Across the worlds of spirituality and science, certain patterns emerge that reveal a more profound unity beneath their apparent differences. This unity in principle affirms the statement that God ...

At the beginning of a new year, I encourage you to reflect. Where do you hold on too tightly? Where might forgiveness bring ...

In his latest book, In the Beginning Was the Spirit, Sacred Heart Missionary Fr. Diarmuid O’Murchu convenes a virtual dialogue among science, religion and indigenous spirituality. O’Murchu wants to ...

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 ...

“We can take the lens of science and turn it to ask a broad host of questions, including the impact of lived human spirituality, including the extraordinarily different way that our lives unfold when ...

I am grateful to Daniela Vocheci, who contacted me after my last post (Science and Spirituality 2) to ask some interesting questions. In my reply, I pointed out that the general tone of her enquiry ...

People who have had "a religious experience" often report feelings of joy, peace and warmth, and new research has found that during these experiences, certain reward centers in the brain are activated ...

Childlike receptivity enables us to learn about and experience spiritual, harmonious reality.

We commonly consider spiritual practices sources of peace and inspiration. A recent study shows that they can also be experienced differently: Many persons feel bored during these practices -- and ...