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UCC in Focus | Church News
11 immigrants putting down roots in Canada and the United Church
"Lima was a bit difficult. It’s a Catholic society; I was never out of the closet there."
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Justice | Indigenous
The impact of losing a mother
The daughter and adoptive mother of one of the missing and murdered Indigenous women share their story
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Ethical Living | Culture
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, my successes."
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Spirituality | Culture, Society
6 acclaimed Canadian authors write letters from the heart to their grandkids
Sally Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, David Suzuki and others share incredible wisdom and love.
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Ethical Living | Society
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 Toronto. At first, the city seemed so much bigger, impersonal — and even threatening — until a fellow passenger motioned for her to take her headphones off.
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Ethical Living | Society
Meet the five United Church people who helped shape Canada’s groundbreaking laws about options at the end of life
The debate is heating up on how much control Canadians have over their own deaths. Here are some of the conversation's influencers
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Justice | Society
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 year, they arrived as refugees in Canada, sponsored by relatives and United churches. Ayman Elshafiy, his wife, Sonia, their two daughters, his sister and mother, were among them.
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Spirituality | Society
Unravelling the mysteries of prayer
New research suggests that praying really can transform you — starting with your brain
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Spirituality | Religion
Ministers lose their religion, but not all of them leave
Broadview explores the issue of unbelief in three parts.
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UCC in Focus | LGBTQ2S+, Society
Three LGBTQ people explain what the United Church’s 1988 decision meant to them
Twenty-five years ago, the United Church said yes to openly gay and lesbian ministers. Three people who were caught in the storm look back on the year that changed everything.
