Gary Paterson says: Let’s host a discussion about assisted suicide by Chelsea Temple Jones The church is a place to talk end-of-life ethics, where the personal, the political and the spiritual collide
Unravelling the mysteries of prayer by Broadview Staff New research suggests that praying really can transform you — starting with your brain
Bhutan says it is the most blissful place on Earth. Is it true? by Tim Johnson The kingdom shuns measuring Gross National Product in favour of Gross National Happiness, yet not all is copacetic
Ontario panel of three routinely decides whether patients live or die by John Barber Members say this new frontier in Canadian jurisprudence takes wisdom, empathy
Chocolate relies on child labour in Africa’s Ivory Coast, a bitter truth by Tamsin Ford More than 800,000 children work on the West African nation's cocoa farms, despite efforts to cut down child labour
Communitarians live in a quirky enclave of conscious castaways by Anne Bokma Members reject climbing the corporate ladder and unrestrained consumerism in favour of working collectively
Pope Francis is shaking up the Vatican and earning rave reviews by Alicia von Stamwitz The new pontiff is a Jesuit, a champion of the marginalized and utterly uninterested in the trappings of office
Composer Ron Klusmeier’s Tour of a Lifetime found some sour notes by Ron Klusmeier "We are not alone. The United Church of Canada clearly holds no monopoly on decreasing numbers."
Cheri DiNovo, minister of cloth and legislature, keeps agitating by Chantal Braganza The NDP member of provincial parliament gave up ministry for politics but is still a champion of the most marginalized
Tex Sample, U.S. theologian, writes about a blue-collar ministry by Ken Gallinger Too often, the church talks when it should listen, says emeritus of Saint Paul School of Theology in Missouri