Recorded Sermons

Recorded Sermons

We believe in free expression from the pulpit and the pew. As such, the views and opinions expressed by our speakers are theirs and do not necessarily reflect the position of All-Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation or of it’s members.

We thank our speakers for generously allowing us to record and publish their work.

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2021

Rev. Donna Cooney, April 9 – Difficult and Dangerous – Permission from Rev. Cooney to publish is forthcoming.

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, April 11 – Our Seven Principles

2020

Fred HowardFredHoward Rev. Fred Howard, December 13 – A Christmas Carol”

Rev. Donna Cooney, November 8 – Thresholds – Permission from Rev. Cooney to publish is forthcoming.

JackFord Rev. Jack Ford, March 8 – The Fifth Source

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, March 15 – A Sermon for Lent

JackFord Rev. Jack Ford, March 8 – The Fifth Source

Rev Philip Baber, March 1 – Principle 2: Justice, Equity, and Compassion – Permission from Rev. Baber to publish is forthcoming.

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, February 23 – Compassionate Curmudgeon

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, February 16 – Growing up White, Liberal, and Racist

Rev Philip Baber, February 2 – Our Seven Principles – Permission from Rev. Baber to publish is forthcoming.

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, January 26 – To See with the Eye, Not with the I

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, January 19 – Weaving the Future: a sermon about spiders, weaving, and hope for the new year.

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, January 12 – The ‘Uh-Oh!’ Antidote

JackFord Rev. Jack Ford, January 5 – I Know Who You Are, But What Am I?(Part 2)

2019

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, December 22 – The Season of Light

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, December 15 – Mothers of Compassion

Hana Maris, December 8 – Getting Older in a Youth Culture

JackFord Rev. Jack Ford, December 1 – I Know Who You Are, But What Am I?(Part 1)

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, November 24 – Happier Holidays

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, November 17 – Perception vs. Deception

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, November 10 – Find Me One Person…

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, November 3 – תיקון עולם (Tikkun Olam)

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, October 20 – Listening to the Ancestors

Hana Maris, October 13 – Flying By The Seat Of Your Pants

JackFord Rev. Jack Ford, September 29 – The Ministry of Money

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, September 22 – A Few Teachings from the Lotus Sutra

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, September 15

Rev Philip Baber, September 08 – Unitarian Universalism, the Narrowest Path – Permission from Rev. Baber to publish is forthcoming.

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, September 1 – Invasion of the Soul-Sucking Postmodern Zombies

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, August 25 – Being a Buddha Among Non-Buddhas

JackFord Rev. Jack Ford, August 18 – An Examined Faith

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, August 11 – Your Emotion and Reality

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, August 4 – How to Change the Past

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, July 28 – Instructions to the Cook: What does it mean to “practice” a religion?

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, July 21 – Souls: Who and Why?

Rev Billy Thomas, July 07 – Owning Your Path

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, June 23 – Letting Go

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, June 16 – Air

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, June 9 – Secrets Revealed

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, June 2 – Life, Truth and Spirit Beyond the Culture Wars

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, May 26 – Doorway to the Divine

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, May 19 – Nature: The First Bible

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, May 12 – Mother Nature

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, May 5 – The Tao of Failure

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, April 28 – God Bless The Children

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, April 21 – Rise Up! A Sermon of Easter, Passover, and Hope

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, April 14 – The Gift

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, April 7 – Fountain of Sorrow

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, March 10 – To Pray or Not To Pray?

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, March 3 – Beyond the War of the Worldviews: The Next Generation

Pia Dononvon Pia Kyri-yo Donovon, February 24 – The Beggar and the Businessman: Living in Awareness

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, February 17 – Rhythms: From Heartbeats to Drumbeats

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, February 10 – What Does It Take?

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, February 3 – True Grit: Real Life Lessons of Positive Psychology

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, January 27 – Learning from the Past, Living in the Present

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, January 20 – Unity in Diversity

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, January 13 – The Spiritual Journey

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, January 6 – Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli

2018

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, December 23 – Merry ChristBuddhaMas

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, December 16 – The Night the Animals Spoke

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, December 9 – A New Way to React


Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, November 25 – Hatred

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, November 18 – The Hello Habits

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, November 11 – The Hero’s Journey

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, November 4 – A Sermon of Thanksgiving

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, October 28 – Unmasking Ourselves

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, October 21 – What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, October 14 – You’ve Got Another Think Coming!

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, September 30 – Gathering Myself in Music

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, September 23 – Second Chances: Redemption, Renewal, Rebirth

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, September 16 – Joy?

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, September 10 – Where is God?

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, August 26 – Ullambana

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, August 19 – Jeopardy

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, August 12 – Wake Up Calls, Cosmic Kicks, and Land Mines

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, August 5 – Now You See It

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, July 22 – Coming Home by Leaving Home

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, July 15 – Sacred Play

Various All-Souls Members, July 8 – Empathy Sunday

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, June 24 – The Paramitas

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, June 17 – The Science and Spirituality of Hope

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, June 10 – The G.O.D. Sermon

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, June 3 – Life As An Adventure

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, May 27 – Memorial Day and Peacemaking

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, May 20 – What’s in a name?

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, May 13 – Pondering the Soul

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, May 6 – The Existential Monkeywrench

FredHoward Rev. Fred Howard, April 29 – Does Unitarian Universalism Have a Theology?

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, April 8 – All Things Being Equal

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, April 1 – Are You Ready?

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, March 25 – Buddhist Women

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, March 18 – Little Grrl Lost

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, March 11 – ‟It’s Only Business” and Other Lies We Tell

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, February 25 – The Dog has Buddha-Nature

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, February 18 – Trust

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, February 11 – Everyone a Butterfly

Rev. Lyn PlumbRev. Lyn Plumb, February 4 – Bozos on the Bus

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, January 28 – Heedfulness vs. Mindfulness

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, January 21 – Building Beloved Community: Learning how to belong

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, January 14 – Coffee, Donuts, and Creating a New Economic Reality

Dr. Nancy Smith Dr. Nancy Smith, January 7 – The Interdependent Web of All Existence as a Spiritual Tradition

2017

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, December 24 – Christmas Wishes

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, December 17 – Birth

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, December 10 – Strong Opinions, Loosely Held

Rev. Lyn PlumbRev. Lyn Plumb, December 10 – Let There Be Light!

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, November 26 – Kindness

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, November 19 – Gratitude and Guilt

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, November 12 – Living Indigenously

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, November 5 – From Pedestals of Privilege: Deconstructing Confederate Monuments

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, October 22 – Forgiveness: Why and How to Do It

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, October 15 – Anger Management

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, October 8 – Then They Came For Me

Rev. Lyn PlumbRev. Lyn Plumb, October 1 – Ahimsa

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, September 24 – Discovering the Divine: Contemporary Practices to Awaken to the Sacred (3 of 3)

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, September 19 – Stuff: You Can’t Take It With You

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, September 3 – Cultivating Happiness: Creating Joy through Contemplation (2 of 3)

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, August 27 – Stress Reduction Through Mindfulness and More (1 of 3)

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, August 13 – In the Light of Truth

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, August 6 – Ease, Please

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, July 30 – Learned Helplessness

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, July 23 – Yada, Yada, Yada

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, July 16 – Universal Salvation, Forgiveness and the Power of Hope

MichelleSensei Michelle Jouyo, July 9 – Renunciation

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, June 25 – All You Need Is Love

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, June 18 – Babel: Towers of Communcation

Rev. Lyn PlumbRev. Lyn Plumb, June 11 – Abundance

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, June 4 – If Not Now, When?

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, May 28 – Learning to Walk

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, May 21 – The Body of the Buddha

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, May 14 – Today, All Will Be Maya

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, May 7 – A Question of Balance

FredHoward Rev. Fred Howard, April 30 – The Make-Believe World of Religion

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, April 23 – How to Tell the Truth

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, April 16 – EASTER: Lilies, Jesus, and Eggs

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, April 9 – Life is Divine

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, April 2 – The Origin of Evil and What We Can Do About It.

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, March 19 – A Very Gay Sermon

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, March 12 – Talking About Music, Dancing About Architecture

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, March 5 – We Are All Queer

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, February 26 – Austerity

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, February 19 – Somewhere Beyond the Rainbow…

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, February 12 – The Gospel of Inclusion: Universalism in America

Annie Svetlik, February 5 – Museum Statement on Refugees
Laurene Beyer, February 5 – Love Of Community
Mary Groves, February 5 – Small Childhood Experiences Can Shape Your Views For The Rest Of Your Life
Carol Foil, February 5 – A Mighty Girl Can Change The World

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, January 29 – New Beginnings

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, January 22 – Spiritual Friends

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, January 15 – Focus:Attention and Distraction

2016

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, December 25 – A Christmas Conundrum

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, December 18 – Mary, did you KNOW?

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, December 11 – Apocalypse Now

Rev. Lyn Plumb, December 4 – A House of Hope

November 27 – Moments from our lay-led 2016 Thanksgiving service

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, November 20 – The Best Things Money Can’t Buy

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, November 13 – Sacred Activism: A Hope for the Future

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, November 6 – Deep Impact: An Awakening

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, October 30 – Feeding the Hungry Ghosts

Mark Yount Dr. Mark Yount, October 23 – We Are Golden

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, October 16 – Community

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, October 9 – Celebrating the High Holy Days

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, October 2 – Random Acts

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, September 25 – Light and Balance

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, September 18 – In Metaphor We Trust: How to hear the stories of others, both sacred and profane.

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, September 11 – Bread and Circuses

Dr. Nancy Smith Dr. Nancy Smith, September 5 – The Nuts and Bolts of Effective Relationships

FredHoward Rev. Fred Howard, August 29 – Impressionism and Grace: Aging and Dying as a Work of Art

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, August 21 – Swimming Lessons: It’s Back to School Time!

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, August 14 – Making Sense of Karma

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, August 8 – Radical Hospitality

Rev. Sandi Cooper Rev. Sandi Cooper, June 19 – A Tale of Two Rivers

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, June 12 – Demystifying Mindfulness

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, June 6 – To Comfort the Afflicted and to Afflict the Comfortable

Rev Tom Schmidt Rev. Tom Schmidt, May 30 – Eschew Obfuscation

FredHoward Rev. Fred Howard, May 23 – The Heart of Zen

JackFord Rev. Jack Ford, May 15 – Hold Your Tongue

Sekiyo Sekiyo Sensei, May 8 – Mothers and the Buddha’s Birthday

Liz Teal Rev. Elizabeth Teal, April 24 – Shaktiput Gurus, Bodhisattvas, and Jesus: a Universalist Sermon for the Interfaith Age

Rev. Sandi Cooper    Rev. Sandi Cooper, April 17 – Joy is Not a Detergent!

Sekiyo    Sekiyo Sensei, April 10 – How to be Amazing

Liz Teal    Rev. Elizabeth Teal, April 3 – SENSE-ABILITIES

JackFord    Rev. Jack Ford, March 27 – Easter – All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

JackFord    Rev. Jack Ford, March 20 – Won’t You Be my Neighbor?

Sekiyo    Sekiyo Sensei, March 13 – Buddhist Perspective on Time

Liz Teal    Rev. Elizabeth Teal, March 6 – Deep Listening and Real Power

Rev. Sandi Cooper    Rev. Sandi Cooper, February 21 – The Power of Choice

Sekiyo    Sekiyo Sensei, February 14 – The Four Faces of Love

Liz Teal    Rev. Liz Teal, February 7 – Agnotology: The Study of Ignorance

Rev Tom Schmidt    Rev. Tom Schmidt, January 31 – Trapeze – The Art of Letting Go