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Ethical Living | Society
Can Christmas be fun and soulful again?
A look at how the holiday became such a dizzying cultural labyrinth
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Ethical Living | Relationships, Society
Is the ancient tradition of marriage worth saving?
Bitterness and boredom seem to define many mid-life marriages, but we might not have to settle for apathy ever after
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Spirituality | Opinion
I send my kids to Catholic school, but I’m not Catholic
A lifelong United Church member explains why she's embracing lessons in reading, writing and rosaries.
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UCC in Focus | Society
Wrestling and other amazing ways to repurpose your church
Some church buildings go to sleep from Monday to Friday. But elsewhere, the steepled husks moonlight as kooky and political community hubs. Here are our favourite ideas.
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Ethical Living | Opinion
Why Canada needs a free-range parenting law
In 1958, Good Housekeeping magazine published the Ten P.M. Cookbook filled with now-questionable food and drink recipes. It featured “Dipsy Doodle,” a dip made with pea-soup mix, sour cream and cottage cheese. Clearly, the booklet’s attraction was not the cooking. Rather, as the title suggests, the appeal was…
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UCC in Focus | Opinion
The real reason church camps are doomed
It’s not a lack of faith that’s killing Christian overnight camps. The actual problem is much more pedestrian – and completely fixable.
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Ethical Living | Society
Refugee clinic doctor reveals our bumpy relationship with newcomers
In this interview, Dr. Martina Scholtens explores her 10 years at a Vancouver refugee clinic and her recent book, "Your Heart Is the Size of Your Fist."
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Ethical Living | Society
5 ways to die with more than just ‘dignity’
As Canada’s largest generation ages, more and more of us are dying each year. Ever since 1992, when ALS sufferer Sue Rodriguez brought medically assisted dying to the Supreme Court, most of the conversation about how to have a humane death has been about how to actually die. Now, Medical…
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Ethical Living | Society
‘A good death is being at peace with God, with others and with the self’
Anglican professor Donald Grayston made dying in peace a lifetime project. His example is inspiring others to plan a meaningful exit.
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Justice | Activism
5 celebrity-led movements changing activism
October 2017 may go down in history as the turning point for celebrity protest. Arguably for the first time, actors, singers, chefs, artists and athletes have been thoughtfully and effectively at the helm of serious social movements, truly helping rather than hindering their progress. So how are they doing it?…
