Tag: October


Introduction to Sanctuary
October 03, 2018

Introduction to Sanctuary

“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.” Irish proverb Sanctuary is a place of safety and care. It is protection from danger, a shelter for the injured,...


Spiritual Exercises - Sanctuary
October 03, 2018

Spiritual Exercises – Sanctuary

Option A) Share Your Umbrella There’s a beautiful UU children’s story called “The Umbrella Sanctuary.” You might have heard this month in a service.  In it, the umbrella represents the many ways...


Questions on Sanctuary
October 03, 2018

Questions on Sanctuary

Whether you participate in a theme group, or are exploring Sanctuary on your own, don’t try to answer all these questions.  Chose one that stands out for you and consider it several...


Readings on Sanctuary
October 03, 2018

Readings on Sanctuary

“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.” Joseph Campbell We are all longing to go home to some place we have never been – a place half-remembered...


Media Resources - Sanctuary
October 03, 2018

Media Resources – Sanctuary

This short video by Taylor Caraway is an invitation to contemplate the beauty landscape and night sky of Colorado.   Finding Sanctuary is a website dedicated to creation of personal sanctuary, by...


Sanctuary - Especially for Families
October 03, 2018

Sanctuary – Especially for Families

Books  Sacred Places by P. Sturges Places sacred to Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, and Muslims are the focus of this striking tour of 28 religious’ sites around the world. After a two-page...


Invitation to Covenant
September 29, 2017

Invitation to Covenant

Covenant is a word I associate with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark – an ancient artifact with tremendous power (clearly, I did not grow up in Christian household!).  It isn’t...


Questions on Covenant
September 29, 2017

Questions on Covenant

Don’t treat these questions like “homework” or a list that needs to be covered in its entirety.  Instead, simply pick the one question that “hooks” you most and let it lead you...


Readings on Covenant
September 29, 2017

Readings on Covenant

“We have associated ourselves together—not as agreeing in opinion, not as having attained universal truth in belief or perfection in character, but as seekers after truth and goodness.” Covenant of the Unitarian...