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The Commencement Speech I Have Yet to Be Invited to Deliver

In honor of this time of year with its transitions, celebrations and liminal spaces through which many of our beloveds walk, this week Melissa offers “The Commencement Speech I Have Yet to Be Invited to Deliver,” musing on what she calls the Venn diagram of life. Special musical guest, Mason Daring. Mason and his good … Continue reading The Commencement Speech I Have Yet to Be Invited to Deliver

Earth Day Service: What Does It Mean to Be in Covenant with Our Living World?

We gather inside a living system. The Earth moves through our lives as breath, water, and ground. Earth Day invites attention. What we take. What we return. Our lives participate in something larger and continuous. And so we are not merely guests here. We are in relationship, bound by more than gratitude, called to more … Continue reading Earth Day Service: What Does It Mean to Be in Covenant with Our Living World?

Pondering the Art of Religion

What is this strange thing called religion? How can we begin to make sense of a practice that has played such an impactful role in the unfolding of civilization and yet, like its forebear spirituality, remains mysterious and frequently troublesome? If the answers to great existential questions remain elusive, might that be a good thing? … Continue reading Pondering the Art of Religion

Easter Service

Easter is a holiday of miracles. It is life from death,
 joy from sorrow, 
celebration from mourning. 
Easter reminds us that all is never lost; 
that the story continues as long as we are here to tell it. So gather up your worries—we are going to bury them beneath the ground 
and watch them transform … Continue reading Easter Service

The Inward Journey: Psychology, Spirituality, and Spiritual Metaphor

Kevin O’Brien, MSP ACSW, now retired Director of Catholic Charities, Director of Caleo Center outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Clinical Director at Conifer Park, and private practice psychotherapist in the Adirondacks, reflects on what he learned over 40 years and how that might help us, as the bareness of our personal “winter” transforms into the “fullness … Continue reading The Inward Journey: Psychology, Spirituality, and Spiritual Metaphor

The Courage to Begin Again

The courage to begin again reminds us that renewal remains available in every moment, and that each of us carries the capacity to shape what comes next. OOS 3-15-26 WEBSITE Music sheet 3-15-26