Video of Recent Sermons

"Alarm Bells Are Ringingl" - Rev. Katie McQuage-Loukas - They will literally ring today for our fire drill, but more importantly, they are ringing for democracy. Evangelical Christian nationalism gets the most attention, but there are other forms of illiberal and undemocratic religious beliefs that are also present and active this election season.

"Reimagine Together: The UU Climate Justice Revival" - Rev. Katie McQuate-Loukas - As climate change rocks our world, there is a spirit at work in the congregations and movements committed to justice. As we make the connections between climate and justice, we are called to re-imagine what it means to do this urgent work in community. How can our climate work be: Less isolated and more connected? Less anxious and more nourishing? Less limited and more visionary?

"Finding Our Balance" - Rev. Katie McQuate-Loukas - The equinox is a moment of perfect balance, temporary and fleeting. We are reminded that all things are in flux, moving through cycles of time and space. Let us take a moment of pause, a moment to notice the transitions in the world around us, and to celebrate the unfolding of a Texas autumn.

"Invite Love In" - Rev. Katie McQuate-Loukas - Our revised principles are a snapshot in time – the articulation of this living tradition for this contemporary moment. But regardless of what changes have been made and will be made in years to come, centering on Love will, I think, endure. Having named the unspoken center of our communities, how do we make more room for it to be named and claimed? We begin, as we so often do, with our covenants.

"Rivers to the Sea" - Rev. Katie McQuate-Loukas - The world is ramping back up after the slower summer season, and so are we. We return to this community, bringing waters that tell of our summer adventures, be those at home or far away, and we remind ourselves that though we have our individual life journeys, we share in a larger communal journey too

"the Work of the People" - Rev. Katie McQuate-Loukas - That’s all that liturgy means – “the work of the people.” In our gatherings, we build sacred time and space together. We are making and building and sharing, creating this experience collectively and collaboratively. Let’s talk about why and how we do it!