This sermon was recorded at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills (UUCSH) in North Branch, NJ.

The Faithful Citizen

The question of how to live our faith is a vital and challenging one for all religious people. It can be particularly difficult to understand this in a society like ours, which seeks to separate religion and government. Can we really compartmentalize the civic and spiritual parts of ourselves? Should we?

All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Friend by Rob Costlow.

UN Sunday

Shannon Stephens, a senior at Montgomery High School and a member of our youth group, Future Leaders at Somerset Hills (FLASH), will share her experiences from her summer internship at the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, tying in Unitarian Universalist principles with United Nations philosophies. Presented by Shannon and other members of our congregation.

All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack by Derek K. Miller.

Torturous Questions

The Rev. Dr. William F. Schulz, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association from 1985 to 1993 and Executive Director of Amnesty International USA from 1994 to 2006, delivered an address this summer at a gathering of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association, exploring ethical and theological questions raised by the existence of torture in our world. Rev. Keely will consider some of these same questions.Rev. Schulz’s essay is available online.

All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Peace Around The World by Freedom People.

A Spring Whose Waters Never Fail

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is one of the most sacred communal events in Jewish life. It seeks in its way to do what all religions, including ours, strive to do: provide an opportunity for the faithful to engage in honest self-examination, and then to reaffirm life’s most important commitments.

All the music used for this PodCast comes from the PodSafe Music Network. The song is Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack by Derek K. Miller.