The first gift of the Holy Spirit, the pearl of great price, is wisdom. Wisdom appeals, as the Catechism says, to both the heart and the mind. But our sinful nature often refuses it. We all know ...

he has lavished her upon his friends. Today’s readings offer a selection from the Book of Sirach, part of the “wisdom literature” tradition, though not included in the Hebrew Bible nor the Bibles used ...

The sun has never failed since creation, the moon has never failed, the waters in the sea have never failed and the fountains that spring up the rivers have never dried up since creation. Climatic ...

I once attended a seminar on “vocation” delivered by a Benedictine monk. He recounted how, if someone bounced up to him with a beaming smile and declared, “I am convinced God has called me to be a ...

Close up of the giant statue to the god Nabu stood at the entrance of the Temple of Nabu which is now housed in the Iraq Museum in Iraq. (Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP / CC BY-SA 4.0) Nestled in 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 ...

This is Flemish artist Jan Brueghel the Elder’s depiction of the giant fish coughing Jonah onshore to let him complete the mission God had given him. Brueghel lived from 1568-1625. (Courtesy Photo) ...

Mark Oppenheimer’s column “The Disabled Are a Gift to Judaism” (Houses of Worship, March 7) reminded me of someone from my own past, at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Neb. Like Mr. Oppenheimer’s ...

* The use of machines was widespread among the ancient Greeks. In fact, machines and products of craftsmanship were part of the fabric of Greek culture, both political and religious. Even gods ...