US Capitol Police arrest demonstrators, including many clergy members with the group Faith in Action, as they hold a prayer protest against funding for ICE and DHS ahead of a possible government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC 📸 Saul Loeb

NEW from me: Every morning for the past week or so, a group of ~24 clergy in Portland, Maine drive out to a business. They form a line near a door, shielding a group of mostly immigrant workers as they exit their shift. Then faith leaders stare down DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/01/29/m...

From UU World - UUA President Arrested During D.C. Protest Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joined other religious leaders at U.S. Capitol Complex to protest Homeland Security budget. @uua.org www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...

UUs answered the call by the hundreds, joining other people of faith to march, sing & pray in Minneapolis on Friday, sending a powerful, unified message: Love is greater than ICE. Get pictures and first-person accounts in this story from UU World. www.uuworld.org/articles/min... #IceOut #UU

NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week. It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...

NEW from me: Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE —> religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...

From @theguardian.com - Make no mistake, this is an occupation’: ICE’s deadly presence casts long shadow over Minneapolis @uua.org www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

NEW from me: Yesterday, I rode along with an ICE observer patrolling the same neighborhood where Renee Good was killed. It only took a few minutes until Rev. Horan, who is a Unitarian Universalist minister, spotted suspected ICE vehicles. religionnews.com/2026/01/14/i...

From @jackjenkins.me at @rns.org - 'She could have been any of us': Faith leaders mourn Renee Good in Minneapolis @uua.org @revashleyhoran.bsky.social religionnews.com/2026/01/09/p...

NEW from me: At least two clergy were among those shoved, shot at with pepper rounds and exposed to pepper spray while protesting the actions of in Minnesota after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman who had been observing them. religionnews.com/2026/01/07/m...

Welcome 2026

Faith communities are often portrayed as uniformly opposed to trans, intersex, & nonbinary people. The response to a recent landmark interfaith statement tells a different story — with 1,000+ people of faith and major religious leaders speaking out. Read more & add your voice: https://bit.ly/4qjrlNk

That's a wrap on Christmas Day.

Winter Solstice 2025

In addition to directing some of the most beloved films of our youth, I'm thinking of how Rob Reiner introduced many members of Generation X to the music of the 50s and early 60s (Stand by Me soundtrack) & the great American songbook (When Harry Met Sally soundtrack). Incredible cultural legacy.

By @samames.bsky.social and @adrianshanker.bsky.social at @newsweek.com -Bad Medicine—How Secretary Kennedy Is Jeopardizing LGBTQ Lives www.newsweek.com/bad-medicine...

Yvonne Abraham approaches this story with compassion and asks important questions about the way our criminal justice system addresses those with mental health challenges. It's very much worth reading.

From @eocieslik.bsky.social at @washblade.bsky.social - "Faith leaders denounce anti-transgender attacks; ‘You are holy. You are sacred. We love you.’" @uua.org www.washingtonblade.com/2025/12/02/f...

Amid the SNAP crisis, MA local news highlighted how faith communities are rising to meet the moment. Rev. Wil Darcangelo of First Church Unitarian in Lancaster shared how kids from a neighboring church filled their little free pantry. Read the story at bit.ly/4i8YyYP #UU #FoodJustice

UU President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joins faith leaders across traditions in proclaiming: transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people are holy, whole, and worthy of love. Together, we call out the misuse of religion to justify harm. www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...

From @uua.org's blog, In Good Faith - UUs Are Helping During the SNAP Crisis: "But people’s vulnerability is everyone’s responsibility, so how we support to the extent that we can the people in need is a direct implication of what it means to keep love at the center.” www.uua.org/pressroom/in...

From @jackjenkins.me at @rns.org - After clergy arrests, religious pushback to ICE expands in Chicago religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...

On Oct 18, UUs turned out en masse to say: In the U.S., we have no kings! In Boston, UUA leaders, UU Mass Action & others joined 125,000 community members to resist growing authoritarianism. 📸 Share a No Kings rally photo in the comments! 🔗 Photos and more: bit.ly/3WjC8tR #NoKings #UU

“Why am I going to Broadview? Because what is happening to this city I love is terrible. ICE is deliberately sowing terror.” — Rev. Roger Bertschausen, Unity Temple UU. UUs are joining an interfaith response to ICE’s disgraceful escalation in Chicago: https://bit.ly/3Lon0ZO #ImmigrantJustice #UU

This was important for Pope Leo to do. cruxnow.com/vatican/2025...

I was at Boston Common on Saturday. I was trying to get a picture of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man but instead got a picture of green trees (and the crowd, of course). Yes, green, not fall colors because the weather hasn't been cool enough. And, yes, the crowd was the largest I have seen.

Get to know NETWORK's new Executive Director, Laurie Carafone. In this first of a two-part interview, she shares her background and vision with the @uua.org: www.uua.org/pressroom/in...

UU Laurie Carafone recently took on a new role as Executive Director of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, the org behind “Nuns on the Bus.” Her story lifts up the power and possibility of interfaith justice work. Read more: https://bit.ly/3WtNR95 #UU #Interfaith #Justice #NunsOnTheBus

A really thoughtful piece from my colleague at UU World about the First Amendment. In it, she writes, "Transparency and truth are not optional—they are acts of moral courage." Read more at the link below. www.uuworld.org/articles/fir...

Conversion therapy is harmful & discredited. The UUA joined faith partners in urging the Supreme Court to uphold Colorado’s ban. Queer youth deserve protection, dignity & love—always. Read more: http://bit.ly/47dnriF #LGBTQIA+ #UnitarianUniversalist #UU #EndConversionTherapy

Our hearts break with Annunciation Catholic Church and the Minneapolis community after today’s horrific school shooting. We hold the grieving in love and solidarity. Read Rev. Jen Crow’s message: http://bit.ly/3HSmYYS #GunViolenceMustEnd #UUSolidarity #Minneapolis

🚨 The UUA condemns the National Guard deployment in DC — an alarming escalation of force against civilians. We will keep resisting state overreach + organizing for justice. Full statement: www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...

From @keenesentinel.bsky.social - Member of Keene church elected to Unitarian Universalist Association’s Board of Trustees @uua.org www.keenesentinel.com/community/co...

From @jackjenkins.me at @rns.org - Faith groups say House Republicans' probe into immigration work violates their religious freedom religionnews.com/2025/06/25/f...

The UUA was one of 200+ orgs questioned by the House Committee on Homeland Security. We won’t be intimidated. UUs reject violations of immigrants’ rights and remain committed to justice, compassion, and freedom. www.uua.org/pressroom/pr... #UU #ImmigrantJustice

⚖️ Today’s Supreme Court ruling in Skrmetti endangers trans youth by upholding bans on gender-affirming care. Trans lives are sacred. Denying care is a moral violation. 🧡 Full statement from the UUA: bit.ly/4455dN1 #ProtectTransYouth #UU #MeetTheMoment

Read @wcp.bsky.social's profiles of LGBTQ+ leaders in the DC area, including @uua.org's President, Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt. "Our beloveds are under attack, and the time could not be more urgent for us to show up for one another." washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7654...

Meet the queer and trans leaders, artists, and organizers shaping D.C.’s Pride history. Their stories prove: Queer joy is an act of resistance.

From @bmietana.bsky.social at @rns.org - Folk singer Peter Mayer finds spiritual meaning everywhere on Earth's 'Blue Boat Home' @uua.org @skinnerhouse.bsky.social religionnews.com/2025/05/21/f...

Interesting reading. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/w...

I am legitimately shocked. #PopeLeoXIV

🕊️ Today, the world said goodbye to Pope Francis. While our theologies differ, we honor his legacy of compassion, dignity, and the call to peace. May we continue the work of building a world where freedom and respect guide us all. #PopeFrancis #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #Faith #Church #Community

This is a lovely reflection on #PopeFrancis - from LitHub lithub.com/the-most-lit...

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. #PatriotsDay 1/4

The scene from Falmouth, Massachusetts earlier today.

Watching the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony with my 81 year old mother, who is dancing to Kool and the Gang's "Celebration." In her mind, it only becomes a real party when Celebration plays.

So far I have seen Lennie Kravitz, Sting, and Robbie Williams on various network NYE's network tv performances. Really leaning into the Y2K nostalgia.