"Faith, Courage, and the Common Good"

Dr. Elías Ortega, president of Meadville Lombard Theological School, is with us for this sermon. Through struggles rooted in faith and in the conviction that no one's labor is invisible or expendable, farmworkers, immigrants, and other vulnerable communities have defended their worth and dignity while sustaining the life of this nation. Grounded in spirituality and the deep ethics of community care, their movements for justice reveal how nonviolence, organizing, and prophetic leadership can inspire and sustain solidarity in the face of exploitation. This Sunday, we will honor these communities as faithful ancestors and living partners in the work of justice, and we will ask: What does their courage and resilience ask of Unitarian Universalists in Houston—and across the United States—today? Recorded on March 29, 2026.