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From the Minister’s Desk — September 2021

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Here’s a question you won’t want to try to answer: Which endangers us most: the climate crisis? The Covid pandemic? The threats to democracy in the U.S.? On a completely different topic, Saturday, September 11, will be the 20th anniversary … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — June 2021

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Emergence! It looks like we are finally beginning to emerge from the depths of the pandemic. The White House announced that 50% of adults have been vaccinated. Case numbers  are down. What has your life been like these last fifteen … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — April 2021

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Linda Pallay

It’s been quite a March. Beware the Ides! Celebrate Women’s History. Enjoy your Irish roots– real or purely fictional. Passover brings its stories and symbolic meals to families in small pandemic pods. Appreciate the signs of spring – I’ve had … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk–January 2021

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Linda Pallay

Are you glad 2020 is over? I sure am. I hope we don’t have another year like that again – ever. Let’s do better in 2021. Democracy has survived, but was threatened as never before in our lifetimes. The pandemic … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — December 2020

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Linda Pallay

December already. Early evenings, cold nights, a raging pandemic. Christmas is coming, and Hannukah and New Year’s.  The prospect of bittersweet holidays, staying apart from loved ones now, so that we can be alive and together another year, when we eventually … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — November 2020

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Linda Pallay

The inspiration for this column comes from the op-ed column in the New York Times by moral philosopher Sasha Mudd (Oct. 10, 2020, p. A25), “No Joy in the President’s Illness.” I will not try to summarize the lengthy column … Continue reading →

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Minister’s Column, October 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Linda Pallay

Ever since I read October Country, Ray Bradbury’s collection of SF stories in the 50’s I’ve had a special affinity for October. (Did you know Bradbury was a Unitarian?). I recall the spicy scent of burning leaves (though it’s a … Continue reading →

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The Ministers Column — July 2020

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Linda Pallay

What has me worried today? A number of things (climate crisis, pandemic, law enforcement)), but let’s look at democracy – the state of democracy in the United States — the imperfections, the threats, the future prospects. When I started working … Continue reading →

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Ministers Column, June 2020

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Linda Pallay

 

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The Minister’s Column — May 2020

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Linda Pallay
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