My year of living spiritually
Anne Bokma left the Dutch Reformed Church as a young adult and eventually became a member of the United Church and then
New editor named
Longtime Observer managing editor Jocelyn Bell has been appointed the new editor and publisher of The Observer.
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Catherine Gordon's October 2017 feature for The Observer, 'A tale of two cancers,' recently caught the eye of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
11 immigrants putting down roots in Canada and the United Church
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The impact of losing a mother
The daughter and adoptive mother of one of the missing and murdered Indigenous women share their story
David Suzuki’s words of wisdom to his grandkids and younger generations
"From my position now, as an elder and your grandpa, I can say that I've learned a lot from my mistakes, failures,
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Sally Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, David Suzuki and others share incredible wisdom and love.
A subway encounter changed how one woman felt about Toronto
Sheima Benembarek was born in Saudi Arabia, grew up in Morocco and moved to Canada in 2005. In 2015, she relocated to
Meet the five United Church people who helped shape Canada’s groundbreaking laws about options at the end of life
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ObserverDocs: Out of Syria
For nearly half a century, the Elnabrees family has fled one war after another: Palestine, Kuwait, Iraq and, more recently, Syria. This
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July/August 2025 Issue In this issue: New approaches to dementia care to help people live a full life; How to talk across polarities; How white evangelicals incite homophobia in Uganda |
