Religion
How Easter makes me rethink the Church’s role in justice
It's a time for radically inclusive discipleship, writes United Church Moderator Rt. Rev. Carmen Lansdowne
March 2024
In this issue: Canada’s next steps to ending child poverty, how community choirs can spark social change and a new book by Jewish and Palestinian leaders attempts to unite the communities
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Society
How this knitter and preacher’s kid fosters interfaith conversations through art
From tapestries to plays and a podcast, Kirk Dunn finds common threads among faith traditions
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Society
Faith communities can offer a way out of collective apathy
"One of the greatest spiritual strengths of faith communities is our willingness to respond to God’s call to slow down," writes Aaron Miechkota
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Society
This Manitoba city proved that universal basic income changes lives – so why isn’t available for all Canadians?
Cheques from the government helped Dauphin residents push themselves out of poverty
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Society
How global disarmament can improve global health
Fostering peace and justice is as vital to society’s collective well-being as health-care systems
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Society
Why child poverty is rising in Canada again
Pandemic CERB payments helped lift thousands of kids out of poverty. But the effect was short-lived
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Ethics
Is it ethical for Canada to recruit health-care workers from countries with worse healthcare crises?
Canada is trying to solve its staffing crisis by luring doctors who are essential to their own countries' medical care
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Society
Why everyone should be encouraged to sing
"As a classically trained musician, my favourite experiences are when audiences join the performance with their voices," Andy O'Neill writes
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Society
As Easter approaches, I’m learning to embrace joy in ordinary life
"The regular resurrections of our lives are just as miraculous as the big, showy, attention-getting ones," writes Sarah Bessey
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Editor's Letter
Imagining a Middle East where love and hope flourish
We must keep calling and praying for peace
