Spirituality
May our stories give you courage to face your own mountains
Many of the pieces in our most recent issue involve navigating a mountain, whether real or metaphorical
Jan./Feb. 2020
In this issue:
- Spiritual lessons from the mountain
- A genetic test upended my life
- The case for eliminating transit fares
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In This Issue
Letters
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Ethical Living
Responses to our November issue (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
Artist's work shows powerful Black role models
Adeyemi Adegbesan, also known as Yung Yemi, creates images that evoke a future that is strong and self-aware
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Ethical Living
Roberta Bondar in space (print exclusive)
This month in 1992
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Ethical Living
Survey says (print exclusive)
How happy are Canadians?
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Spirituality
Pulling a plane and other world records set by people of the cloth (print exclusive)
Dedicating your life to your faith is incredible, but these church leaders have found whole new ways to challenge themselves
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Spirituality
6 spiritual practices to start in 2020
"Say, 'OK, these are my intentions. This is the direction I think I want to go."
Perspective
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Justice
Why public transit should be free for all
Beyond tackling our carbon footprint, we need to open Canadian cities up to everyone
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Ethical Living
I hate shopping at discount stores, but I have no choice
Many families want to shop ethically, but it's just not possible for them to avoid fast fashion
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Spirituality
Why being alone helps build a better community
Jesus recommends solitude as one way to wean ourselves off the need to be constantly affirmed by others
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Spirituality
Karen Armstrong on what surprised her studying scripture
One of the world's leading religious historians talks to Broadview about her new book
Features
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Ethical Living
A DNA test brought me a loving brother, but also more questions
Neither of us could have imagined the challenging dynamics that would storm around our reunion or how finding each other would impact us and everyone we love
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Spirituality
5 mountain climbers reveal what they learn on the ascent
From an inner recharge to an acceptance of human limitations, trekkers share the spiritual lessons they've learned from scaling mountains
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Justice
After Soleiman Faqiri’s death in jail, advocates are calling for change
In 2016, an Ontario man with schizophrenia was put in solitary confinement. Eleven days later, he was dead. Now, critics are demanding reforms to a system that too often fails people with mental illness.
Spotlight
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Justice
Indigenous comedians chip away at colonialism
Amid a legacy of trauma, comedy was used as a "tool for survival" — and is now a platform for education
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Justice
The Oprah of Afghanistan (print exclusive)
A new biography introduces an Afghan-Canadian talk show host and champion of women's rights
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Spirituality
8 religion podcasts to check out right now
Your guide to faith programs that inspire, or even challenge, their listening audience
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Ethical Living
'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open': review
The Canadian film is a gripping story of two Indigenous women crossing paths
UCC in Focus
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UCC in Focus
United Churches join global climate strikes (print exclusive)
Churches across the country came out in September to join the youth-led global week of climate action that attracted over seven million people worldwide
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UCC in Focus
Church offers young people affordable housing
The Toronto congregation's goal is to create an intentional community where the residents do more than just share space
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UCC in Focus
Minister wins MP seat (print exclusive)
A United Church minister is returning to the House of Commons
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UCC in Focus
Question box (print exclusive)
How to start something new
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UCC in Focus
A trip to the holy land taught us to bear witness to injustice
These Canadian pilgrims learned difficult truths about life in Israel and the West Bank
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Spirituality
Inuk environmental advocate on the disappearing Arctic
Through so much upheaval, Inuit haven’t lost their spiritual connection to the land, she says
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UCC in Focus
‘It’s about listening’ (print exclusive)
Sandra Copeland, who heads up the United Church’s hospital chaplaincy ministry teams in Ottawa, talks about 15 years of experience as a volunteer visitor
