Lowdy Brabyn, a UK-based friend of Faith and Money Network, gave this spoken reflection at a contemplative gathering on New Year's Day and generously agreed to allow us to share it here. Recently, I’ve been thinking about matter. Matter as in stuff.  Matter as in ‘what really matters?’  Matter as the fundamental expression of the divine: our material existence as the   [Read More …]

"Every day, [Hope Credit Union] proves that banking practices can narrow the wealth gap and advance economic justice. An idea that many write off as naïve and folly, Hope makes real through passionate commitment and meticulous follow-through." Once in a while I think I’m beginning to really understand racism, the suffering it has caused and still causes and the tenacity it invokes. And then   [Read More …]

"So what does it look like to create ongoing relationships with the Lakota people in Red Shirt? It might be looking for ways to support these communities, spreading the word, returning in future years, or even financial support for projects." In June, I had the great privilege to participate in a Faith and Money Network Trip of Perspective to Oglala Lakota land at Red Shirt Table, Pine   [Read More …]

I never thought I would go to South Dakota. My way of thinking was, "What reason would I go there outside of removing another state from my bucket list?" All I knew about the state is that it is located in the middle of the country, its capital is Pierre, and the location of Mount Rushmore was home to a very sacred site for Native Americans. It wasn’t until my school chaplain offered me the   [Read More …]

As a theist Unitarian Universalist, I believe in our 1st Principle: the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Because I believe that every person holds a spark of the divine, and that all people are my neighbors, I must work to learn about the experiences of the most marginalized and disadvantaged in our culture, understand how our systems affect them, and work to make things more just and   [Read More …]