The Encyclopedia Brittanica calls Ash Wednesday a “solemn reminder of human mortality,” the feeling typically associated with distributing ashes as Lent begins in many Christian churches.

But at that moment, in my weakest, and probably my ugliest (let’s face it, I was in my pyjamas with my messy bed hair, and snivelling away like a broken dam), I felt a calm assurance that ... and to ...

I was looking around the other day at things that had accumulated in my office and I discovered a yard stick. I’m not sure how it came to be in ...

It’s a basic law in the science of Physics that objects at rest tend to remain at rest unless acted upon by a force. It is also true that objects ...

Many Catholics credit prayers of intercession to Blessed Solanus Casey for curing ... She recently graduated from Texas Christian University with a bachelor’s degree in strategic communication.

COMMENTARY: Let us heed the great pope’s oft-repeated words, “Be not afraid!” and with courage respond to his witness and ...

However, in case there is a glimmer of interest, you need to know that there is a dramatic and real constitutional crisis ...

The first documentary in the series was about Blessed Solanus Casey. In each film in the series, the goal is to answer the question “Is holiness possible today?” “I was thinking of Carlo and ...

We hear it following nearly every sneeze in the hearing of another person. To top it off, repeated staccato sneezes can get a “Bless you, bless you, bless you, bless you!” Saying this to someone who ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...