The Spiritual Odyssey Collection
June 28 - Bill Mahoney
“What Do You Get When You Cross a Catholic with a Unitarian Universalist?” Bill describes how his exploration of this question has pushed him to make peace with that uncomfortable intersection between faith and reason. And how, in the process, he unexpectedly became better friends with neighbors, God, and himself.
July 5 - Carol Scott
"My Religious/Spiritual Odyssey"
July 12 - Anthony Pascone
"In the garden of spiritual offerings." From pious papist to dabbler in occult knowledge and practices, I have truly taken time to smell the garden of spiritual offerings that is out there for all of us to explore. Yet, I take delight in the knowledge that as UUs, we can let our own spiritual journey be guided by the truths that reveal themselves, sometimes randomly, during the time we exist on this plane. Although, I consider this somewhat ‘spiritually lite’ compared to others, I invite you to come hear what I have learned and what works for me.
Due to technical difficulties, this podcast is not available.
July 19 - Maria Inez Robayo
"On being Latina, Catholic & UU." I will present my story of a Catholic Latina that became a Unitarian Universalist and share the challenges that I had to overcome during my spiritual journey.
Due to technical difficulties, this podcast is not available.
July 26 - Rick and Georgie Searles
"Yoked Together in our Spiritual Journey." How we got to ERUUF and the arc of our spiritual evolution over the past 50 years.
August 2 - Jeff Moe
"Jeff's Journey: Rites, Relationships, Stories, Sayings." From a 65 years of age vantage point, I look back at my rearing in the Lutheran church, Christian conversion in high school, living in a spiritual commune in the '60's, creating a moral life without God, living through divorce, raising children and creating rituals with my life partner Audrey, learning meditation practice, and deepening my spirituality at ERUUF and with my chalice group. Participants can react to my stories by identifying their own rituals, relationships, personal stories and aphorisms; their guideposts on their own path.
August 9 - Kimberly Slentz-Kesler
"How far away can the apple fall? Bridging familial divides with patience and love." How my spiritual identity has been forged through decades of religious and political conflict with my family.
Those who wish a transcript of Kimberly's spiritual odyssey and/or the slide presentation should contact her directly at
August 16 - P. Quick Hall
“Becoming my own self.” That’s been the journey--from what M. Scott Peck referred to as “hand-me-down religion” to my own credo-in-progress. The continuing process of discernment and making meaning of life are the heart of my spirituality.
August 23 - Joyce Heflin
"An Inside Job." Sometimes waking up to a spiritual life is a painful process... but oh how sweet the recovery is.
August 30 - Adele Monroe
Adele became an ERUUFian in March, will speak about how opening herself to homeopathic medicine and animal communication shaped her spiritual journey, which started as a scientist born to two Christian educators.
There is no audio recording for this Spiritual Odyssey.
