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Lauren Busey (’07) Ministers to a New Beloved Community at Pickledilly Skokie

By | on 17, Dec 2025 |   Faith Community Relationships

Lauren Busey (’07) grew up in the Lutheran church, earned an undergraduate degree from Luther College, and thought she would probably attend a Lutheran seminary. Then, at a Luther College women’s retr[...]

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Alex Sánchez Rodriguez Finds Vocational Inspiration at United

By | on 11, Dec 2025 |   Academics Community Relationships

Alex Sánchez Rodriguez, who plans to graduate from United in 2026 with an MA in Religion and Theology, was initially drawn to the seminary’s Interreligious Chaplaincy program. Since taking more classe[...]

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Yolanda Williams (’20) Merges Music, Scholarship, and Ministry

By | on 21, Nov 2025 |   Methodist Studies VOICES

From an early age, Rev. Dr. Yolanda Williams’ (’20) life revolved around making music. “I've been taking piano lessons since second grade,” she shares, “and I started to play violin in seventh grade.”[...]

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Student Cas Burr Gains Inspiration from United’s Gifted Faculty & Relational Ethos

By | on 13, Nov 2025 |   Unitarian Universalism VOICES

Cas Burr, who is just four classes away from graduating with an MDiv in UU Studies, traces his first spiritual nudge back to high school. “I was on my Unitarian Universalist church’s Boston pilgrimage[...]

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Mary Ann Murray (’76) Treasures the Relationships She Established at United

By | on 23, Jun 2025 |   VOICES

In 1969, when Mary Ann Murray (’76) enrolled at United, America was embroiled in the Vietnam War, and the seminary, which opposed the war, had spent its first seven years led by and attended by men. I[...]

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At United, Kateri Boucher Is Inspired to Chase Her Childhood Dreams

By | on 09, Jun 2025 |   VOICES

Kateri Boucher, who is pursuing an MDiv in Church Leadership, felt a call to ministry very early. “I was three when I told my mom I wanted to be a priest,” she recalls. She adds, “I would preach homil[...]

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