This is Italian artist Pompeo Batoni’s vision of God with a dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit. Batoni lived from 1708-87. (Courtesy Photo) It’s impossible for a man to know God like he knows another ...

At this time of year, we begin planning our intentions, as January marks a new beginning and is the ideal opportunity to ...

The path to salvation passes through a narrow gate. Jesus’ own mission took him through a baptism of fire. Every disciple must lose his life to gain it. The treasure we seek will cost us everything.

Even when he reveals himself, God remains a mystery beyond words: ‘If you understood him, it would not be God.’ (CCC 230) Gersam Turri, “The Glory of the Holy Trinity,” ca. 1928, ceiling fresco in the ...

Our hearts and souls can’t fulfill the Great Commandment without our minds. Jesus was once asked to identify the greatest and most important thing for followers of God to do (Matt. 22:36–37). His ...

I was nine or ten when my parents left their stolid Anglican church for one that was undergoing what was known as “charismatic renewal.” This was the mid-nineteen-seventies, in the northern English ...

We are told that God does have a specific plan for each living being. God even knows the number of hairs each one of us has. Our lives are all mapped out. In the end, it will be all good for God's ...

If God were sued, would one have to serve God with papers? After all, one might argue, an all-knowing God might not exactly need notice. No, this question wasn't dreamed up by a group of 1Ls after ...

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 ...

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 ...