Spiritual Director Tony Lorenzen

06/17/2026

Well, it’s Pride Month, and once again this year, my timeline is filled with performative, pearl-clutching, straight, professed Christians, outraged at the supposed rainbow-bedazzled q***r assault on the institution of marriage.

06/05/2026

HELP - ICE was very active in Danbury Yesterday, June 4. There were at least 5 abductions.
Several families lost a person who were sole financial providers for the families.
HELP ME help Danbury Unites for Immigrants support to these families. There is a URGENT need of cash donations and grocery gift cards to help these families get through the coming days and weeks. The preferred grocery store is CTown. Shop Rite and Walmart are also good. If you are able to purchase one or more gift cards for or make a donation-You can give gifts card to me, drop them off in the drop slot at the UU Congregation of Danbury, or mail them to me. To make a cash donation, Use this link: https://danburyunitesforimmigrants.org/ or DM me for my Paypal or Venmo and I can purchase gift cards

10/10/2025

My homily on Compassion from last Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury

In this homily from our all ages service on Oct. 5, 2025 I reflect on compassion and how we all need each other to take care of one another. We need to alway...

09/22/2025

My sermon from yesterday morning, Sept. 21 at the UU Congregation of Danbury, "Belonging as Civic Duty." I reflect on belonging as a civic duty as well as a moral and religious obligation. Using Brene Brown's definition of belonging and James Luther Adams' theology of radical voluntary associations, I argue that creating, sustaining and belonging to organizations that encourage true belonging and not just fitting in are one of the antidotes to the dehumanization practiced by totalitarian regimes and one of the ways we can fight the growing fascism in America.

I reflect on belonging as a civic duty as well as a moral and religious obligation. Using Brene Brown's definition of belonging and James Luther Adams' theo...

04/17/2025

Members and Friends of Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden along with Friends and neighbors in , see you Tuesday.

04/17/2025

Proud of my Congresswoman, Rep Jahana Hayes!