“Mom, it rained last night,” my four-year-old said from the backseat during our morning commute. “Oh, I actually think that’s just dew.” I went on to share my limited understanding around why grass is ...

In August 12, 1950, Pius XII issued the encyclical Humani Generis, "concerning certain false opinions which threaten to sap the foundations of Catholic teaching." 1 For the Catholic theologian and ...

I’m quite aware of my limitations in this area, not having directly studied this particular question (I have, however, taken my share of philosophy courses, and have studied much theology). If I botch ...

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 ...

Perhaps the most important question in the world is whether or not God exists. But most people, raised and trained well in the intellectual (or anti-intellectual) environment of our culture, when ...

“ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (KJV).

The Catechism defines heaven as the “ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme definitive happiness” (1024). The textbook answer is the knowledge that we will ...

While putting together a book of readings recently, I ran across some old questions that have occupied scholars, theologians, believers, and probably even atheists over the centuries. Do we have a ...

“If God is outside of time and knows everything that we’re going to do, then we don’t have free will.” Knowing about an event does not mean causing it. God can know about things people choose without ...

One of the basic requirements in developing a relationship with God is to acquire knowledge about God. As the old saying goes, you can't love what you don't know. However, when pursuing knowledge of ...

In August 12, 1950, Pius XII issued the encyclical Humani Generis, "concerning certain false opinions which threaten to sap the foundations of Catholic teaching." 1 For the Catholic theologian and ...