January is a time of personal resolutions in the broader culture--but how do we balance that with our desire to do good in the world? Amanda explores the challenge of caring for self and caring for others as we being our theme of Fairness and Equality.

January is a time of personal resolutions in the broader culture--but how do we balance that with our desire to do good in the world? Amanda explores the challenge of caring for self and caring for others as we being our theme of Fairness and Equality.

The Leader of the Riverdale Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture considers how we can plan for the future ethically.

As part of a series on divinity, Amanda considers the Christian story and what, if anything, it adds to our humanistic exploration of the divine within. How might we as Ethical Culturists approach Christmas and all that it means for the world? Does it hold meaning for us?

Amanda considers the monthly theme from the perspective of Buddhism. How does this largely non-theistic tradition imagine the divine? How does the concept of enlightenment tie in? And what does all of that mean for us as Ethical Culturists?

What if this were true? What if we were all kind, all the time? It's hard to imagine, isn't it? Rev. Strauss reflects on kindness as a fundamental moral principle. Sometimes the most profound ideas and practices are the most simple, and the hardest to live.

What do compromise, sustainability and (gasp!) amen have in common? At last year's auction, three WES members bought the right to a word--and asked Amanda to explore the meaning, origin and significance of those words in a platform address. Here it is!

Laughter is infectious, loneliness is catching, and fear spreads like wildfire. What would you like people to catch from you? Mary explores the contagious nature of the human condition.

On tax day, Amanda explores the democratic ideals of America's founding--and look at how those ideals are woven into Ethical Culture. She examines the liberal religious lives of many of our founding fathers (and mothers), and asks how we are fulfilling the promise of democracy in America and in the vote-less District of Columbia.

On tax day, Amanda explores the democratic ideals of America's founding--and look at how those ideals are woven into Ethical Culture. She examines the liberal religious lives of many of our founding fathers (and mothers), and asks how we are fulfilling the promise of democracy in America and in the vote-less District of Columbia.