How does one choose to commit for life in the midst of epic uncertainty? In early March, I was in the thick of preparing to request final vows. After three years as a temporary professed sister, I had ...

In any conflict – big or small – we can turn to God as Mind and rely on His wisdom to guide everyone. An article inspired by this week’s Bible lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly.

This Sunday, the readings highlight the Judeo-Christian wisdom tradition found in Scripture. Wisdom literature takes many forms in the Bible. One form is as a set of “sayings,” aphorisms and proverbs, ...

I have been reading through the Jewish Annotated New Testament, published by Oxford in 2011. An NRSV with notes and commentary by Jewish scholars, it sets the New Testament in a context that is ...

(RNS) — Anyone who has been tracking population trends in the United States over the past few decades knows two things: America is growing more diverse, and Americans are leaving their traditional ...

On Saturday the Holy Father gathered by way of satellite link with thousands of university students from around Europe and Asia. Pope Benedict XVI joined a prayer vigil in the Paul VI Hall for the ...

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 ...

I am an immigrant to this country. I moved here with my young family almost 30 years ago. In 2018 we finally became citizens of the United States. As a younger man, in particular as a young academic, ...

This is probably true for many 12-year-olds in traditional Christian schools as well. College students do have more knowledge than almost any 12-year-old in religious school. But they have much less ...