This Sunday, we explore the African philosophy of Ubuntu. In this philosophy, each person is held intimately in relationship with one another, adopting the phrase, “A person is a person through other persons.”  Espousing this worldview fosters a unique understanding of what it means to live a spiritual life and offers a distinctive roadmap towards resolving conflict. What can we learn from…

This Sunday, we reflect on the individualism that is so pervasive and embedded in this country’s culture.  We explore in depth the many pitfalls of this philosophy. In response, may we ask, how can we orient ourselves, instead, towards a collective mindset that values the whole instead of the self? We are invited to realize that we are inescapably interconnected; we need…