OK? Jesus said if you want to be perfect sell all your stuff and give the proceeds to the poor, but you don't...
Gazing back at the year that was and looking forward to the one just now unfolding, we might say we live in troubled times, what with the atrocities of ISIS and other practitioners of terror, the absurdities of a Trumped political process, and the alarming and...
Each year on the Sunday between Christmas and New Years, we worship with our Unitarian Universalist neighbors in Wayland and Framingham, taking turns in one of the three meetinghouses. This year we will gather together at First Parish in Framingham, at 24 Vernon...
The holiday season is filled with images, hopes and dreams of a white Christmas or Yule, festive colors, candles, lights, wrapped boxes, and burning logs on a family hearth. The excitement and wonderment of the coming week brings hope and happiness to so many...
The topic for this month's salon is Gratitude. The quotation says it well "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life..." so true and so universally espoused by wise people throughout time. Still as Mark Twain said "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,...
Tis the season of darkness and celebration, the season of sharing the light and generosity. As we consider the gifts that we will give this month let us also take stock of the gifts of the heart that we might have to offer. Rev. Dr. Marjorie Matty will share her...