Blindness is a nuisance, but it carries blessings, too, minister says
Sharon Ballantyne is the United Church's first blind ordained minister. It's not about being a pioneer. It's about not letting fear get
Church calls me, even though I left it behind long ago, author says
She decided to go to a United Church service five weeks in a row. She didn't have a big "aha" moment, but
Musician Bruce Cockburn is on a lifelong quest for deeper meaning
The Canadian singer/songwriter has made 26 albums in 40 years, much of it infused with an uncanny ability to bridge the divide
Suicide rates in Northern Ireland have skyrocketed — since peace
The society has been traumatized by years of sectarian violence, but now that Catholics and Protestants share power, self-harm has struck hard
Barack Obama, vying for presidency, names slavery as “original sin”
The Senator from Chicago firmly positioned himself in the African-American experience in a historic speech
United Church has a lot of messages to impart, and is working on it
Breakdowns in communication can occur between the pews and the General Council, and also to the world at large
University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy builds theology faculty
He wants a strengthened faculty to be a vibrant part of the university's intellectual discussion and debate now that religion has become
Charity is big business in Canada but the number of donors shrinks
Canadians gave $8.5 billion to charities last year, an increase of 8.3 percent over the year before. That rise is driven by
Sleep eludes many Canadians, providing grief — or spiritual balm
One in seven Canadians suffers from insomnia, missing out on sleep the body needs to heal muscles and strengthen the immune system
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