The prayer of supplication includes petition. As the Holy Spirit moves within us, the first impulse toward petition is repentance. As we draw closer to God, we realize who we are before him, how we ...
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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 ...
Sunday, Oct. 27, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Mass readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18: 9-14. In last week’s Gospel, Luke ...
President Donald Trump has declared today, May 7, as the National Day of Prayer. This spring observance was established by President Harry Truman in 1952, as a time when Americans are asked “to turn ...
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 ...
The first Thursday in May has been set apart by proclamation as a National Day of Prayer. There have been other national proclamations calling for prayer and fasting as well. After reading through the ...