Category Archives: hope

You Sing About Justice?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by revsteffi

With all due respect, she said: How, on earth, are you supposed to “get up, to stand up”, when fear weighs you down, like a stone in your gut? Fear of debt and loss of dignity, fear of the future, … Continue reading →

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Sunday, December 4th: Occupying Hope

Posted on November 27, 2011 by revsteffi

Hope is generated through the songs, symbols and celebrations of the winter holiday season. It’s generated through stories both of acts “Divine” and “Human”. Invite a friend and join us for worship at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Santa Clarita … Continue reading →

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The Graves of Children: Bullying & the Christian Right

Posted on September 20, 2011 by revsteffi

This morning I read about an initiative of the Christian Right against the FAIR Education Act – intended to provide students with accurate information about GLBT history, and to protect GLBT students from discrimination.  Apparently right-wing Christians in California are … Continue reading →

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Talking About UU

Posted on June 15, 2011 by revsteffi

There are those who reject all religion because of “the problems it has created in the world” – and clearly there are many such problems to point to. But it is simplistic to say that “religion causes all people to … Continue reading →

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After Doomsday 05/21/11

Posted on May 23, 2011 by revsteffi

I spent last Saturday, what could have been my last afternoon on earth (had I led a blameless life and believed in the Apocalypse), leading a workshop geared toward those who are painfully aware of the world’s wounds and of … Continue reading →

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There’s No Place Like Home

Posted on May 4, 2011 by revsteffi

Some days have now passed and I am heartened to note that I was not the only one disturbed by the many raucous public celebrations of Osama bin Laden’s death.  This gives me hope, and the space to reflect more … Continue reading →

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As Japan Trembles…

Posted on March 11, 2011 by revsteffi

Today an earthquake registered as 8.9 on the Richter scale (apparently 3,000 times as forceful as the one experienced Northridge, CA some years back) devastated Japan – affecting hundreds of thousands of people, wiping out entire communities, compromising nuclear power … Continue reading →

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Owning Mardi Gras

Posted on March 2, 2011 by revsteffi

I am not a saint. And yet I go marching, joining the ranks of those skipping and swaying amidst feathers, beads and glistening limbs down streets, slick with dreams, tattered and torn. I am not a saint. And yet, each … Continue reading →

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My Books Due Spring 2011!

Posted on January 1, 2011 by revsteffi

My first book, From Headlines to Heartlines, contains a series of reflections on current events, from a Unitarian Universalist perspective – everything from clergy sexual abuse to immigration reform, the presidential inauguration to “don’t ask don’t tell”…  The intent is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Posted on December 29, 2010 by revsteffi

On Being All You Can Be, Even in the Military: The drive to serve in our military is a complex one.  Whether that drive be grounded in an unadulterated desire to give back to this Nation, to continue a family … Continue reading →

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