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The Monitor's ViewEurope’s big influencer on UkraineThe Dutch have played an outsize role in aiding Ukraine. Now they might set an example against Russian-style ethnic nationalism.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveAngels awaken us to divine provision
As we embrace God’s messages of love, we become more aware of the abundant supply of divine goodness before us.
The Monitor's ViewChile’s light of truth on a dark pastThe first official plan to search for those Chileans who disappeared during the country’s dictatorship strengthens the role of truth in how post-conflict nations seek reconciliation.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveCaregiving? You have what it takes.
When caring for someone who is struggling with an injury or disease, endeavoring to see them as God knows them can make all the difference in their recovery.
The Monitor's ViewThe other war reporting from UkraineThe country’s progress in ensuring equality before the law and curbing graft is as critical as the military counteroffensive.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveSurrendering to divine justice
When wrong has been done, a genuine desire to love God and love our neighbor is a powerful starting point for healing and solutions.
The Monitor's ViewCollege admissions become more probingThe U.S. Supreme Court ruling against racial preferences forces schools to look deeper into an applicant’s character traits.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveA new view of home
Recognizing that our true dwelling is spiritual reveals greater security and richness in our experience of home.
Beyond money, striking workers seek respectLabor’s resurgence is about the balance of power between employers and employees. But it may also be about something even deeper: the importance of respectful relationships.
The Monitor's ViewFinding love in ChinaYoung people, who tend to shy away from getting married and raising children, are forcing the ruling party to look deep into non-material incentives for relationships: love and shared values.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveOur safety in God
Rethinking from a spiritual perspective what it means that we are God’s offspring empowers us to better know – and to experience more tangibly – God’s protecting love and care.
Readers RespondReaders write: The power of community, from Maine to CaliforniaLetters to the editor from the September 4 weekly magazine. Readers wrote about reparations, community, and the benefits of constructive approaches.
The Monitor's ViewThe wisdom behind Zimbabwe’s election calmVoters in the southern African nation have confronted fraud and threats with a quiet confidence in their right to honest self-government.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveObedience to God
God is always speaking to us in peaceful and empowering ways. And listening to those messages opens us to healing.
The Monitor's ViewChina tries freewheeling scienceAs surveillance tightens in Chinese society, the ruling party pushes more freedom for researchers in basic science. The faltering economy needs free thought for scientific breakthroughs.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveMaking a difference with ‘thermostat’ prayers
When faced with inharmony – including extreme weather – starting from the standpoint of harmony as divine fact fuels prayer that makes a difference, as a woman experienced after severe drought threatened crops on her family’s land.
The Monitor's ViewArgentina reinvents itselfThe sudden rise of an outsider presidential candidate reflects how ordinary people have reacted to economic malaise with an entrepreneurial spirit of creativity, community, and self-reliance.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveDivine help in an emergency
Whatever emergency we may be faced with, we can turn to God as a reliable help, as this short podcast explores.
The Monitor's ViewAfter shootings, Serbia looks for peaceWeekly street protests since last May’s double mass killings reflect a society seeking solutions to the root causes of violence.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHow I’m praying about elections in Zimbabwe
Wherever in the world we may live, we can support progress by letting divine wisdom and a spiritual view of ourselves and others inspire our actions as citizens.
