Justice
Broadview embarks on an ‘adventure in reconciliation’ with Romeo Saganash
The former NDP MP will guest-edit our June 2022 issue
September 2021
In this issue:
- Writer Louise Kinross details an intimate look at her childhood raised by Christian Scientists
- A digital ministry expert makes her predictions on the future of online worship
- Romeo Saganash reflects on the passing of federal UNDRIP-related legislation, Canada’s residential school system, and his legacy so far
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In This Issue
Letters
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Ethical Living
Reply all (print exclusive)
In our June issue, Rev. Theo Robinson shared his story as one of the first openly trans ministers in the Anglican Church of Canada
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
Shalak Attack sees her murals as a ‘more democratic way of using art’
The Chilean-Canadian artist says her favourite thing about painting urban murals is the spontaneity and freedom
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Celebrations
This month in 2001 (print exclusive)
'We'll see you again soon.'
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Spirituality
Survey says (print exclusive)
Canadians saw a lot of UFOs in 2020
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Ethical Living
Cool things (print exclusive)
These three churches provide fresh, healthy food to those who need it most
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Ethical Living
Good advice (print exclusive)
We asked three activists about creating social change
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Spirituality
Tool kit (print exclusive)
Eric Harris, who lives with Down syndrome, has found a way to provide warmth and safety for the feathered inhabitants of Port Rowan, Ont.
Perspective
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Ethical Living
4 questions Christians need to ask if we’re to make good on reconciliation
As an Indigenous Christian, I want fellow churchgoers to actually take action
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Justice
Canada needs to do better for Black refugees and immigrants
Black refugees from Africa still face barriers to integration and long processing times
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Justice
Romeo Saganash reflects on the 37-year journey to bring UNDRIP to Canada
A motion to align Canadian law with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples became law back in June
Features
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Spirituality
Are churches essential services? Inside the push and pull over pandemic worship
COVID-19 forced congregations to reckon with the meaning of church
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Justice
Can restorative justice end bullying? These schools are giving it a try.
The process values people and relationships over punishment
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Justice
The circle
Restorative justice is a powerful tool rooted in Indigenous traditions
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Spirituality
Why I left Christian Science
My faith taught me pain was a spiritual failing. My life taught me otherwise.
Spotlight
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Justice
3 pandemic docs that put people under the microscope instead of a virus
'Wuhan Wuhan,' 'Viral' and 'In The Same Breath' dig into the human toll of the pandemic
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Justice
Fragments of history (print exclusive)
A cedar blanket bears witness to the truth of residential schools
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Spirituality
Called to the wild (print exclusive)
Poetic encounters with God in nature
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Ethical Living
Living Hyphen wants to be the publication for Canadians caught between 2 worlds
Founder Justine Abigail Yu wanted to create a community for storytellers like her — those who are part of diasporas or had been displaced
United Church in Focus
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UCC in Focus
How United churches mourned the Kamloops residential school victims
Congregations across the country found ways to remember, but some also hope that sadness translates into action
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UCC in Focus
How churches can keep offering meaningful online worship
Digital ministry expert Rev. Andria Irwin on how to navigate hybrid virtual/in-person services
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UCC in Focus
‘We’re really happy to have him:’ This minister took on a 2nd congregation 2,000 km away
St. Andrew’s United in Sioux Lookout, Ont., had been looking for a minister for four years until Rev. Peter Bartlett joined
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UCC in Focus
Church reports surplus in 2020 (print exclusive)
There may be clouds on the horizon, but United Church leaders say General Council has weathered the financial storms of 2020 relatively well
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UCC in Focus
Paying rent (print exclusive)
Toronto church pays reparations to the true owners of its land
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UCC in Focus
What went wrong when one Bancroft, Ont. United church opened a shelter
The Sanctuary was supposed to alleviate the town's homelessness crisis. It closed less than a month after opening.
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UCC in Focus
Question box (print exclusive)
Will churches come back from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger or weaker?
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UCC in Focus
Retrospect (print exclusive)
In our March 2018 issue, students at Toronto’s Ryerson University shared why they want the name and image of Egerton Ryerson gone
