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Spirituality | Culture
Modest Ottawa church houses a stained glass masterpiece
One hundred years ago, an imposing window was unveiled. It’s been challenging viewers ever since.
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Spirituality | Church News
Report projects big drop in Canadian Anglican membership
If decline continues at the current rate, the denomination could be extinct by 2040
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Spirituality | Culture
New podcast grapples with sexual abuse in the Catholic church
The host of "Deliver Us" is committed to remaining a Catholic, but she's shaken and looking for answers
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Spirituality | Religion
Who gets to preach in the big house?
Since 2016, a non-profit with ties to Florida evangelicals has held the purse strings for prison chaplaincies in Canada. Now minority faith leaders are fighting for their place behind bars.
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UCC in Focus | Environment
Ontario church cares for creation by keeping bees
“As a faith community, if we don’t look after the planet, we’re missing something.”
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Justice | Society
Canadian law professor on what’s wrong with sexual assault trials
Elaine Craig's book explores how the legal profession contributes to harms experienced by complainants.
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Spirituality | Culture
6 must-hear recordings of the Huron Carol
From a beloved version by Tom Jackson to one translated into Mi’kmaw, Jesous Ahatonnia has been adapted in many creative ways over the years.
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Spirituality | Indigenous, Religion
The complex history of the Huron Carol
A product of 17th-century Jesuit missionaries, the popular hymn was written to introduce the Wendat people to Christianity. The Observer explores its troubled origins and continued use today.
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Spirituality | Opinion
Interfaith conference illuminating, but those who needed it most weren’t there
Observer editor Will Pearson learned a lot at the Parliament of the World's Religions gathering in Toronto, but wondered about its long-term impact.
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Ethical Living | Activism
Small-business projects aim to prove ‘downtown is for everyone’
Instead of treating low-income people and others on the margins like a drain on local economies, some small businesses are making them part of the solution instead.
