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Remembrance Day 2012

Remembrance Day, November 11, 2012 A sermon by Rev. Brian J. Kiely Unitarian Church of Edmonton. Part One This service is born out of my confusion, my mixed emotions and…

Divining the Digital Reformation

“Divining the Digital Reformation” - Rev. Brian Kiely Unitarian Church of Edmonton, May 27, 2012 No matter when you grew up, no matter what your age, I bet that you…

Question Box Sermon

“Question Box Sermon” Rev. Brian J. Kiely Unitarian Church of Edmonton, November 4, 2012 This presentation was build around questions asked by members. From Colin MacPhail: Hi Brian…

Healthy Sexuality

Introduction Welcome to a very special morning where we hope to wed what could be a controversial topic with an experiment in social media community building. The topic is Healthy…

Engaging with the New World

“Engaging with the New World” a sermon by Rev. Brian J. Kiely Unitarian Church of Edmonton, September 23, 2012 Any Trekkie will be able to tell you. When Captain…

Healing Loneliness

a sermon by Reverend Brian J. Kiely, Unitarian Church of Edmonton, September 19,2012 Some years ago I asked for advice about how to approach this topic. One reply was particularity…

Religion for Atheists

Religion for Atheists” a sermon based on Alain de Botton’s book of the same name. Rev. Brian J. Kiely Unitarian Church of Edmonton, September 9, 2012 There is something in…

Mother Earth Strikes Back

“Mother Earth Strikes Back” – April 22, 2012 By guest speaker Martin Tweedale professor emeritus of philosophy, University of Alberta Michel de Montaigne once said: “I speak the truth not…

100 Years Young

“100 Years Young” -- May 4, 2012 By Susan Ruttan 1912 was a year of huge optimism in Edmonton. It was the year that Edmonton proper and the town of…

What Will We Do with God?

Reverend Brian J. Kiely, Unitarian Church of Edmonton, September 10, 2000 Message to: God.com Dear God, Well, here it is, the start of another church year and, silly me, I…

What is Worship?

Reverend Brian J. Kiely, Unitarian Church of Edmonton, September 27, 2005 This service came before a discussion of the results of a recently conducted worship survey. Instead of a full…

The Caring Community

Reverend Brian J. Kiely, Unitarian Church of Edmonton, October 2, 2005 When my mother died in November 10 years ago, I reached for my hymnbook and turned to George Odell’s…