Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship - Podcasts

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson What is life calling us to do? Download this Podcast 04.10.16

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson The Fellowship’s inspiration word this year is joy! Join us as we explore joy. Download this Podcast 01.10.16

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Join us as we welcome the New Year... Download this Podcast 01.03.16

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson We will explore how we extend our covenant to all beings. We will honor Transgender Day of Remembrance. Download this Podcast 11.22.15

Eileen Maurer Join Eileen Maurer as she explores the vampires, zombies, and werewolves that populate our modern world. Download this Podcast 11.01.15

Michael Eselun Are we defined by what we do? And what does that say about inherent worth and dignity? Popular guest speaker and oncology chaplain Michael Eselun will explore these questions. Download this Podcast 11.08.15

Rachel Rott & Ann Kay Lifeboats and Tiny Houses Download this Podcast 08.16.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals Service. Bring your companion animals if they will be comfortable being out and about and with other animals. Or you can bring a picture. Stuffed animals often appear to bless us as well! Download this Podcast 10.4.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson We are in a time of great opportunity to join in the next civil rights movement of our time. We affirm Black Lives Matter and consider what our role might be in advancing the cause of racial justice. Download this Podcast 10.11.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Is there such a thing as evil? What do the philosophical and theological traditions say about this? Does a concept of evil help or hinder morality? Download this Podcast 10.18.15

Eileen Maurer Hands of Peace - Building Bridges Download this Podcast 08.02.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson What if we "wrote" love everywhere? What does love "perceive?" Download this Podcast 05.10.15

Nicole Kent Expanding our summer theme of BEing, BEcoming, BEloved Community with Love. Download this Podcast 06.28.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Reflections on Leonard Cohen’s iconic song, Hallelujah. Download this Podcast 05.17.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Learning our truths and knowing ourselves. Download this Podcast 05.24.15

Eileen Maurer This sermon is a deep exploration of our first principle, the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Our UU principles are really a "bill of rights" and this sermon addresses how the definition of basic human rights has expanded from ancient times to now. Download this Podcast 05.31.15

Palomar Fellowship Humanist Group "The more we know, the more we know we don't know." - Aristotle This service features members of the Humanist Group presenting creation theories, including "The Big Bang" by George DeNeef, "Alternate Universes" by Bruce Thompson, and "Simulation Theory" by James Newton. Come speculate with us! Download this Podcast 02.08.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Living into the fullness of life. Let’s do that. Download this Podcast 03.15.15

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Informed by the Sacred Activism of Andrew Harvey and the Active Hope of Joanna Macy, we will consider how we will live into an activism that is effective, sustainable, and full of grace. Download this Podcast

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Grace happens – whether we notice or not. When we pay attention we are better able to discern those moments, momentous and otherwise, of unbidden, unexpected recognition of our "unity as part of a sacred whole." Download this Podcast

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson You are warmly invited to this Contemplative Service of reflection, song, and silence on endings. Download this Podcast

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson We will explore and celebrate peace in the various traditions. Download this Podcast

Eileen Maurer Mia Farrow said, "I get it now; that life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible...and enjoying everything in between." Join Eileen Maurer as she explores ways to prepare for loss while still retaining the capacity to feel peace and joy. Download this Podcast

Michael Eselun Restringing the Beads Download this Podcast

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Seriously. Waiting for inspiration. Once or twice a year, I just have to wait. Download this Podcast

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson These words by Thich Nhat Hanh invite us into reflecting on our relationship with earth. Download this Podcast

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson Unity in diversity is conducive to nonviolent thought, as it resonates with Gandhi’s principle of "heart unity" – the understanding, as Martin Luther King put it, that "I can’t be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can’t be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be." From the Metta Center. Download this Podcast

Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson This quote from Walt Whitman’s poem, "Song of Myself," will guide our exploration of notions of the self that point us to the internal diversity that we all contain while maintaining a sense of coherent identity that interacts with others’ multiplicity. Download this Podcast

Eileen Maurer Join us as we host very special visitors: 25 Jewish, Muslim and Christian youth from Israel, Palestine and America, along with their host families from San Diego county, will be visiting our Fellowship as part of the Hands of Peace summer program. During the Service, some of the visiting youth will share their personal experiences, and we will introduce them to our UU mission of interfaith dialogue and cooperation. Download this Podcast

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Betty Skwarek Do people turn to religion to get in touch with their spirituality? Surveys say no. Has religion failed, or do we need to think about how it can serve us better as human beings? Download this Podcast