One evening several years ago, the church where I serve hosted its weekly Bible study. This particular session was focused on the topic of love. Class participants were asked to share their thoughts ...

The older I get, the more I realize that suffering is not selective. No one is immune. It touches every life, regardless of status, race, success, good choices, or even good intentions. To be human is ...

"Does love hurt?" many say. And while this phrase has become part of our collective imagination, it's important to ask ourselves: Should love really hurt? Is suffering an inevitable part of love, or ...

Love. The word alone conjures up a thousand emotions, each of us having our own personal definition, often colored by our experiences. We speak of it like it’s the most natural thing in the world—yet, ...

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 ...

The world watches in horror as rebel extremists surge across Iraq. Videos graphically depict the daily violence in Syria. Closer to home, yet another gunman has razed innocent victims in a public ...

Suffering is part of life. It’s also a central theme in the Jewish faith. Indeed, every summer, Jews commemorate two calamitous days in our history by abstaining from food and drink. On the ...

Pedro Arrupe, the late Superior General of the Jesuits, once said that the “prime objective educational goal” for Jesuit schools must be to form men and women who are “completely convinced that a love ...