Spirituality
Moments of seeing (print exclusive)
How do we recognize the risen Christ in our own lives?
April/May 2022
In this issue:
- Five writers reflect on what resurrection means to them
- Affordable housing advocates and animal lovers team up to fight a building project that could displace both people and turtles
- Meet the Canadians fighting racism in hockey
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In This Issue
Editor’s Letter
Letters
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Ethical Living
Stolen land (print exclusive)
Responses from our readers
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
The lens
Conservation photographer TJ Watt captures old-growth trees before and after they're cut down
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Justice
This month in 1940 (print exclusive)
Women finally win right to vote in Quebec
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Ethical Living
Survey says (print exclusive)
Diversity in Canadian newsrooms
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Spirituality
Cool things (print exclusive)
Canadian churches that went solar
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Ethical Living
Good advice (print exclusive)
Meaningful acts of kindness
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Spirituality
Ode (print exclusive)
The communion wafer
Perspective
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Spirituality
Why having a spiritual director is so important to me
Spiritual direction helps me grow in my understanding of myself and see myself the way God sees me
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Justice
Food banks should not exist
Society needs long-lasting anti-poverty measures
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Spirituality
Quebec’s plan to yank its Ethics and Religious Culture program is dangerous
To fight white supremacy, we need to learn about different faiths
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Ethical Living
Indigenous peoples have been here far longer than previously thought: Cree-Métis archeologist
Paulette Steeves's research challenges common beliefs about her ancestors' presence in North America
Features
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Ethical Living
Wetlands vs. developers: A small-town battle with national ramifications
Affordable housing advocates, environmental activists and animal lovers have teamed up to fight a building project that could displace both people and turtles
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Ethical Living
Hockey has a racism problem. These Canadians are trying to fix it.
Discrimination persists at all levels of Canada's national sport, but some high-profile members of the community are finding solutions
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Ethical Living
Change from the inside (print exclusive)
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Spirituality
One church pub night showcased our age-old struggle to believe in the Resurrection
Jesus' friends had trouble buying that he had risen from the dead, and they didn't have our obsession with rationalism
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Spirituality
Why I love the image of Jesus as a gardener
The moments in the Gospels when I connect with him the most are when his humanity shines through
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Ethical Living
I’m in my late 40s, and I’ve already lived a life of resurrections
If I were to appear as I am now in front of any previous iteration, I’d be in disbelief
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Spirituality
One aimless night, I got a sneak peek at heaven
This awakening of my soul allowed for proof of God’s existence
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Ethical Living
I moved to Halifax sight unseen during the pandemic
When considering the decision, I wondered: What version of me could be created anew?
Spotlight
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Justice
‘The Porter’ showcases Black Canadian train workers’ historic fight for equality
The new CBC series explores the formation of North America's first Black labour union, but its lens is also broader
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Spirituality
‘The Believer’ explores the human need to put our faith in things unseen
Author Sarah Krasnostein talks to an eccentric cast of believers for her new book, but she ends up being the most interesting part
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Ethical Living
Life means art
"Charlotte" explores the unique vision of a young painter killed at Auschwitz
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Spirituality
Outdoor exhibition brings the Stations of the Cross to Toronto
"Crossings: A Journey To Easter" features 16 works by Canadian artists
UCC in Focus
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Spirituality
Ukulele church brings a whole new meaning to joyful worship
A United Church composer and minister co-lead the weekly Zoom gathering
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UCC in Focus
Quebec church offers sanctuary to Mexican asylum seekers
The Rodriguez-Flores family moved into Plymouth-Trinity United after their asylum request was denied
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UCC in Focus
These rural Ontario churches are stepping up to keep their community connected
While some have turned inward, Barrie Hill and Speedside United reached out beyond their congregations
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UCC in Focus
Virtual, six-month-long General Council to start in February
The gathering was postponed last year due to COVID-19
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UCC in Focus
Question box
The gift of interim ministry
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UCC in Focus
Retrospect (print exclusive)
Lois Wilson is aging faithfully — and frugally
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UCC in Focus
This Easter, let’s not worry that the United Church is dying
The Resurrection invites the church to live its ministry here and now
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UCC in Focus
Black youth are helping United churches create a safe, diverse space
Four of the Young Black Scholarship Program recipients are now working on an anti-racism curriculum
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UCC in Focus
Indigenous mural changes the narrative in Toronto church
Artist Philip Cote has placed Turtle Island underneath the stained glass window's Christian images
Disruptor
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Justice
Angel Power (print exclusive)
