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.
Oct/Nov 2021
In this issue:
- Church of the Wild founder Victoria Loorz explains how outdoor worship can heal our spiritual relationship with the Earth
- Go inside the United Church-led movement to create supervised consumption sites
- Join Vivian Ketchum, an Anishinabe “gramma,” as she and other elders embark on a road trip to bring closure to residential school survivors.
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In This Issue
Letters
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Spirituality
Reply all (print exclusive)
In our July/August issue, four writers explored a personal connection with their favourite holy figure
Snapshot
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Spirituality
The lens (print exclusive)
“The people whose voices I’m trying to amplify are working-class, Scarborough-living racialized people, like my parents.”
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Justice
This month in 1937 (print exclusive)
Canada’s connection to "Redemption Song"
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Ethical Living
Timeline: A brief history of Daylight Saving Time (print exclusive)
We love getting an extra hour of sleep when the clocks turn back — and dread losing one in the spring
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Cool things (print exclusive)
These faith organizations are spreading good for goodness' sake
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Ethical Living
Good advice (print exclusive)
How to help someone who is grieving
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Spirituality
Ode to offering envelopes (print exclusive)
Everyone who has ever attended church likely recognizes offering envelopes
Perspective
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Spirituality
As a Black immigrant, I’m constantly reminded I don’t belong
My family and ancestors taught me I belong to God, and that gives me stability
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Ethical Living
Let’s ditch faux Canadian politeness for genuine tenderness
Our over-apologetic nature has become a joke
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Ethical Living
5 strategies that have helped me live with depression
Break down tasks to the smallest possible steps
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Spirituality
She felt disconnected from Christ. Outdoor church brought her back.
Victoria Loorz's Wild Church Network helps people of all faiths find the divine in nature
Features
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Ethical Living
My mother and I have the same mental health disorders. But is it genetic?
The author explores whether anxiety and depression can be inherited. The answer, of course, is complicated.
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Ethical Living
Residential school survivor documents ‘spiritual journey’ — and the photos are powerful
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
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Spirituality
Chiamaka Okoli was a rarity in physics. She challenged norms until her untimely death.
A Black woman, mother, and a devout Catholic, Okoli was a trailblazer in her field before tragedy struck
Spotlight
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Spirituality
‘One holy thing’ (print exclusive)
Sinéad O’Connor reveals the soul of a punk in a bracing new memoir
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Spirituality
‘Learning how to burn’ (print exclusvie)
The conflicts and joys of growing up Mennonite
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Ethical Living
Ivan Coyote’s new book is a study in the healing power of letters
The writer's attempt to respond to some of the letters they've received over the years is infused with kindness
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Spirituality
Modern faith (print exclusive)
The "Unholier Than Thou" podcast isn’t scared to mix religion and politics
United Church in Focus
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Spirituality
Churches band together to mourn COVID-19’s impact on communities of colour
Rev. Stephen Milton says the number of crosses relates to Ontario’s daily death count
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UCC in Focus
Minister creates self-guided jazz walk (print exclusive)
Scan the QR code, and you’ll find yourself invited into a soundscape of poetry, hymns and improvisational jazz.
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Justice
New podcast on child welfare (print exclusive)
Marcus Rempel wants to engage Canadians in “a conversation about decolonizing child welfare.
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UCC in Focus
Question box (print exclusive)
Does the United Church still practice evangelism?
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UCC in Focus
Retrospect (print exclusive)
Scientists who parse primitive feasting sites conclude that the shared meal is not just the product of human civilization, but also its definition.
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UCC in Focus
Demand for safe consumption sites is growing, and United churches are speaking up in support
Across the United Church, congregations have been deeply affected by toxic drug supply
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Ethical Living
When her father was murdered, this writer turned to poetry
Margot van Sluytman has used writing to cope with her grief and help others with theirs
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UCC in Focus
God at the lagoon (print exclusive)
A chance meeting at trail’s end was exactly what I needed
