Pathetic Spiritual Practice


In this service we will explore simple ways we might incorporate spiritual practice into our lives, little by little. It doesn’t have to be scary or difficult. In fact, pathetic effort is ideal! Here is a simple spiritual practice for all ages to explore before the service!


Denise Cawley is a Unitarian Universalist minister in preliminary fellowship. This spring she will finish her Master of Divinity at Meadville Lombard Theological School where she also serves on the Education Committee and Board of Trustees. Denise has provided spiritual and emotional care chaplaincy at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. Denise serves as the intern minister at Bradford Unitarian Universalist Community Church in Kenosha, WI.

Denise has been a pivotal player in diversity, inclusion, marriage equality and voting rights for three decades.

Denise loves walking by big bodies of water. Denise’s art is a vivid part of her spiritual practice. Denise is a renowned fiber artist in the Midwest.

“Ministry is a way for me to combine my greatest loves of advocacy, social justice, art, reading and writing into my life’s calling, to inspire people to love.” she states.