Suicide rates in Northern Ireland have skyrocketed — since peace
The society has been traumatized by years of sectarian violence, but now that Catholics and Protestants share power, self-harm has struck hard
Iraq hostage James Loney talks to the Observer about gay activism
He had to keep secret the fact that he is gay while he was a captive, and says even now he and
Barack Obama, vying for presidency, names slavery as “original sin”
The Senator from Chicago firmly positioned himself in the African-American experience in a historic speech
Architecture matters when it comes to churches, urban planner says
Good design makes us feel at peace with ourselves and connected to our community. We feel at once comfortable and grand
Perfectionism is rampant in our culture but maybe the idea is flawed
Rather than striving, the process of becoming perfect is dynamic, and requires us to let go and open to the flow
United Church minister, atmospheric scientist, says Earth needs our help
Rev. Ambury Stuart says Canadians are showing a stronger commitment to ecological responsibility
Suicide bombings are on the rise and are often cloaked in religion
Terrorist organizations recruiting people to commit suicide bombings are using religious language to draw a smokescreen over their political agendas
University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy builds theology faculty
He wants a strengthened faculty to be a vibrant part of the university's intellectual discussion and debate now that religion has become
Emerging church movement is coming to a sanctuary near you
Difficult to define, harder to pin down, it could bridge the conservative and progressive branches of the Christian church, proponents say
Charity is big business in Canada but the number of donors shrinks
Canadians gave $8.5 billion to charities last year, an increase of 8.3 percent over the year before. That rise is driven by
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