Posts from our Director of Religious Exploration and news about religious exploration events.

 

  • This Week In RE February 8, 2026 February 5, 2026Juliana
    Grit… this is the season for it!  It’s all over the road and being tracked into our homes.  But in RE this week we will be addressing GRIT as a positive personality trait.  Resilience in the form of grit is how many successful people accomplish goals.  Even when things are hard, grit keeps us on ...
  • RE for Sunday, January 25, 2026 January 29, 2026Juliana
    All month long, we have been exploring how kids can practice resisting some of the main pressures that pull them away from being their best selves. This week we are exploring the challenge of resisting distraction, anger and worries, feeling overwhelmed , or what is often called “ monkey mind”. Most adults can identify with ...
  • RE for Sunday, February 1st, 2026 January 29, 2026Juliana
    We are so happy to welcome Lucy Altman-Coe back as our Skidmore RE guide! This month we move on from January’s theme of Resistance to February’s Resilience. This week we explore how to find resilience through Nature.  We will explore the earth- centered holiday of Imbolc.  We honor one of our core UU  sources of inspiration: Direct ...
  • Resisting the Unhealthy Parts of Screen TIme and Social Media January 8, 2026Juliana
    January 11, 2026 This week in RE, we continue our Soul Matters theme of Resistance.  We are exploring how kids (and adults!) can practice resisting some of the main pressures that pull us away  from being our best selves.   We will focus on the challenge of identifying and resisting unhealthy parts of social media. In addition to ...
  • Our annual 5K Run/Walk was a great success! September 3, 2025Juliana