Church of One Love

The True Meaning of Christmas: Understanding Myth

Myth is not fiction, but a higher truth: one that stays true beyond the story's setting in time and space. When we view the Christmas story as beloved Myth, we learn from it on so many levels. What does it say about Jesus's birth? What does it say about ours—who we are, who we are born to be?

The Advent of Gratitude

The mark of a spiritual being is an attitude of gratitude. Today, on the first Sunday of advent, we discuss how to access gratitude—and how that aids us in preparation for the rebirth of the Christ Spirit in our lives and our hearts.

Making Friends with Ourselves

What can we learn from the Buddhist practice of “Friendliness” toward the world and ourselves? Is that what the Buddha taught? Did Jesus teach us to be our own best friend? How might it help our lives? The world?

Clearing the Dissonance

This week we discuss the practice of Ho’oponopono as a deeply healing practice. How can asking others for forgiveness clear the dissonance in our own souls? Is it even good to say “I’m sorry”? Does it denigrate us in some way? Are we here to take responsibility for the whole world? What does that mean?

Day of All Souls

This is a day to celebrate our ancestors and an exploration of the ideas and practices behind All Saints Day, All Souls Day and Day of the Dead. What can be learned by celebrating the lives of those who have gone before? How could it be helpful to make friends with Death? To celebrate the dead? Do our ancestors really matter? Could a conscious connection to them inform our lives?

Set the Table for Joy, with Rev. Pjae Stanley

Reverend Pamela "Pjae" Stanley is Senior Minister of Harmony Spiritual Center in Fort Worth, and an ordained Inter Faith ministerial graduate of Emerson Institute of Theology. Pamela practices the Truth that there is only One Power and One Presence, residing in and connecting all of us, regardless of race, creed, color, nationality, sex, location, or any other arbitrary, superficial “difference!” Today, she joins us to speak on setting your intention and claiming your life!

Resiliency: The Life-Altering Skill of Bouncing Back

Is it better to stand firm or to bend? Better to be realistic or optimistic? What is more important: self-care or service to others? Could the ability to hold paradox—two seemingly opposing realities simultaneously—be the key to dealing with life on life’s terms?

Puppy Love (And Other Shortcuts to Sanity)

Don’t you wish you could be the person your dog thinks you are? As humans, we are part of the animal kingdom. What can the other animals teach us that could make us more “human?” Can they teach us about life? Love? Acceptance? Rest? Priorities?

Responsibility: The Path to True Freedom

Is spiritual practice the first thing you drop when you get busy? Do you hate the world discipline? Does it freak you out? Does it make you feel chained, or in control? Let’s explore the way to mastery of freedom through self-restraint, responsibility and direction.

Detachment: The Path to True Prosperity

Are you a collector? Is it hard for you to let go of things? Of people and relationships? Youth and beauty? Of the way things used to be? We will explore the things we old onto and how they actually block us from the good available to us in the present. We will learn to live a more abundant life by harnessing the power of generosity.