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Spring/Summer 2026 – Vol. XL – No. 1
About Our Cover
For this issue’s cover, we feature a beautiful woodcut-style piece by illustrator Sue Todd (suetodd.com) from the children’s book Blue Boat Home to represent UUs young and old boldly venturing forward on a wave of change.
Message from the Editor: When a Wave Is a Story
by Kristen Cox Roby
Message from the President: Our Love Sets Us Free
by Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt
PART 1: RESISTANCE
‘We Are Called to Justice’: UUs Join Clergy Efforts to Respond at Chicago ICE Facility
by Elaine McArdle
Prophetic Witness: Unitarian Universalist Ministers, Laypeople Demand End to Inhumane Treatment of Migrants in New Jersey
by Ethan Loewi
The Religious Legacy of the American Revolution
by Christopher Cameron
Frente al precipicio
by Omega S. Burckhardt
A Theology of Community Organizing
by Sean Neil-Barron
I Side with the People
by Drew Paton
PART 2: MEET THE MOMENT
Building Our Momentum, Broadening Our Impact
by Elaine McArdle
What Is the Moment We Are in as UUs and in Our Wider World?
by Kierstin Homblette Allen, Joan Javier Duval, Gretchen Maune, Elizabeth Buffington Nguyen, Luke Stevens Royer, Alex Kapitan, Alessandra Nysether-Santos, Latifah Griffin, Nicole Pressley, and Victoria Safford
What are the Most Urgent Needs of This Moment?
Whole Church Religious Education: Calling Us Toward Deeper Formation and Joyful Experimentation
by Natalie Briscoe
Imagining New Possibilities for Welcoming Families to UU Congregations
by Lauren Wyeth
Growing Administrative Capacity to Better Share Knowledge and Skills
by Emily Cherry
What Do Our Shared Values Call Us to Do in Response to This Moment?
UUs Partner with Small-Business Microloan Collaborative to Help People Succeed after Incarceration
by Peter D. Kramer
Community Sundays Foster Intergenerational Connections
by Heather Beasley Doyle
Fifth Sunday Collaboration Connects Small Congregations
by Christian Schmidt
Welcome New Members to Your Congregation by Hosting 4x4 Dinners
by Peter D. Kramer
Be the Wave
by Nancy McDonald Ladd
PART 3: SING OUT LOVE
A Living Music Tradition
by Elaine McArdle
The Artists Behind the Music
by Jasmine Vaughn-Hall
‘Blue Boat Home’: From Beloved Hymn to Children’s Book
by Elaine McArdle
‘Meditation on Breathing’ Banner
PART 4: UUA CONNECTIONS
The Woodlands Creates Sacred Space for Trans Belonging
by Jami Yandle
Q&A: Hugh Dennis on the UUA Health Insurance Plan
Faith Journey: Tattoos, Tagore, and My UU Identity
by Diego Garrido Barreto
UU News at a Glance
GA 2026, Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere
by Staff Writer
The Gathering for Congregational Leaders
by Staff Writer
A Common Read for the Whole Church
by Ethan Loewi
Green Sanctuary 2030 Promises More Action, Less Paperwork
by Staff Writer
UUA President Named Honorary Fellow
by Ethan Loewi