Justice
Lives of service (coming soon)
September 2023
In this issue:
- A photo-essay about Ukrainian nuns helping displaced civilians
- How pro-life bias is limiting access to reproductive health care in rural Ontario
- New books by LGBTQ2S+ writers who follow Islam stop the myth that queer muslims don’t exist
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In This Issue
Editor's Letter
Snapshot
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Ethical Living
Churches setting far-out Guinness World Records (print exclusive)
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Justice
The lens: Mando Littlechild (print exclusive)
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Ethical Living
Survey says: more than half of Americans have experienced gun violence
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Justice
First Indigenous person leads Canadian bar association (print exclusive)
Perspective
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Spirituality
Malawi’s ‘faith healers’ are leading HIV-positive people to reject treatment
Some New Pentecostal church leaders are encouraging the sick to refuse medicine and turn to God
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Justice
My spina bifida has shaped my life but it doesn’t define me
What living with a disability for 70 years has taught me about myself
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Ethical Living
Is it ever OK to steal from a grocery store?
As food costs rise and supermarket giants like Loblaws' profits soar, shoppers face a dilemma at self-checkout
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Spirituality
How navigating cancer helped Kate Bowler redefine what it means to be blessed
The Canadian author's latest book offers blessings for life's imperfect moments
Features
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Justice
How nuns are helping displaced Ukrainians amid the Russian invasion
Photojournalist Gregg Brekke travelled to Ukraine capture how Catholic and Eastern Rite nuns care for the civilians in need
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Ethical Living
How long COVID is shining a new light on chronic fatigue syndrome
The medical world has often dismissed people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), but the pandemic may offer new hope for patients
Spotlight
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Justice
Kai Cheng Thom’s new book helps readers find faith in others — and themselves
The trans writer shares how she learned to love in a world that does not believe she is worthy of love
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Justice
A journey to remember (print exclusive)
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Spirituality
New books by LGBTQ2S+ Muslim authors prove you can be queer and follow Islam
“When queer Muslims share their real-life stories, it leaves a legacy,” says Muslim author and theologian amina wadud
UC in Focus
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UCC in Focus
Celebrated composer Eleanor Daley on what inspires her choral work
The Fairlawn Avenue United music director was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022 for her musical contributions
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Spirituality
Dancing as enlightment (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
United Church clergy struggle to keep up with changing MAID laws
Ministers need more resources to guide congregations as medically-assisted deaths become more common
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UCC in Focus
How to cope with a church in crisis (print exclusive)
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UCC in Focus
United Church to share new national office space with Anglicans and Presbyterians
The office merger at a spot in downtown Toronto doesn't mean the churches are uniting, says the denomination's general secretary
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UCC in Focus
The first complete Mohawk Bible translation will be available this fall
Harvey Gabriel (Satewas) of the Kanesatake community has been working on the project for more than 40 years
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UCC in Focus
Redevelopment plans end with $700K lawsuit closure of B.C. church (print exclusive)
