UCC in Focus
The untold stories of an Ottawa church’s WWI soldiers
110 years after the start of the first World War, historian Alan Bowker tells the story of an Ottawa congregation that sent 141 members off to battle. Nineteen never returned home.
Interview
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Justice, October/November 2023
Sixties Scoop survivor creates an interactive map for fellow Indigenous adoptees
Colleen Hele-Cardinal, herself a survivor, hopes the project will bring more awareness to the controversial policy
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Justice
Kai Cheng Thom’s new book uses heartfelt letters to build bridges in a broken world
"I will not allow transphobia and homophobia to make me into a person defined by fear and anger," says Thom
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Justice
Outreach worker on why money alone won’t solve Toronto’s homeless refugee crisis
"We can get stuck in giving stuff and we need to focus on the other pieces around changing structures," says Lorraine Lam
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Spirituality
One of the ‘Progressive Copts’ on the future he sees for the Coptic diaspora
Marcus Zacharia uses social media to invite Copts into progressive discussions about everything from identity to interfaith dialogue
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Justice
This minister wants churches to radically rethink their finances
In her new book “Serving Money, Serving God,” Sheryl Johnson encourages debt relief and giving land back over tracking memberships
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April/May 2023, Ethical Living
For more than two decades, Duncan McCue has been a reformer of Canadian news
The Toronto investigative journalist is doing his part to help decolonize the media
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Justice, March 2023
Dr. Chika Stacy Oriuwa is standing up for racialized people in health care
The trailblazing resident doctor on filling unmet needs in the Black community through psychiatry
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Justice, March 2023
Gaps in foster care for Muslims led Zena Chaudhry to create her own agency
The founder of Sakeenah on the importance of cultural sensitivity in fostering
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January/February 2023, UCC in Focus
How being a sex therapist has made this minister a ‘better human being’
Rev. Sue Browning on the United Church's unique perspective on sexuality
