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How a church school served as a beacon of faith in the horror of WWII

How a church school served as a beacon of faith in the horror of WWII

On July 20, 1944, near Lake Matese in Italy, the chaplains of the Canadian 1st Infantry Division held an extraordinary event on a hilltop in the...

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David Macmillan

30 years ago, a Bosnian imam gave me a great compliment

In 1993, the Canadian peace-keeping contingent had deployed to Bosnia. I was one of two padres with the 1,500 Canadian troops. We had a Bosniak...

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Steve Moore

Burlington, Ont., United church unearths human bones during sidewalk restoration

Burlington, Ont., United church unearths human bones during sidewalk restoration

After dealing with endless freezing and thawing temperatures that had turned their sidewalk into a community hazard, East Plains United Church in...

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Russul Sahib

Interned for being Japanese, my family found hope thanks to one minister

Interned for being Japanese, my family found hope thanks to one minister

In recent years, news reports and social media have been saturated with stories of global tragedy — from the Russian-Ukrainian war to the conflict...

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Julie Murakami

A Palestinian Canadian author’s journey of resistance through writing

A Palestinian Canadian author’s journey of resistance through writing

For two years, Saeed Teebi — like millions in the Palestinian diaspora — has felt the horror of Gaza’s bombardment and suffering at a visceral...

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Sanam Islam

West Hill United now has an executive director instead of a minister

West Hill United now has an executive director instead of a minister

West Hill United in Toronto’s Scarborough neighbourhood is no stranger to new ideas. In 2001, its minister, Rev. Gretta Vosper, made headlines when...

23.10.2025 2

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Evgenia Shestunova

How to turn your declining church into a community hub

How to turn your declining church into a community hub

Mary W. Rowe is the president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI). She is a recognized leader in urban policy and has worked extensively...

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Tzeporah Berman on how the fossil fuel industry hijacks climate discussions

Tzeporah Berman on how the fossil fuel industry hijacks climate discussions

Tzeporah Berman has been working on environmental campaigns and policy for over 30 years. The longtime activist currently serves as the...

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Christopher White

Danté Stewart on fighting the rise of Christian nationalism

Danté Stewart is an American writer, minister and theologian. After right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10, Stewart wrote a...

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Christopher White

Why I can’t celebrate the Israel-Hamas peace deal — yet

The events of the past few weeks have left many unsure of how to process everything. First came Canada’s recognition (along with at least nine...

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Jeffrey J. Wilkinson

How memorizing the Gospel of Mark helped me grieve my wife’s death

In January 2022, about one year after my beloved wife Robin’s merciful death from early-onset Alzheimer’s, I found myself mired in acute grief and...

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Gordon Postill