A devotion by a favorite author that I religiously read daily jarred me to an awakening earlier this week. It reminded me that often when we are searching for a glimpse of the heavenly kingdom ...
On Nov. 1, 1998, I was confirmed into the Catholic Church at St. Therese Parish in Seattle, Washington. Fr. Paul Magnano allowed me to select the day I would be confirmed. Since the communion of ...
The human being takes longer to mature than any other animal. An antelope can drop out of its mother’s womb, stand, and master the basics of running and eating in a matter of hours. Human babies, in ...
It can be challenging to see God’s fingerprints on our lives as we experience them in the moment. It’s often helpful to do a kind of spiritual retrospective. As today’s Gospel relays, John the Baptist ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Fox News Channel's chief religion correspondent, Lauren Green, believes that the third millennium will be a "coming together" of Christianity as different denominations learn from each other today — ...
In the spiritual life, the emphasis is always on prayer as a vital and personal relationship with God the Father through his Son, Jesus Christ, and in the power of the Holy Spirit. This emphasis on ...
The small marble table from a Roman-era home was adorned with carved acanthus leaves and the body of Dionysus. When I saw it in the archaeological museum of Thessaloniki, Greece, I broke down crying, ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...