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- A Christian Science PerspectiveRebuilding: an opportunity for spiritual renewal
In the wake of the Notre Dame fire, a Parisian offers a spiritual take on true substance that can never be extinguished.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding safety in our true environment
On this Earth Day, today’s contributor explores how discerning the spiritual nature of our environment can bring safety and healing.
The Monitor's ViewReconciling Sri Lanka to its finer selfSunday’s bombings show why the island nation’s recent moves toward reconciliation need to be revived.
The essence of the Monitor – refreshedHere's why we launched a redesigned look to the weekly magazine.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveContinuity
“Love lives on, and Life unfolds/ Man’s immortality,” concludes today’s poem, which points to Easter’s message of life in God, from whom we can never be separated.
The Monitor's ViewWhen saying no to a president saves democracyThe Mueller report leaves a shadow over President Trump about possible obstruction of justice, but it also offers insights on how acts of conscience can turn events.
The Monitor's ViewFor America’s poorest communities, opportunity knocksUnder new tax rules, patient investors can now lift up distressed areas with new businesses over 10 years, reducing geographic inequality in the U.S.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveEaster’s promise – a lift out of loneliness
Today’s contributor explores how “the ever-dawning promise of Easter can resurrect our thought from darkness and despair to light and peace.”
- A Christian Science PerspectiveIf you’re tempted to cheat
When opportunities arose to cheat on an exam, today’s contributor, who’d been struggling at school, was tempted. Instead, considering God as the source of limitless intelligence inspired her to take the honest path and ultimately find that “putting our trust in God always gives us what we need – without cheating.”
The Monitor's ViewA planeload of truth lands in VenezuelaA dictator finally admits his regime has a humanitarian crisis and lets in foreign aid from the Red Cross. His reversal will help expose other lies and bring back democracy.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhen the stings in our life are healed
A swift healing of a jellyfish sting brought today’s contributor new inspiration about the power of God’s cleansing love to heal “stings” of all types.
The Monitor's ViewThe rebirth of Notre Dame’s purposeThe fire in the iconic Gothic cathedral did not destroy its original role as a gathering place for grand purposes. Its restoration will only affirm the ideas that shaped the famed structure.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveAssault ‘is not your story’
Today’s contributor shares how the realization that we can never be outside of God’s care inspired an idea that enabled her to safely escape an attempted assault and to move forward with peace and confidence rather than a sense of fear or victimization.
The Monitor's ViewIndonesia’s youth put candidates to the testThe top quality in a leader expected by young voters is honesty, a sign that a coming election may help hasten Indonesia’s efforts against corruption.
Small moments of triumphThe fact is, America has not been the most socially mobile place during the past 20 years.
Readers RespondReaders write: Meat meaning, and rereading ‘Mockingbird’Letters to the editor for the April 15, 2019 weekly magazine.
Global NewsstandGlobal Newsstand: Bangladesh has an opportunity to take the lead in disaster relief, and moreSee what the global press had to say this week about stories shaping the world.
The Monitor's ViewWhy Sudan rejects hate-baiting dictatorsThe protests that helped oust a dictator revealed a rejection of a regime’s many attempts to create enemies as a way to stay in power. The unity of the protesters on shared ideals may still win out.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveGod’s goodness is unlimited
When today’s contributor didn’t have enough funds to both pay her tax bill and register her car, the idea that God’s goodness is endless lifted her fear and brought peace. And in short order, unexpected income came in that was just the amount she needed to pay each bill on time.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhat does it mean to be spiritual?
Today’s contributor explores how knowing our true identity as fundamentally spiritual helps us see beyond limitations, rise above fears, and experience our relation to God in a very real way.
