Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
You may have heard Bishop Budde delivered the homily at A Service of Prayer for the Nation on January 21, 2025, at the Washington National Cathedral. She called for mercy, peace and love, after which certain individuals accused her of the “sin of empathy.” We will explore the roots of this idea, and what exactly does sin AND empathy mean to Unitarian Universalists.
You may have heard Bishop Budde delivered the homily at A Service of Prayer for the Nation on January 21, 2025, at the Washington National Cathedral. She called for mercy, peace and love, after which certain individuals accused her of the “sin of empathy.” We will explore the roots of this idea, and what exactly does sin AND empathy mean to Unitarian Universalists.










