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Topics: UCC in Focus | Human Rights
#MeToo in the United Church
By Trisha Elliott |9 women share their stories of harassment and sexual assault in the United Church.
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Human Rights, Society
Pregnant in the pulpit
By Trisha Elliott |Ministers who take a maternity leave still face discrimination in their own congregations
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Topics: Ethical Living | Health
10 keys to open up your mind
By Trisha Elliott |Freeing your thinking has surprising benefits. Here’s how to get started.
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Topics: Ethical Living | Society
Is consciousness just a function of the brain — or something more?
By Trisha Elliott |Theories of consciousness cut to the quick of what it means to be alive.
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Topics: Justice | Society
The other residential schools
By Trisha Elliott |Nine Canadian boarding schools for the deaf and blind have faced legal action. Former students remember the abuse and displacement they experienced as children.
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Topics: Justice | Human Rights, Politics
Senator Kim Pate wants Canada to get rid of jails
By Trisha Elliott |The newly appointed senator talks about standing up for marginalized groups within the justice system
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Topics: Spirituality | Health
How a week of spiritual contemplation alters the brain
By Trisha Elliott |The writer volunteers for a study that looks at how neurons meet prayer.
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Topics: Spirituality | Culture, Religion
8 contemporary Canadian artists’ compelling views of Christmas
By Trisha Elliott |Look closely and you’ll find that the images don’t just convey the old, old story.
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Topics: Spirituality | Culture
An exhibit explores the intersection of art, nature and mysticism
By Trisha Elliott |Conceived and developed by Katharine Lochnan, the Art Gallery Of Ontario’s senior curator of international exhibitions, Mystical Landscapes is the first exhibit of its kind to explore the intersection of art, nature and mysticism that lies behind some of the world’s most popular art.
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Topics: UCC in Focus | Society
Ending a marriage is tough. Imagine what it’s like when you’re a minister
By Trisha Elliott |"There’s not only the fishbowl of congregational life to contend with, but also the real or self-imposed holier-than-thou expectations that somehow ministers ought to be immune to marital dysfunction"