Why should people bother to pray? For many people, both religious and irreligious, this question does not seem to have a satisfactory answer. They still pray when desperate - who doesn’t? — but even ...

From a very young age, we are told, ‘If you find yourself in some difficulty, just pray.’ And so, with folded hands, we stand before an idol or photo of God in a temple or look up at the sky, and we ...

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 ...

Every morning this month, a quiet ritual unfolds inside a large white tent in the parking lot of a north Minneapolis strip mall marked by boarded-up businesses. As cars roar by, volunteers lay out ...

Why should people bother to pray? For many people, both religious and irreligious, this question does not seem to have a satisfactory answer. They still pray when desperate - who doesn’t? - but even ...