Articles

On Setting Out and Coming Home
Rev. Joshua Mason Pawelek
Matsuo Bashō, the late 17th century Japanese poet, speaks of a strong desire to wander, as if it’s the essence of who he is. Read more »
CLF Nominating Committee Seeks Leaders
Quest for Meaning
The Church of the Larger Fellowship’s Nominating Committee seeks CLF members to run for positions on the Board of Directors beginning June 2016. Read more »
Trail Blazers and Covenant Keepers
Rev. Sue Phillips
As a little girl I ran away from home at least twice every summer, hurling myself out of the house with outrage at childhood oppressions like being left out by my brother and his friends or facing bad sportsmanship during a T-ball game. Read more »
Opportunities to Journey
Quest for Meaning
“The only journey is the one within.” —Rainer Maria Rilke Read more »
Map of the Journey in Progress
Rev. Victoria Safford
Here is where I found my voice and chose to be brave. Read more »
Pilgrims Always
Rev. Tom Owen-Towle
At core, we Unitarian Universalists are wonderers and wanderers; pilgrim seems to capture the balance of focused aim and fluid adventure so integral to Unitarian Universalism. Read more »
From Your Minister
Rev. Meg Riley
When I was a young adult, my inner and outer life resembled a Taoist poem I had memorized (and now only partly remember). It began, “There’s no path in front of you; that’s the track of your own foot…” and ended, “I speak of the road the butterfly cuts.” Read more »
REsources for Living
Rev. Dr. Lynn Ungar
Have you ever really thought about why we call those early settlers who came to New England seeking religious freedom “Pilgrims”? Read more »
Did You Know…
Quest for Meaning
…that the CLF sponsors a blog page for UUs on the religion and spirituality site patheos.com? Read more »
Journey
Quest for Meaning
“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” —André Gide Read more »
Trains
Florence Caplow
To ride the train is to let the whole world in. Read more »