Spirituality
There’s still room in my heart for St. Francis, even centuries after his death
He renounced materialism and gave rise to the order of ministries known for social justice
July/August 2021
In this issue:
- We take a look at culturally competent care at Canada’s long-term care homes
- Four writers explore their personal connections with saints
- Learn how to support Indigenous communities with authentic tourism experiences
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In This Issue
Letters
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Ethical Living
Reply all (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
The lens (print exclusive)
Julya Hajnoczky's haunting fragments of nature
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Ethical Living
This month in 1910 (print exclusive)
Canada's first polio outbreak
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Ethical Living
Survey says (print exclusive)
COVID-19 and Canadian care homes
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Ethical Living
Cool things (print exclusive)
How these Christian summer camps teach kids to care for the environment
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Justice
Overheard (print exclusive)
Canada Day
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Ethical Living
Tool kit (print exclusive)
Sasha Yasinski, firefighter
Perspectives
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Ethical Living
How to ensure Indigenous tourism experiences support the right communities
Enrich your next trip with the histories, cultures, and languages of Turtle Island
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Ethical Living
I am a pandemic retail worker (print exclusive)
A glimpse into underappreciated essential work
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Ethical Living
Zarqa Nawaz wants to tackle romantic tropes about Muslims in upcoming series
The 'Little Mosque on the Prairie' creator is confronting a Hollywood double standard with 'Zarqa'
Features
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Spirituality
How I learned to embrace St. Anne like my high-waisted mom jeans
Mary's mother is the soccer mom of saints and that's exactly what I need right now
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Spirituality
To Presbyterian Pakistanis, he’s a saint. He’s also my grandpa.
Vazir Chand's populist canonization reflected a country where religious identity mattered
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Spirituality
Dear St. Teresa of Ávila, I love you but some of your ideas are nonsense
I adore the passion in your writing, but I disagree with you
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Spirituality
Sister Thea emboldened me to take on racism among my fellow Catholics
She's proof that resistance against hate compels us to live the Gospel more fully
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Ethical Living
Inside the scramble to find culturally competent care for elderly immigrants
Wait times for these facilities hover around a decade for those who want to reconnect with their roots as they age
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Spirituality
Once a dead religion, Moorish Science is seeing a curious resurgence
Writer Omar Mouallem explores what drives devotion to beliefs predicated on pseudoscience
Spotlight
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Ethical Living
How new Black art initiatives are changing the game for overlooked artists
Dedicated spaces and national programming are helping remedy a historic lack of representation
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Ethical Living
Acts of courage and hope (print exclusive)
Years in the making, "A Perfect Offering" collects stories of living through trauma
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Ethical Living, Justice
Fumbling towards forgiveness (print exclusive)
David Giuliano's debut novel tells the story of a small town with a painful past
United Church in Focus
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Ethical Living
Inside the tug of war over St. Giles
Too expensive to fix. Too valuable to tear down. What's to be done with this former Hamilton United church?
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UCC in Focus
Church leaders join Philippines human rights investigation
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UCC in Focus
This church’s vending machine gives out free needles, not snacks
Sackville United is targeting New Brunswick’s overdose problem with harm-reduction supplies
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UCC in Focus
Church builds daycare for its community
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UCC in Focus
Question box (print exclusive)
Minister job search
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Ethical Living
Retrospect (print exclusive)
Going green
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UCC in Focus
The role that churches can play in helping kids explore their faith
Theologian David M. Csinos says it's OK to not have answers to every question
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Spirituality
The sparrow’s song (print exclusive)
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Justice
History lesson (print exclusive)
KAIROS launches a virtual blanket exercise
