Spirituality
Beheading Virgin Mary statue shows how ultra-conservative vandals view women
The vandalism showcases Catholicism’s tenuous relationship with women
Opinion
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July/August 2024, UCC in Focus
My church’s new members are ruffling feathers. What should we do?
Question Box columnist Christopher White advises a reader concerned about the different expectations that come with a growing congregation
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Ethical Living
We still exclude and undervalue dads. That hurts moms too.
Our insistence on seeing mothers as the default parents isn't good for anyone
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Justice
Are You Uber Eats? The mental toll of fine dining as a Black person in Ottawa
Restaurant staff made it very clear that I wasn't welcome in these spaces
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Ethical Living, June 2024
How searching for lost residential school photos made me think differently about reconciliation
Personal encounters and relationship-building are the key to reconciliation, writes Heather Menzies
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April/May 2024, UCC in Focus
My church is running out of money. What should we do?
Question Box columnist Christopher White weighs in on why it's important to have honest conversations about financial realities
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December 2023, Spirituality
How ancient concepts of leisure offer a new way forward for churches
Jeffrey Paul Crittenden's recent book, "Leisure Resurrected", is an "important reminder of the church's gift to the world," our reviewer writes
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UCC in Focus
New book celebrates 100 years of the United Church but misses the mark on the denomination’s future challenges
Brian Arthur Brown's "The Untied Church of Canada: Unfettered for 2025 Celebrations" fails to address why church numbers are dropping
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Justice
A moral argument to search the Winnipeg-area landfill for missing Indigenous women
As an Onkwehonwe (Native) scholar who studies morality and ethics, I find the Manitoba's government's position alarmingly familiar
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Justice
The high cost of grocery delivery unfairly burdens disabled people
The gulf between online and in-person shopping is a prime example of the disability tax
