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 ...
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Unity as a divine calling

WHAT is unity? Is it a divine calling from God? Unity is defined as the state of being united or joined as a whole. It refers to the quality or state of not being multiple, emphasizing oneness and ...
On Christmas Eve, we paused — not because life is silent, but because God entered the noise. As we conclude our Strength and Unity mini-series, part of our yearlong walk through The Armor of God, it ...
This week, our family celebrated a special milestone: my 9-month-old grandson, Thommy-boy, said his very first word — “Baby.” Moments like that remind us how wonderful life can be even during tough ...
Hours after landing in Sweden Pope Francis said that without God we can do nothing, but with him Catholics and Lutherans can work toward greater unity – not in order to forget the past, but to heal it ...
“One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Words written 130 years ago… almost. Did you know that the words “under God” were not written into the Pledge of Allegiance until ...
Mary heard the angel say, “Do not be afraid. God has chosen you,” (Luke 1:30) We hear the phrase “Do not be afraid” no less than 18 times in the four gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. In the ...
For instance, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whom he regarded as a pious fraud; indeed, going so far as to write an entire book, dripping with disdain, for his subject. Or the late Pope St. John Paul II, ...