Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! FAITH Nurturing our ecological spirituality in the Season of Creation While it is possible to celebrate the Season of Creation liturgically in the Catholic community, there are no specially prepared liturgical prayers or lectionary selections focusing on […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! COMMENTARY Observations: The rewards of letting go Editor Jocelyn Bell reflects on the upcoming changes for The United Church of Canada, the magazine and in her own life. Also, in terms of the United Church check out […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! WEATHER Red-hot planet: All-time heat records have been set all over the world during the past week From the normally mild summer climes of Ireland, Scotland and Canada to the scorching Middle East, numerous locations in the […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! CHURCH Cover Story: Mending Men’s Ministry Many men are floundering, both inside and outside the church. Which poses a pressing challenge for today’s men’s ministries: Can they help men find a way forward? Can they spark more […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! Tis The Season for Strawberries literally. Check out Dorothy’s Henderson’s Wood Lake release! RELIGION ‘Jesus never charged a leper a co-pay’: the rise of the religious left “There is no religious left and religious right,” Barber, a […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! OPINION God Understands Hard, Thankless Parenting Mother’s Day is difficult for many. But Scripture portrays a Father who knows our plight…Read Full Article From Christianity Today SCIENCE Madame Pele’s Gripon Hawaii The Big Island’s residents are reacting […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! HEALTH Take Time to Pause for Self-Care We’re in the midst of an extraordinary time. Deadly wildfires, ongoing desperation in Puerto Rico, the acquittal of the yet another police officer—this time the one who killed Anthony Lamar […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! LIVING/FAMILY What makes Canadian kids happy? UNICEF Canada responds with new report Every year UNICEF releases a report card that measures children’s wellbeing in nations around the world. Not surprisingly, the top positions are held by Scandinavian […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! RELIGION Why Can’t Women Pray at the Western Wall? Israel’s High Court has ordered the government and the rabbinic administration of the Western Wall to respond by Feb. 1 to a question: Why should women be denied […]

Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week! ENVIRONMENT You Really Can’t Imagine How Deep The Ocean Is Since we live above ground, it’s pretty easy for us to wrap our heads around the notion of height. We, as people, have height, buildings have (more) height, […]