Many of us try to balance two key sides of ourselves: a spiritual side and an analytical side. Our spiritual side seeks the sacred—something timeless or ultimately important or beautiful to us. For ...

As we recognize that God is blessing us all without limit, we find that dead ends become open roads to progress. An article inspired by this week’s Bible lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly.

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 ...

There’s a "yearning" in Americans to find a deeper, spiritual connection whether they realize it or not. In a Pew Research Poll released earlier this month, approximately 41% of adults said that they ...

The July 24 article, “How Oklahoma’s Superintendent Wants Schools to Teach the Bible,” emphasizes a long-standing issue in the cultural war: How do we teach the moral and ethical principles that are ...

(RNS) — The popularity of spiritual direction can be attributed in part to its emphasis on facilitating instead of advice-giving and theology-spewing. (RNS) — Sam Herrmann grew up homeschooled in an ...

Oblate Father Ronald Rolheiser delivers the keynote address during the opening of the National Catholic Educational Association's annual convention in Boston April 11, 2012. Credit: CNS photo/Gregory ...

Among the big questions authors tackle this season are what it means to lead a good life, where to put one’s faith in uncertain times, and how to mend the church’s broken places. Miroslav Volf and ...

The insulting jokes and comments directed by participants in Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this past Sunday toward Puerto Rico and toward people of color made it clear that racism ...