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  <title>For When You Are Grieving for the World</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/prayers-reflections-songs-grief-community-unitarian-universalism</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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  <title>Green Sanctuary 2030 Promises More Action, Less Paperwork</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/green-sanctuary-2030-changes-updates</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Staff Writer</dc:creator>
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  <title>Dispatches from Dilley: Texas UUs and Immigrant Rights Leaders Protest ICE at Family Detention Center</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/dilley-detention-center-protest-texas-txuujm</link>
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        <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uuworld.org/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_480_wide_no_upscale/public/2026-02/TXUUJM-Dilley2.jpg?itok=UU2Nk0zB" width="480" height="360" alt="A photo of protestors marching against the Dilley Detention Center. One sign says &quot;Liberatad para los ninos.&quot; Another says &quot;When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty!&quot;" class="img-fluid image-style-scaled-480-wide-no-upscale" /></div><p class="author">Michelle Venegas-Matula </p>, <p class="author">Erin J. Walter</p>, <p class="author">Bis Thornton</p>: <div class="body"><p>The Texas UU Justice Ministry team shares experiences witnessing at South Texas Immigration Detention Center.</p></div>

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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Michelle Venegas-Matula , Erin J. Walter, Bis Thornton</dc:creator>
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  <title>Using the Meet the Moment Framework to Build Momentum and Broaden Impact</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/meet-the-moment-framework-questions-intro</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Elaine McArdle</dc:creator>
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  <title>Imagining New Possibilities for Welcoming Families to UU Congregations</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/welcoming-families-congregations-wave-cohort</link>
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        <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uuworld.org/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_480_wide_no_upscale/public/2026-02/rifky-nur-setyadi-unsplash.jpg?itok=WlAC6bQX" width="480" height="288" alt="An illustration of people holding hands in a wave formation." class="img-fluid image-style-scaled-480-wide-no-upscale" /></div><p class="author">Lauren Wyeth</p>: <div class="body"><p>Consider three scenes that reflect what parents raising teens and children may experience.</p></div>

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  <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Lauren Wyeth</dc:creator>
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  <title>UUs Partner with Small-Business Microloan Collaborative to Help People Succeed after Incarceration </title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/post-incarceration-microloan-program-new-jersey</link>
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        <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uuworld.org/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_480_wide_no_upscale/public/2026-02/tim-mossholder-unsplash.jpg?itok=KShAykT9" width="480" height="320" alt="An open sign on a glass door." class="img-fluid image-style-scaled-480-wide-no-upscale" /></div><p class="author">Peter D. Kramer</p>: <div class="body"><p>The New Jersey program forges bonds between loan recipients and the community.</p></div>

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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Peter D. Kramer</dc:creator>
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  <title>The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde Announced as 2026 GA Ware Lecturer  </title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Elaine McArdle</dc:creator>
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  <title>A Theology of Community Organizing</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/2025-fahs-lecture-excerpt-sean-neil-barron</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Sean Neil-Barron</dc:creator>
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  <title>Fifth Sunday Collaboration Connects Small Congregations</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/fifth-sundays-worship-collaboration-partnership</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Christian Schmidt</dc:creator>
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  <title>To Overcome ‘Crashing Waves of Change,’ UUs Can Follow Meet the Moment Framework</title>
  <link>https://www.uuworld.org/articles/wave-cohorts-uua-nancy-mcdonald-ladd</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Nancy McDonald Ladd</dc:creator>
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