
Ethical Living
My grandmother had a lobotomy and was forever altered
She was among 50,000 North Americans who had the controversial surgery. Most were women.
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Spirituality
In our July/August issue, four writers explored a personal connection with their favourite holy figure
Spirituality
“The people whose voices I’m trying to amplify are working-class, Scarborough-living racialized people, like my parents.”
Justice
Canada’s connection to "Redemption Song"
Ethical Living
We love getting an extra hour of sleep when the clocks turn back — and dread losing one in the spring
Ethical Living
These faith organizations are spreading good for goodness' sake
Ethical Living
How to help someone who is grieving
Spirituality
Everyone who has ever attended church likely recognizes offering envelopes
Spirituality
My family and ancestors taught me I belong to God, and that gives me stability
Ethical Living
Our over-apologetic nature has become a joke
Ethical Living
Break down tasks to the smallest possible steps
Spirituality
Victoria Loorz's Wild Church Network helps people of all faiths find the divine in nature
Ethical Living
The author explores whether anxiety and depression can be inherited. The answer, of course, is complicated.
Ethical Living
Three grandmothers embarked on a road trip west to bring prayers and gifts to First Nations communities mourning the children whose remains were confirmed at former school sites
Spirituality
A Black woman, mother, and a devout Catholic, Okoli was a trailblazer in her field before tragedy struck
Spirituality
Sinéad O’Connor reveals the soul of a punk in a bracing new memoir
Spirituality
The conflicts and joys of growing up Mennonite
Ethical Living
The writer's attempt to respond to some of the letters they've received over the years is infused with kindness
Spirituality
The "Unholier Than Thou" podcast isn’t scared to mix religion and politics
Spirituality
Rev. Stephen Milton says the number of crosses relates to Ontario’s daily death count
UCC in Focus
Scan the QR code, and you’ll find yourself invited into a soundscape of poetry, hymns and improvisational jazz.
Justice
Marcus Rempel wants to engage Canadians in “a conversation about decolonizing child welfare.
UCC in Focus
Does the United Church still practice evangelism?
UCC in Focus
Scientists who parse primitive feasting sites conclude that the shared meal is not just the product of human civilization, but also its definition.
UCC in Focus
Across the United Church, congregations have been deeply affected by toxic drug supply
Ethical Living
Margot van Sluytman has used writing to cope with her grief and help others with theirs
UCC in Focus
A chance meeting at trail’s end was exactly what I needed