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, ...

With the warm summer, I have spent more time outdoors. My dog enjoys every chance to swim and explore the different smells. Being outside has helped me appreciate the beauty and goodness of the world ...

It’s easy for people to think theology doesn’t matter too much for everyday life. But I urge them to reconsider. I’d like to demonstrate, in light of the current redistricting efforts in Texas, how ...

Every person is called to have a relationship with God. The living God calls each of us, invites us, and summons us to be with him and rejoice in his presence. The task of accepting the call can be ...

While there are many objections and arguments against prayer in our world, such challenges can be resolved by a meek heart that is willing to surrender to God’s will. But once we give a humble ...

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 ...

Some years ago, a friend of mine was complaining about what he took to be the decline and fall of Roman Catholicism in France. His voice faltered, and he summed things up: “The French went in for ...

RELATIONSHIP teaching has never been given its rightful place on many of our pulpits. We have never thought of ourselves as ...

Pope Leo XIV has written the preface to a new Vatican edition of the book “The Practice of the Presence of God,” a spiritual work he says is “one of the texts that has most shaped my spiritual life.” ...

Almost 48 years after her final public appearance, Dorothy Day once again spoke to a eucharistic congress. Only this time, the words that reflected the eucharistic underpinnings of Day's ...