Tamil Christians are forging a spiritual home in the United Church by Mike Milne The congregation of 50 helps members connect to heritage and do social justice projects back in Sri Lanka
Residential schools foster traumatic legacy in child-protection numbers by Pieta Woolley Thousands of Indigenous children are caught up in the foster care system, a haunting echo of all those children taken to residential
Author Thomas King’s moment of truth by Julie McGonegal In his latest book, the celebrated Native author turns to non-fiction. Some of it is storytelling. The rest is history.
Three LGBTQ people explain what the United Church’s 1988 decision meant to them by Broadview Staff Twenty-five years ago, the United Church said yes to openly gay and lesbian ministers. Three people who were caught in the storm
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, the first woman to have the job by Mardi Tindal She grew up in the United Church and found it again when her children were young, becoming solidly involved with her congregation
Civil disobedience isn’t easy to rule out when the planet is at risk by Mardi Tindal Former Moderator Mardi Tindal is trying to discern how she relates to being arrested for the sake of the environment
Indigenous mothers and culture destroyed when children were stolen by Julie McGonegal Residential schools also denied women the chance to pass along language and traditions, but few stories chart this maternal loss
Residential school survivors’ scars bleed into following generations by Pieta Woolley The arrogant colonial practice left families broken, communities shattered and dreams extinguished for generations
Pipeline proposed for Kitimat, B.C. would ferry bitumen to Asia by Will Braun Many Indigenous communities are opposed to Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline, including the Haisla who are at ground zero, the western terminus
New information suggests abuse in residential schools was far worse than anyone imagined by Richard Wright An adjudication process set up to compensate residential school survivors has been flooded with thousands of new claims.