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As it happens, Thomas Becket, onetime archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in his cathedral on this day in 1170. It feels like a perfect day to consider this past year, the year to come, and what it might mean to bear witness as religious liberals in tumultuous times.

BIO - The Reverend James Ishmael Ford served as a parish minister for twenty-five years and is minister emeritus at the First Unitarian Church of Providence, Rhode Island. Today he is a community minister affiliated with Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena. James is also a long time Zen practitioner and teacher, and is the author of six books on aspects of spiritual life. His most recent book, the Intimate Way of Zen: Effort, Surrender, on the Spiritual Journey was published by Shambhala Publications this past summer. He also has a substack page, Unanswered Question. He and his spouse Jan currently live in Tujunga, where they care for Jan's 97 year old mother.

UUs of Our Past with Leslie Nichols