
March 2021
In this issue:
- An intimate portrait of a family farm and its workers in a pandemic year
- A community comes together to help an immigrant family facing deportation
- How one gardener is embracing the wilderness
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In This Issue
Letters
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Responses from our readers (print exclusive)
Snapshot
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The lens (print exclusive)
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This month in 1960 (social media exclusive)
Decolonization
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Survey says
Canadian happiness on the decline
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Transferring land and other ways churches support reconciliation (social media exclusive)
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The pope’s top tips for Lent (print exclusive)
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Homes on wheels (social media exclusive)
Perspective
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How helping a refugee family taught this congregation to be the church
Windermere United was talking about closing before a family came to stay
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What to give up for Lent when we’ve already given up so much
No one feels like abstaining from chocolate after a year of sacrifices
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Why it’s time to let native plants shine over lawns
Lorraine Johnson wants people to consider the ecological value of their property
Features
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How this family farm illustrates Canada’s vulnerable food system
Temporary foreign workers are the backbone of our agricultural industry and have been keeping it afloat during the pandemic
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The heartbreaking and deeply Christian task of presiding over fentanyl funerals
Overdose deaths are surging in Canada, and clergy close to the crisis are doing the hard work of saying goodbye
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More older women are drinking too much. A new sobriety movement aims to help.
For many, booze is the drug of choice to deal with the losses that accompany aging
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For some women, Alcoholics Anonymous isn’t the way
They prefer other programs that focus on empowerment and self-care
Spotlight
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Marilynne Robinson’s new novel explores an impossible love
But at the heart of "Jack" is a question of redemption
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Natural virtues (print exclusive)
A new book of essays urges readers to practise empathy for the planet
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Personable poetics
Podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama welcomes listeners into the world of a poem
United Church in Focus
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Retrospect (social media exclusive)
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Church members push for universal basic income (print exclusive)
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Veterans’ House aims to serve those who have already served
The 40-unit supportive housing residence will also offer shared communal spaces that provide for veterans' unique needs
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United Church hires first anti-racism and equity officer
Adele Halliday will help coordinate the denomination's anti-racism efforts
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The highs and lows of the United Church’s first year with COVID
After a hard many months, the denomination may be more united than ever
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Question Box (print exclusive)
Supporting stressed-out ministers
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‘I like knowing my art has helped people’ (print exclusive)
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Between generations (print exclusive)