Heads Up!
Harvard professor Charles Darby Knock once said that “Religion is what people in community do, say, and think with respect to those things over which they have no control”. … Continue reading Heads Up!
Speaker: Rev. Craig Moro
Rev. Craig Moro is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Starr King School for the Ministry. He has lived and studied in India, Singapore, Thailand, the Netherlands, and Japan. He has served churches in California, Illinois, and the Pacific Northwest and is a founding member of the Tri-Cities Interfaith Alliance in Washington. He now lives in Portland where he has recently been named Minister Emeritus after serving Wy’east UU Congregation for six years.
His sermons are often informed by readings in the original languages of religious texts (including Arabic, Hebrew, and Tamil) and are known for blending scholarship with plain speech and a sense of humor.
Gather, Count, Sort, and Measure
Is there a way to honor both science and religion without getting into an argument about their divergent truth-claims? In this guest sermon, Rev. Craig Moro will discuss some of … Continue reading Gather, Count, Sort, and Measure
Ox-cart Man
How do work, your family life, and your community fit together and support each other — or do they? Donald Hall’s poem Ox-Cart Man (and his children’s story by the … Continue reading Ox-cart Man
Gilgamesh: An Old Story with New Pauses: Part II
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on clay tablets at least 1500 years before Homer composed The Iliad and The Odyssey. It’s one of the oldest stories in the world, … Continue reading Gilgamesh: An Old Story with New Pauses: Part II
Gilgamesh: An Old Story with New Pauses: Part I
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written on clay tablets at least 1500 years before Homer composed The Iliad and The Odyssey. It’s one of the oldest stories in the world, … Continue reading Gilgamesh: An Old Story with New Pauses: Part I
You’re Not What You Once Were
Guest speaker Rev. Craig Moro will discuss aging. This sermon is meant to be funny and serious (kind of like aging is).
The Strange True Story of the 7th -Day Unitarians of Transylvania! Guest Speaker – Rev. Craig Moro
This is part two of the sermon Rev. Craig Moro gave in July. The title says it all! Come and enjoy another story from the early days of the Unitarian … Continue reading The Strange True Story of the 7th -Day Unitarians of Transylvania! Guest Speaker – Rev. Craig Moro
Friend, Why Are You Here?
In this guest sermon, Reverend Moro will discuss two early founders of the Unitarian movement from the 1500s, Francis David and Giorgio Biandrata. Rev. Moro writes, “They were masters at … Continue reading Friend, Why Are You Here?
Enduring the Ridiculous – Special Guest Speaker, Rev. Craig Moro
Jalal ud-Din Rumi, born in the year 1207 and America’s favorite poet since 2007, will be our guide during this service. He will show us how to cope when people misunderstand … Continue reading Enduring the Ridiculous – Special Guest Speaker, Rev. Craig Moro