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The Monitor's ViewA light of understanding into black holesThe first image of a black hole raises as many questions as it answers about the nature of time, space, and matter.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHope and healing for the environment
Scientists point to depleted resources and devastating weather events as evidence of climate change. In this podcast, the Monitor interviews a Christian Science practitioner and teacher about how a spiritual perspective can nurture hope and healing in our communities and environment.
The Monitor's ViewPutting the global back into the global economyA worldwide slowdown requires more ‘synchronized’ policies between countries to ensure the greater good prevails.
The Monitor's ViewIndia’s big choice for integrity in governanceElections for Parliament could add momentum to anti-corruption reforms of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe stillness of prayer: The starting point for peace and progress
Today’s contributor explores the idea that anchoring thought in God’s love brings peace, healing, and courage even in the midst of tumult.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding balance: Look at the big picture
Overwhelmed and exhausted by personal and professional responsibilities, this mother yearned for a solution – and found that keeping one’s thought grounded in God helps maintain and restore order and balance.
The Monitor's ViewA battle for equality in LibyaJust as the country was set for a reconciliation conference to design a democracy, the strongest warlord attacks the capital, perhaps on a mistaken belief that Libyans want dictatorship. The UN has proved him wrong.
The next big American debateIn his State of the Union address and since, Mr. Trump has targeted socialism. It is an astute political move.
Readers RespondReaders write: America in the making, and replacing ‘wall’ with ‘bridge’Letters to the editor for the April 8, 2019 weekly magazine.
Global NewsstandGlobal Newsstand: Trump’s Golan Heights declaration will have regional repercussions, and moreSee what the global press had to say this week about stories shaping the world.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA healing for Wrigley
When her dog suddenly became incapacitated, today’s contributor turned to God with her whole heart. What followed was a tangible sense of the all-encompassing goodness God expresses in His creation, and the dog was completely healed.
The Monitor's ViewThe force of peace in Algeria's protestsBy their tactics, millions of demonstrators in the North African nation set an alternative to the military’s long use of force to dictate who rules.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveEveryone is needed
Today’s contributor explains how purpose and value are built into our very nature as God’s children and shares how a friend was saved from suicidal desires as she realized that.
The Monitor's ViewForbearance while playing FortniteThe highly sophisticated – and to some, highly addictive – video game requires parents to be more sophisticated in how they guide their kids to interact with Fortnite’s newest versions.
The Monitor's ViewFrom slugfest to lovefest in ChicagoIn the finest American tradition, the winner and loser in the April 2 mayoral contest met in a gracious, postelection moment of unity. May other politicians take note.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe transparency most needed
If we want more transparency in the world, explains today’s contributor, letting God’s light work its purifying effect in our own lives is an important step.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHe was stealing flowers, so I punched him
Today’s contributor shares spiritual ideas that not only helped him gain the upper hand over a tendency to react aggressively, but also led to the healing of a hand he’d damaged in a moment of anger.
The Monitor's ViewWhen voters opt for candidates who uniteElections in Turkey and Slovakia saw winners who reject hateful and polarizing rhetoric with promises of healing across political divides.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA way out of desperate straits
Job loss, anxiety, and an inability to pay their family’s mounting bills left today’s contributor in a dark mental place. But the idea that we live “in the house of the Lord” was a light that gradually lifted the hopelessness and inspired solutions, paving the way for a complete turnaround.
The Monitor's ViewThis migrant surge calls for cross-border solutionsCentral America, Mexico, and the U.S. can recognize each other’s urgent needs and stem the flow of families seeking asylum.
