
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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Responses from our readers (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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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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This month in 1941 (social media exclusive)
Pearl Harbor
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Survey says (print exclusive)
COVID-19’s financial impact on Canadians with disabilities
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Cool things (social media exclusive)
Standing up for the climate and other ways interfaith groups work together
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Tool kit (print exclusive)
The art of cheese
Perspective
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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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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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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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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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Small miracles
4 stories about Christmas, family and the moments that connect us
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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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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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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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Poem: Things I Like Doing
To the memory of Nazim Hikmet*
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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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United Church of Canada names new general secretary
Rev. Michael Blair will be the new top administrator of General Council
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Rural Connect brings distant corporations together to worship
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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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Question Box (print exclusive)
Adapting advent
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Retrospect (print exclusive)
An enduring story
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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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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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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