by Laura Stahnke We all have different stories to tell. The first lockdown hit me at a particularly confusing time, less than a year after my husband died. I was just beginning to make a few good friends in my newly full time rural home. The EUU retreat was to take place in Prague, and … Continue reading Gifts and Blessings from the First Lockdown
by Martha Hicks Though Covid19 restrictions have loosened somewhat, and we are now able to do things we have not be able to do for more than a year and a half, it still feels like a very strange world, and we know that we have a long way to go before we can say … Continue reading Re-entering the World
by Derek Suchard When the definitive narrative account of the Covid-19 pandemic is written, the modern-day Decamerone or Canterbury Tales, it will have a colourful cast of characters, depending on the author and what philosophical point xe is trying to make. For some, prominent roles will be reserved for a gang of villains, led by … Continue reading The Canterbury Tales
by Nancy Klein January 26, 2021 The awful, horrible, terrible time —Dedicated to children all around the world It was an awful, horrible, terrible time when we couldn’t say, “Let’s play!” When we had to stay home, all alone, with no one to talk to. How can a tiny bug keep us all away from … Continue reading Two Poems
by Darrel Moellendorf at the UURM Service on Sunday 6 June 2021 It’s now been more than two weeks since my second AZ shot. So, I enjoy full coverage. I hope some of you can also say that, and that most of you at least have an appointment for your first shot. There is a … Continue reading What, if anything, has Covid-19 taught us?
by Barbara Woodard, IUCP The long ‘lockdowns’ were implemented by politicians based on recommendation from epidemiologists. While their intentions were good, their plans failed to address what is needed to live and thrive as a person; child development specialists, psychologists and gerontologists should have been included in the decision making. I am most concerned about the long … Continue reading The Burden of Lockdowns on Children
I, perhaps like many of you, was hoping for a simple story in 2021: everyone is vaccinated and the Covid pandemic ends. The news, however, has been bewildering. Across the Europe Union and Switzerland, about 70% of adults are now vaccinated against Covid, an amazing achievement for a virus first seen just over 18 months … Continue reading Uncertainty and Optimism
