Day: July 22, 2022

Latinx Presidents and Deans of the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), including Meadville Lombard President, Dr. Elías Ortega, have issued a statement on violence against Latinx communities. We live in unprecedented times. There are over 3 million dead worldwide from novel coronavirus, and over half a million of those in the United States alone. We…

There are momentous events that get etched into our memories as signposts, demarcating life before and after. The impact of such events ripples through our lives—whether personal, communal, or collective—in unimaginable ways. It may be the birth of a long-expected child. Or a beloved person transitioning into ancestor status. They may also take the form…

7th Principle: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. This summer my family and I spent a few days in L’Anse Township, located in Baraga County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. After months of living life within the confines of my home, where I spent most of my days at…

There’s a memory of an impromptu holiday family gathering that I treasure. Outside of funerals, weddings, or life passages, that out-of-the-blue gathering stands out in my memory as the only time my family, a family that rarely managed the goodwill towards one another to invest time to be together, gathered in celebration.  On that day,…

This fall, Rev. Tandi Rogers, Affiliated Faculty, will start teaching the Spiritual Direction Formation & Certification program offered by the Leadership Institute for Growth, Healing, and Transformation (LIGHT) at Meadville Lombard. We asked her about her ministerial journey, spiritual direction, and her vision for the future of Unitarian Universalism. ML: What was your journey to where you are…