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	<itunes:summary>Podcasts of weekly Sunday sermons delivered by our Rev. John Cullinan and guests at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Visit our web site http://www.uulosalamos.org for more information. 

Presented by the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos as an imprint under which sermons and talks by Unitarian Universalists are published and made freely available to all.
    
Los Alamos, New Mexico is a small mountain community of approximately 18,000 people one hour from Santa Fe. The church is part of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Mountain Desert district. Our congregation is midsize, with about 150 active members and about 100 friends. We have an active Religious Exploration (RE) program with 50-60 children enrolled in classes from toddlers to High School. Our church year typically starts in the middle of August and goes into the first week of June with regular services at 9 and 11 am. We also offer an Adult Religious Exploration Forum at 10:15 am. During the summer, we invite many outside speakers to explore a whole range of topics of general interest to the public. 

We are a UUA-certified Welcoming Congregation and spearheaded the formation of and are now actively supporting the local chapter of PFLAG. Our vision is to affirm and exemplify our Principles and Purposes as we welcome and include all people of liberal faith, promote justice, encourage religious thought and experience in the best traditions of our heritage, and serve as an active testimony to the future.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!! Odd to read that in September, I know, but this time of year always feels more like a beginning to me than January ever does. I&#8217;ve turned one year older, school has begun, and with school the Unitarian Universalist church year gets underway, as well. The new year is always a good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8/22/2010 Sermon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The text of this past Sunday&#8217;s sermon is up at my blog: http://www.returningblog.com/?p=523]]></description>
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		<title>Greetings from Minneapolis!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/06/greetings-from-minneapolis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Assembly opened this evening with its usual celebratory zeal. I&#8217;m attempting to come back with a video report for you all when we reconvene after Labor Day. Below is a very quick clip of some of what I&#8217;ve got so far. Blink, and you&#8217;ll miss our very own Leo Rose marching the UULA banner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Unitarian Universalism a Religion?</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/06/is-unitarian-universalism-a-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“. . . the very word &#8216;religion&#8217; comes from a Latin root that means to tie, to bind. Ultimately what ties us together, what makes us a religion, a united people, is what we love. Religion, our religion, is what we truly care about, what we want to preserve, embrace, and create.”—“The &#8216;It&#8217; Church” by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Oppose A GA Boycott of Phoenix</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 23:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March of 1965, when the newly merged Unitarian Universalist Association was still in its relative infancy, a telegram arrived at the Association&#8217;s headquarters from the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. King was asking for concerned clergy and lay people to join him in Selma and help fight for civil rights in Alabama. The atmosphere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ll See You at the Movies</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/05/ill-see-you-at-the-movies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/05/ill-see-you-at-the-movies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I watch a lot of television. This is probably not an earth-shattering revelation. While I&#8217;m not part of the first generation to be raised on television, I am part of a generation that often defines itself (the males, at least) based on which Saturday morning and weekday afternoon cartoons we watched as kids. Superfriends and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Paths</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many paths people walk in their journeys as Unitarian Universalists: personal (tending to individual needs and growth), communal (the smaller groups we identify with in the congregation—humanists, pagans, knitters, gardeners, etc.), congregational (the work of the congregations&#8217; mission and vision), and associational (the work of Unitarian Universalism on a wider scale). Sometimes we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Earth Renews, So Why Shouldn&#8217;t You?</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/03/the-earth-renews-so-why-shouldnt-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/03/the-earth-renews-so-why-shouldnt-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing at the kitchen table of my friends&#8217; home in Sandy Springs, Oklahoma. It&#8217;s the beginning of an annual gathering of seminary friends. Tomorrow, we&#8217;ll head out to a cabin on a lake almost into Arkansas and spend a few days talking about what we&#8217;ve been reading and what we&#8217;ve been preaching about. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time and Talent</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/02/time-and-talent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of writing (and preaching) about vision, I find myself with little to say on the subject now. By the time you read this column, our “Searching for the Future” weekend will have come and gone, but as I write, we are still a week out from the event—a sign that it&#8217;s time to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/01/change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2010/01/change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! The New Year of course brings with it the desire and the intention for change. We make promises to ourselves about those things we hope to improve in ourselves. Sometimes, we put a little too much pressure on ourselves to change in the New Year, or we create a list of resolutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presence</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/12/presence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/12/presence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit down to write this month&#8217;s column, I&#8217;m feeling a little jet-lagged as I&#8217;ve just returned from a week-long trip to Ottawa, Ontario for the UUMA Convocation—an event that only happens every seven years.  I&#8217;d been anticipating this trip for several years now and it proved to be well worth the wait: a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whenever You Need Me</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/11/whenever-you-need-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, our lives take such a turn that we need to know there’s someone who’s there for us, no matter what.  Sometimes, it’s hard to know when to reach out.  Sometimes, you might not be sure who to reach out to.  A minister comes into a church community, in part, to be just that person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tell a Story From Your Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/10/tell-a-story-from-your-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/10/tell-a-story-from-your-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In two of my September sermons, I spoke on issues of religious knowledge and spiritual articulation.  When I told you last month that “Your Life is a Gospel,” I challenged us to find ways of talking about our movement that focus on your own relationship with the congregation and with your faith, rather than giving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greet Your Neighbor</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/09/greet-your-neighbor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each Sunday during the service, you&#8217;re invited to “greet your neighbor.”  Most of us seem to take to it with enthusiasm, working our way down the row, in front and behind us, even across the aisle, eager to shake hands and catch up with friends and neighbors.  Some find this part of the service a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to a new church year!  I hope that the last few months have treated you well.  If you&#8217;ve been away, welcome back.  If you&#8217;ve stayed in town, I hope you&#8217;ve found some time for rest and renewal.  I hope all of you have had a chance to attend at least one of our summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Are We?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just finished one of the busiest months of the church year.  While I&#8217;m looking forward to a little recharge and renewal time, there&#8217;s still a lot going on over the next few months and on into the coming church year, which begins on August 16th. Some of you had a chance to meet or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/05/thank-you-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 06:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve focused a great deal of my attention (as well as a few newsletter columns) to the subject of volunteerism and leadership within the congregation.  This month, I want to take a little time to focus on volunteers again, this time to say simply, “Thank you.” I probably don&#8217;t say it often enough, and you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congregational Polity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the hallmarks of our tradition is our congregational polity—the idea that ultimate responsibility for the governance of both the congregation and the association lies in the hands of its members.  We are fast approaching the time of year when we exercise our democratic muscles in service of our faith, both at a national [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Your Call Here?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months back, I sent a letter out to our lay leaders—the board, and committee chairs who give so much of their time and talent to the ongoing operation of the congregation.  I asked them to start discussions in their committees about the congregation&#8217;s mission: how they see it, how they serve it, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share the Plate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re halfway through another church year, which I think is always a good time to take a look at how we&#8217;re doing so far. Amidst a year of many changes—two services, a new music director—one of the smaller additions to our work here has been perhaps less notable: our new “Share the Plate” program.  Each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Past Sunday&#8217;s Book</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/01/this-past-sundays-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several of you have asked for information on the book I cited this week. It&#8217;s called Moral Minds by Marc D. Hauser (Ecco/Harper Collins 2006). There&#8217;s a nice summary of his work, along with a Q&#38;A, available in the current issue of The Futurist. If you&#8217;re interested in more reading on the subject, I&#8217;d also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So What&#8217;s Your Practice?</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2009/01/so-whats-your-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!  I&#8217;m struck by how odd it feels to be thinking about January 2009 when I&#8217;m still not finished with 2008, yet. What message should I share with you this New Year?  I think if I were to survey most pastors’ columns for the month of January, in any year, I&#8217;d be reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Unitarian Universalists Celebrate Christmas?</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/12/why-do-unitarian-universalists-celebrate-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past month, I had the privilege of being a guest speaker for several of the humanities classes at the high school, giving a talk on Unitarian Universalist history, practices, and traditions as part of their world religions unit.  The youth in these classes were engaged and insightful and asked all sorts of wonderful and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Do You Fit Into This Picture?</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/11/where-do-you-fit-into-this-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good friend of mine serves as minister of one of our churches in the Salt Lake City area. While he’s often at odds with the Mormon majority in the area, he finds himself occasionally envious of the ways in which their churches operate.  “I wish I had the authority, like their bishops do, to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Unitarian Universalism</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/10/the-future-of-unitarian-universalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve spent any amount of time in Unitarian Universalist circles, you’re aware of the “Seven Principles” of the Unitarian Universalist Association—those values that our associated congregations profess to affirm and promote.  The Principles can be seen at the front of our hymnals, on posters in our hallways, taught as lessons in our children’s classrooms, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Not Invite Them To Church?</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/09/why-not-invite-them-to-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may remember the American Unitarian Association&#8217;s classic newspaper ad from the 50s, “Are You a Unitarian and Don&#8217;t Know It?” It&#8217;s a phrase we hear often in our churches, especially when people tell the stories of how they came to be Unitarian Universalists. “I was a UU all along,” they&#8217;ll say. “I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Readings from August 24th</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/08/readings-from-august-24th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The readings for this past Sunday&#8217;s service came from the following: A Short History of Myth by Karen Armstrong The New Oxford Bible (NRSV), from Genesis Understanding the Bible by John Buehrens]]></description>
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		<title>A Sufi Tale for Water Communion</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/08/a-sufi-tale-for-water-communion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the story I opened this past Sunday&#8217;s homily with. It is a version of a traditional Sufi tale as adapted by the drama group at All Souls Church in Washington, D.C.   High in a far off mountain, a little spring sprang from a hidden source. It flowed down the mountain over all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacations are Wonderful Tools for Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/08/vacations-are-wonderful-tools-for-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vacations are wonderful tools for perspective. While I enjoyed mine immensely, and while it was full of great moments with family, it made me appreciate home and the congregation all that much more. I couldn’t wait to come back and be with you all again. I surprised myself with how emotional I got standing up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Vigil Prayer for Knoxville</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/07/a-vigil-prayer-for-knoxville/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spirit of Life and of Death, Gracious Source of All Love, be here now among us this evening  -   Let our hands be your hands, Our hearts be your heart as we reach out across the distance to lend what comfort we can to our brothers and sisters in the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Remarkable Year</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/06/64/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems almost unreal, but here I am writing my last column of the regular church year. From my vantage point, it has been a remarkable year. I don’t think I could have asked for better. The people of this congregation have been warm and open and welcoming. It’s been a real joy and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The (Worship) Needs of the Many</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/05/tbd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 06:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, when I’ve spent enough time working in my own church and I haven’t been circulating in the wider religious community, I can forget just how special and unique our churches can be.  A few months back, I was at a conference in West Virginia where I was only one of two UU ministers attending.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collaboration in Worship</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/04/temp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great joys of this job is being able to collaborate with others on meaningful worship services. Our recent poetry service is one example. We had a wonderful volunteer response, the participants enjoyed themselves, and there&#8217;s already interest from many in repeating the format sometime next year. Our monthly intergenerational services are another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Third Place</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/03/a-third-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been a couple of moments in the past few months where I’ve pulled into the parking lot here at the church fully expecting to be the only one around, only to find a lot full of cars. “Oh, no,” I think to myself, “What meeting have I completely forgotten about?!” Really, I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time For a Mid-term Review!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/02/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-a-mid-term-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February marks six months for me here in Los Alamos. The first few years of settlement, and especially the first year, are a critical time of development in the career of a newly minted minister. Experimentation, feedback, and tweaking are part and parcel of the new minister&#8217;s job. More than anything, feedback is what drives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maintaining Connections</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2008/01/maintaining-connections-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before business, let me wish you all a heartfelt “Happy New Year!” I hope that your holidays were filled with joy and rest. I’m excited to begin a full year here with you. And now, some enlightenment as to why I’m so excited: There’s been some neurological research done recently that suggests that human beings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twelve Thank You Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/12/twelve-thank-you-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you have asked for a copy of &#8220;The Twelve Thank You Notes of Christmas&#8221; that I read this past Sunday. The text has been floating around the internet for a few years. The version I used can be found here. The other reading came from Truman Capote&#8217;s short story &#8220;A Christmas Memory.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>People are Listening!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/12/people-are-listening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just received a kind thank you from a woman in Oklahoma who&#8217;s been listening to the podcasts. We&#8217;re reaching out in ways we never expected. Thanks to Mike Begnaud and everyone who helps to get the podcasts out.]]></description>
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		<title>What A Year It&#8217;s Been!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/12/what-a-year-its-been/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are in the last month of the year, and what a year it’s been! Last December, I was just beginning to become aware of this congregation; Nancy Tenbrink and I had had a grand total of one phone conversation regarding the possibility of a first visit. Fast forward twelve months, and I’m truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/11/thank-you-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have our volunteers for the 11/18 Thanksgiving service. Thanks to all who stepped forward.]]></description>
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		<title>Today&#8217;s Bibliography (11/4/07)</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/11/todays-bibliography-11407/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone suggested at coffee this morning that I make a list of texts referenced throughout the service for those interested in reading more. Here are the texts used for today&#8217;s sermon, &#8220;Prayer&#8221;: Ladinsky, Daniel Love Poems From God Penguin, 2002 MacLeish, Archibald J.B. Mariner Books, 1989 Douglas-Klotz, Neil Prayers of the Cosmos: Meditations on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Don’t Operate In A Vacuum</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/11/we-don%e2%80%99t-operate-in-a-vacuum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I write this, I’ve just returned from six days in Billings, MT at our annual district assembly and the ministers’ retreat that followed. These events are much earlier in the church year than most districts hold them, and yet I’ve come away with the feeling that the timing couldn’t be better. I often feel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Out of Town</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/10/out-of-town/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:15:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a reminder, I&#8217;ll be leaving for the MDD Assembly in Billings on Friday, October 12th and staying through the Ministers&#8217; Association chapter meeting. I&#8217;ll be back in the office on Thursday, October 18th.]]></description>
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		<title>Good Coffee!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/10/good-coffee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to all of those who joined me for coffee this morning. We had a wonderful, lively conversation. For those of you who missed out this morning, come join me in two weeks (10/19): same time (9-10:30), same place (Starbucks on Central Ave). I look forward to seeing you there.]]></description>
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		<title>Maintaining Connections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were to survey most newcomers into any church as to why they attend, a large majority would respond that they come seeking connections with other people. That’s certainly the reason Jess and I first walked into a Unitarian Universalist church. As a minister, building and maintaining those connections is one of my primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rev. John&#8217;s Reverie</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/09/rev-johns-reverie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The boxes are (mostly) unpacked, my office is (mostly) in order, and the moment has arrived! After what seems like an interminable three-plus months since I was last with you, our ingathering service fast approaches. I cannot wait to begin worshipping with you all again. Prior to our first Sunday, District Executive Nancy Bowen will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thank You!</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/08/thank-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is perhaps the best opportunity to get certain words out to as many as possible. The first words are, &#8220;Thank You!&#8221; Thanks to the congregation and the Board for giving me the opportunity to be of service to you once again as minister (and to replenish my retirement fund a bit as well). Thanks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We’re Almost There . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit down to write this, Jess and I are sitting amidst a chaotic mess of boxes, catching our breath. In just over a week, the moving company will be here, loading up our household. We’ll spend one last night in our empty apartment, and then be on our way towards you. We’ll spend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naturalness of Religion</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/06/naturalness-of-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have mentioned Alice Blair Wesley in Sunday talks several times. She has written several books. The following is a short piece that was part of a conversation on a ministers&#8217; chat line. It captures briefly some of the topics she has expanded upon very extensively in other formats. I hope you find it thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Spiritual</title>
		<link>http://www.uulosalamos.org/blog/2007/05/may-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 18:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. John Cullinan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are four basic ways of being spiritual, long recognized in Hinduism, described roughly as: 1) Bahkti, through the emotions and devotion; 2) Jnana, through the mind and intelligence; 3) Karma, through commitment and activity; 4) Raja, through inner exploration and meditation. Most individuals are capable of following all four paths, though the demands can [...]]]></description>
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