Travel
A journey to where light and darkness meet
How a trip to an ancient Irish temple showed this writer the power of the solstice
Spirituality
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Culture
An evolutionary Christian on the limitations of the human experience
Bruce Sanguin talks about the evolution of the soul, the limitations of the human experience and his new book.
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Society
When faith and tradition collide with sexual education
In the face of a new sex-ed curriculum, one United Church-minister-turned-teacher is using her own coming-out experience to educate young people
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Religion
5 facts about the Gideons
1. The Gideons International in Canada employs 32 people and has an annual budget of $8 million. It’s funded by membership dues, non-member donations, bequests and major gifts and donations from its 275 chapters. 2. Since its inception, the Canadian arm has distributed 28 million copies of the scriptures in
Latest Articles
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Society
Who says religion and pornography don’t mix?
Online erotica is booming, and so are porn addictions. But mainline churches seem all too content to look away.
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Religion
The conversion of Michael Coren
Canada’s most strident Christian conservative has had a change of heart
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Culture
Bruce Cockburn, celebrated singer, writes about activism in memoir
Travels in the 1980s and '90s convinced him that the United Church has stood out as an agent of change
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Human Rights
Founder of Toronto’s Romero House talks about faith in the public square
Mary Jo Leddy is also a writer and theologian.
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Society
The unlikely ascent of Kathleen Wynne
Ontario’s first female premier has surmounted barriers all her life. But she’s never strayed far from her United Church roots.
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Health
New research says praying can change your brain, no kidding
More activity in the frontal lobes, and parts controlling visualization, language, emotion
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Society
Unravelling the mysteries of prayer
New research suggests that praying really can transform you — starting with your brain
