December 2020
In this issue:
- True stories about the small Christmas miracles that connect us
- Why I wrestle with giving to the Sally Ann
- Providing palliative care to the homeless
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In This Issue
Letters
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Ethical Living
Responses from our readers (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
Dene photographer captures the spirit of the Northern Lights
Ryan Dickie's "Naa’kah" photo series depicts his own personal and cultural connection to the lights
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Ethical Living
This month in 1941 (print exclusive)
Pearl Harbor
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Justice
Survey says (print exclusive)
COVID-19’s financial impact on Canadians with disabilities
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Spirituality
Cool things (print exclusive)
Standing up for the climate and other ways interfaith groups work together
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Ethical Living
Tool kit (print exclusive)
The art of cheese
Perspective
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Ethical Living
I boycotted the Sally Ann bell-ringers. Now I’m having second thoughts.
The Salvation Army adheres to a theology that considers gay sex sinful, but the organization also helped my family
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Spirituality
Muslims celebrate Mary, too. And I couldn’t be prouder to carry her name.
Jesus' mother's story has an important place in the Qu'ran
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Ethical Living
Joshna Maharaj has revolutionized food in hospitals and schools. She’s not done yet.
The chef, activist and author fights for Canadians' right to healthy food in public institutions
Features
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Ethical Living
‘To Mom, Love Santa’: How I gave my mother the North’s magic
I always wanted to make her dreams come true. A trip to Yukon gave me the chance.
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Spirituality
How a 5 a.m. Christmas service deepened my resolve to fight for justice
Learning why a church in my family's native St. Kitts offered worship so early helped change my mindset
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Ethical Living
Christmas with a former alcoholic helped me find joy in the shadows
That year, somehow the air was more festive than sombre
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Ethical Living
A Christmas without Popo seems impossible. But she’s fading away.
As dementia clouds my grandmother's mind, I hold on to every precious moment I have with her
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Justice
He survived a date with Bruce McArthur. Now he’s wracked with guilt.
Sean Cribbin narrowly avoided dying at the hands of the Toronto serial killer three years ago, and is still struggling to find peace
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Justice
Mobile palliative care services bring comfort to Canada’s most vulnerable
Victoria’s Palliative Outreach Resource Team brings medical care directly to people who are homeless and living in poverty
Spotlight
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Ethical Living
This Christmas, choirs are looking for new ways to sing together
COVID-19 restrictions mean we're more nostalgic this holiday than ever
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Justice
New book shines a light on Canada’s forced relocation of Inuit to the High Arctic
In "What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile," Larry Audlaluk weaves together his own memories and interviews with others
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Ethical Living
Poem by Afua Cooper: Things I Like Doing
The poem is excerpted from "Black Matters," and is Cooper’s lyrical take on the featured image
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Ethical Living
Hana Shafi’s affirmations celebrate life at its messiest
Her new book, "Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty: Affirmations for the Real World" encourages people to embrace their flaws
United Church in Focus
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UCC in Focus
United Church of Canada names new general secretary
Rev. Michael Blair will be the new top administrator of General Council
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UCC in Focus
Rural Connect brings distant corporations together to worship (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
New development corporation to keep real estate in the United Church
The United Property Resource Corporation has committed to building 5,000 new affordable housing units across Canada
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UCC in Focus
Question Box (print exclusive)
Adapting advent
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UCC in Focus
Retrospect (print exclusive)
An enduring story
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UCC in Focus
This year, let’s take stock of how we celebrate the birth of Jesus
I wonder if we might take this as a year to let our Advent and Christmas lie fallow
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UCC in Focus
A Blue Christmas service gave me fresh perspective on my parents
I didn’t know what I was walking into — but it was exactly what I needed
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UCC in Focus
Rev. Alf Dumont on his dual Indigenous and settler identity
"It hasn’t been the easiest journey," says the United Church minister of Anishinaabe and European heritage
