This is Italian artist Pompeo Batoni’s vision of God with a dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit. Batoni lived from 1708-87. (Courtesy Photo) It’s impossible for a man to know God like he knows another ...

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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 ...

I have the impression the writer of the letter “God is a problem, not an answer” (July 29, TribLIVE) has some knowledge of God but does not know God. People can possess knowledge of someone but not ...

Even with something as simple as praying and reading the Bible every day, it’s a challenge even to those who are determined and sincerely seeking God’s divine guidance. As a Christian writer and ...

Our hearts and souls can’t fulfill the Great Commandment without our minds. Jesus was once asked to identify the greatest and most important thing for followers of God to do (Matt. 22:36–37). His ...

Even when he reveals himself, God remains a mystery beyond words: ‘If you understood him, it would not be God.’ (CCC 230) Gersam Turri, “The Glory of the Holy Trinity,” ca. 1928, ceiling fresco in 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 ...

The path to salvation passes through a narrow gate. Jesus’ own mission took him through a baptism of fire. Every disciple must lose his life to gain it. The treasure we seek will cost us everything.