Spirituality

Unitarian Church Sunday Forum ‘Navigating The Complexities Of Grief And Loss’ March 8

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 COMMUNITY News:

Leah Blackwell and Rumi Sauñe will present a forum on Navigating the Complexities of Grief and Loss at the Sunday Forum at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos at 12 p.m., Sunday, March 8, at 1738 North Sage Street. The Forum program endeavors to educate the public about issues that affect the community. It is independent of the religious mission of the church.

Grief and Loss are an integral part of our lives. Loss affects us from the time we are born in the form of change. Grief is the natural, multifaceted response to loss—encompassing emotional, physical, cognitive, social, and Read More

Charles And Connie Pacheco Celebrate 75th Anniversary

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Charles and Connie Pacheco celebrated 75 years of marriage on Jan. 22, 2026. Courtesy photo

Charles and Connie Pacheco on their wedding day on Jan. 22, 1951. Courtesy photo

Highlights from the 75-year marriage of Charles and Connie Pacheco:

Charles and Connie Pacheco met on May 20, 1949, when Connie graduated from high school in Taos, New Mexico. Connie’s cousin Tommy and Charles were good friends; he invited him to go to the graduation and that’s when they met. Her bother-in-law, Ken Wilson, worked in Los Alamos at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL), (now called Los Alamos National Read More

Fr. Theophan: Learning By Teaching

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By Fr. Theophan Mackey
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

Another month has come to an end.

How can January take so long, and February pass in the blink of an eye?

I’m starting another round of pottery classes at the Arts Council. Tile and mold making on Tuesdays and throwing on Thursdays. I’ll have to take a break in April for Holy Week and all that surrounds the events of Pascha, but it is so much fun to teach new students.

When we start, I let them know that I have been throwing pottery on and off for over thirty years. The basics of centering the clay and pulling walls are astonishing to beginners, Read More

Fr. Glenn: Déjà Vu All Over Again

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Hmph. War again. In the Middle East. Again.

It’s doubtful that the world will ever be free of war, and war is certainly tragic, regardless of the reasons for it or how “surgical” it is. I can’t help but think of the opening scene of the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” when the prehistoric proto-human picks up the bone and realizes he can use it as a weapon to kill … and we’ve been killing one another with weapons ever since. It’s that seemingly primordial desire to dominate for mates, territory, resources; we see it everywhere in nature. But you’d think we could lament the historical carnage Read More

Fr. Glenn: Resistance

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Some of us remember when, before they were combined into a universal celebration for all presidents, we celebrated Abe Lincoln’s birthday (Feb. 12) and Washington’s birthday (Feb. 22) separately. And one of the stories that children used to grow up with was that of young George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and, when confronted, “could not tell a lie” and confessed to it. Whether true or not, it served as example to children of the importance of being truthful and not succumbing to the temptation of lying.

These days “sin” and “temptation” is ridiculed, often seen as Read More

La Vista Church Of The Nazarene Upgrades ‘Little Free Pantry’ & Dedicates Another For Basic Hygiene Products

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Members of La Vista Church of the Nazarene gather around their new upgraded food pantry and their repurposed Hygiene Pantry at 15 Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Courtesy photo


The newly upgraded food pantry at La Vista Church of the Nazarene at 15 Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Courtesy photo

By Pastor James Byerly
La Vista Church of the Nazarene

La Vista Church of the Nazarene has provided a “Little Free Pantry” for the White Rock community for several years and has watched the pantry grow in use.

As the need has grown, we have upgraded it to a larger food pantry. With the new, larger pantry in place, Read More

All Shall Be Well: Return

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Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, and The Rev. Mary Ann Hill. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Amy Schmuck
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

By the time this column is online and printed, the season of Lent has begun for Christian denominations. This is a time set aside in our spiritual lives for contemplation, for repentance, for renewal, and for return to God. The 40 days (plus Sundays) include additional worship services, prayer opportunities, calls to fast and to give alms or do acts of service. These 40 days began last Wednesday Read More

Los Alamos Faith And Science Forum Presents ‘One Song: The Science of Oneness’ Feb. 18

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 COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos Faith and Science Forum and Unitarian Church are co-hosting a presentation entitled ‘One Song: The Science of Oneness,’ presented by JD Stillwater at 6 p.m., Feb. 18, at the LA Unitarian Church, 1738 N. Sage Loop St.

With humor and depth, and a little help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on an immersive multimedia tour of discoveries from mainstream science that reveal an underlying connectedness in everything from human bodies to ecosystems to the very fabric of space-time.

JD Stillwater, a Cornell graduate, has written Read More

Fr. Glenn: Illumination

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well, last week in the Catholic Sunday Mass (Feb. 1) we heard Jesus open His Sermon on the Mount with the Beatitudes, describing the internal attitude and character of a true disciple—patience, kindness, sorrow for evil, peacemaking, fortitude, humility. And this weekend we’re back on the mountain with Jesus.

But today, Jesus shifts focus to outward mission and the fruits manifested by the true disciple’s internal character. He looks out at His audience of fishermen, laborers and common people and announces something very bold to these often downtrodden and minimized Read More