The Allure of the Golden Calf (text & audio)

  Where were you when you first felt it, that plaintive tug of alluring, almost painful pleasure? Something that grabbed you like nothing had grabbed you before, that filled you with longing and got your heart pumping like crazy. Debussy’s “Syrinx,” it seems to...

A Faith for the Few? (text & audio)

Rev. Mark Ward I am learning that I need to be careful of the topics I choose for worship, lest I be given lessons I’d just as soon not have. This week is a good example. As I began mulling over how I would address the topic of class this Sunday, I promptly lost my...

Wonder More (text & audio)

  The path began on packed, dun-colored soil leading into a grove of eucalyptus trees, winding along the edge of a suburban development and then into a narrow ravine. As we hiked, we looked into the trees and occasionally spotted a bit of fluttery motion up in...

Youth Sunday 2014

Below are the speeches from some of UUCA’s youth at the February 16 Youth Sunday services.   Olivia Patterson As humans, and, perhaps more relevantly, as humans living through an age blossoming with industrial science and exploration, we are continuously...