Almost in the exact center of Scripture is Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible. This Psalm’s 176 verses form a 22-stanza paean of praise extoling the rich beauties of Scripture itself. God’s ...

Sunday, Sept. 1, is the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. Today’s readings all regard ...

One thing I’ve learned by living in the reality of rural America as opposed to the concrete and neon of Washington or New York City is that freedom can be deceiving. Or maybe better said, freedom is ...

President Russell M. Nelson, prophet and 17th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, addressed students, faculty, staff and young adults around the world at Tuesday's BYU ...

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 ...

Sunday, Feb. 16, is the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A). Mass readings: Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Corinthians 2:6-10; and Matthew 5:17-37. As anyone who has spent ...

“The Catholic policeman should regard his office not merely as a job . . . but primarily as a deputation to protect and enforce the law of God, which is reflected in every just civil law.” So wrote ...

I still believed in God (I am now an atheist) when I heard the following question at a seminar, first posed by Einstein, and was stunned by its elegance and depth: ‘If there is a God who created 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 ...

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