Speaker: Rev. Mark W. Harris

Rev. Mark W. Harris is a retired Unitarian Universalist minister who lives in Owls Head. He is minister emeritus at the First Parish of Watertown, MA, and was an adjunct professor at Boston University.

Dream On

Many of us associate Martin Luther King with his famous “I Have a Dream” sermon, but five years after the March on Washington, the year he was assassinated, he delivered a sermon called “Unfulfilled Dreams.” Here he reminds us that much of life consists of plans and hopes that never reach fulfillment. Yet we often … Continue reading Dream On

An Illustrated Guide to Toppling the Patriarchy: Rethinking Unitarian Universalist History

When Rev. Anne told me that the theme for the month was “Heritage,” I immediately thought of the ways in which I struggle with teaching UU history these days. With a Christian, Biblical, Protestant, Enlightenment based faith founded by white men and grounded in reason, it immediately becomes apparent that we are talking about a … Continue reading An Illustrated Guide to Toppling the Patriarchy: Rethinking Unitarian Universalist History