Topic: Faith

Stories of a Dakota Knowledge Keeper

Stories and knowledge of generations of Dakota women combine in this beautiful service. Join knowledge keeper Geraldine Yvonne McManus as she shares stories exploring her faith and spirituality as a Dakota woman. Service Leader: Geraldine Yvonne McManus Service Coordinator: Octavia MacIsaac A quilt by Darlene Payne, titled  215 – My mother’s hands, is on display … Continue reading Stories of a Dakota Knowledge Keeper

Blessings and Woes

On this day, most churches will celebrate the risen Christ, but even in the days when all Unitarians still identified as Christians, they emphasized the living Jesus and his teachings, over the mythical tales about him. So today, we will reflect on the Beatitudes, focusing on the version that appears in the Sermon on the … Continue reading Blessings and Woes

How Truth Dies

Theologians and philosophers spent the last century talking about the death of God, but today it’s reasonable to ask if society is living through the death of truth. In his book on tyranny, Timothy Snyder notes that “truth dies in four modes, all of which we have just witnessed” – open hostility to verifiable reality, … Continue reading How Truth Dies