Sermons at All Souls
Read or watch past sermons from All Souls Staff and Guests! Please click on the headers below to be directed to each category.
Sermons by Rev. Elaine Peresluha
Interim Senior Minister
Sermons by Rev. Pamela Patton
Assistant Minister
Rev. Pamela's Sermons (PDF)
The Object of Anger, 5/3/2026
The Spirit of Anger, 4/26/2026
The Faraway Nearby, 3/8/2026
A Giving Place, 11/23/2025
The Mother Lode, 5/11/2025
The Banality of Good, 3/16/2025
Loving All Souls, 2/2/2025
Once in a Lifetime, 10/6/2024
Syncretic Becoming, 6/16/2024
Exquisite Interruption, 12/3/2023
The Examined Mind, 10/1/2023
A Cloud of Possibilities, 3/19/2023
The Blessing of A Cold Shower, 8/28/2022
In This Single Hour I Live, 7/10/2022
A Complaint Free World, 2/27/2022
Give Me Love, 7/18/2021
How the Light Gets In, 9/6/2020
Worthy of Rescue, 8/9/2020
Do No Harm, 7/28/2019
To Be Defined, 5/14/2017
What the Living Do, 1/1/2017
The Mayfly and the Bird, 5/29/2016
Stand Still, 7/20/2014
Guest Preachers
One of the cherished traditions of Unitarian Universalism is Freedom of the Pulpit — the idea that a preacher speaks their truth, and the listener is free to make up their own mind. We invite you to explore sermons from our guest preachers, each bringing their own wisdom, perspective, and lived faith to our community.
Sermons of Former All Souls Ministers
Sermons are the intellectual property of our former ministers and/or their estates, and the PDFs are not available for distribution. For access to these teachings, we encourage you to explore our video archive or consider purchasing our ministers’ published works. If you’re looking for a specific book, please inquire; we may have it available to borrow at All Souls!
Sermons by Kathleen Rolenz
Rev. Kathleen served as Transition Senior Minister of All Souls from January 2025 – June 2025. Her sermons from that period are available here!
Lessons Learned: From Sidewalk to Sanctuary, 6/29/2025
Some Kinds of Forever, 6/15/2025
How to Save the World, 6/1/2025
I Am That Too, 5/18/2025
The Mother Lode, 5/11/2025
The Other Side of War, 5/4/2025
A Subversive Resurrection, 4/20/2025
Shadowboxing the Apocalypse, 4/13/2025
Who Are You, 3/30/2025
The Splinters We Carry, 3/9/2025
The Long Haul, 3/2/2025
Love at the Center, 2/16/2025
Confronting the Dream, 1/19/2025
A Story Worth Telling, 1/12/2025