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UU Parenting with Michelle Richards, author of Tending the Flame: The Art of UU Parenting

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Holidays: Time for interfaith dialogue with your parents

By Michelle Richards, on November 7th, 2011

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The Winter Holiday season is looming upon us, and with it often comes thoughts of traveling and spending time with extended family. Sometimes, the members of our extended families can be accepting of theological differences. Other times, not so much, because when a grown child rejects the faith of their parents, some parents will interpret [...]

November 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Celebrating the winter holidays

By Michelle Richards, on December 6th, 2010

Members of the UU Fellowship of Topeka, Kansas, celebrated Chalica in 2009. (Courtesy Colin MacMillan/Nathan Ham Photography)

Since our overtly materialistic culture not only emphasizes consumerism but also offers unrealistic expectations of ourselves and our families during the winter holidays through commercials, TV specials, and movies, many families can feel acute disappointment and anxiety. The holidays [...]

December 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | 5 comments