Rev Pamela Barz began her ministry serving the UU Church of Saco-Biddeford and now has returned to Maine where she offers coaching to help clergy and others get "unstuck" and live from deep gladness. Contact her at: .
Rev. Jo is the Executive Director for UU Mass Action and is busy mobilizing and organizing with the many UU Mass Action campaigns. She is also quite busy with her 2 year old daughter, Simone, and doing per diem work as a chaplain at Beth Israel Hospital. She loves liberation, dreaming, the ocean, and a fine roast chicken dinner.
In his book “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder”, Dachner Keltner, a psychology scholar, defines “awe” as “the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your current understanding of the world.” In my experience, “awe” is a concept NOT often felt by UUs. We greatly value logic, rationality, and critical … Continue reading Allowing Ourselves to Feel Awe
In a world where devastation is palpable every day, it is often difficult not to default to despair and fear. Though this despair is so present, I find there is hope in letting yourself grieve. Are people feeling weighed down by grief? Is it actually despair? What is weighing you down these days? Join me … Continue reading From Grief to Justice
