Four Recommendations for Election Day and Week:
This week and the coming days could be quite stressful for many people, including some of us reading this. Over the next few days, I encourage all of us to do the following things: Vote • Breathe …
Minister’s Blog
Four years ago this month the world turned upside down
Four years ago today we held our last in-person service as the world turned upside down and the Pandemic took over every aspect of our lives. In the days that led up to March 15, 2020 it became abundantly clear…
Affordable Housing in Weston? Is that an oxymoron?
We have met the enemy and they are us! ~ Pogo Last night I attended the Weston Housing Roundtable and Discussion at the Library. There were several members of First Parish Church in attendance, including Nancy Piedra who helped organize and…
T’was the Day after Thanksgiving – a poem
Last Sunday, I began my sermon with an abbreviated parody of that most famous of holiday poems, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore. I have received so many requests for copies of my version that I am…
Hey, what’s with the Lawn Sign?
Last month was the hottest month around the world since modern measurements began. Wildfires are burning at never before seen levels in Canada, portions of Europe and Asia, and now even Hawaii! The water temperatures off the coast of Florida…
End of Year Reflections and What the Minister is Reading
This has been quite a year for many of us as we individually and collectively emerged out of (or into a new phase) of the Pandemic. There have been stories and events that left us sad and frustrated (like the invasion…
A Reflection on the latest international climate meeting (COP 27)
Like some of you I am glad to see that the latest international climate meeting concluding in Egypt (on November 20) is now receiving some attention by media here in the US. I have a degree in energy and climate…
Natural Disasters & Extreme Weather
Several years ago I was in the South Street Sea Port district of southern Manhattan and I walked by a strange sign posted about 9 feet up on the outside wall of a restaurant. The sign had a red line…
Thoughts about the repeal of the Roe v. Wade Decision
Many years ago when I was on sabbatical I attended the State of the Planet conference at Columbia University in New York City. The gathering was convened by the well-known economist and scholar Jeffrey Sachs, whose work influenced theUN’s Millennium Development…
Update on COVID and the Ukraine Crisis
Several people have asked me about our policies regarding COVID. Currently the cases of the latest variant are increasing in the Boston area. Given the number of local people who travel between here and Europe and Southeast Asia, we have…