It is never easy to talk about suffering. We prefer to talk about pleasant things. But we cannot ignore what is in front of us. Here in New Mexico, where I serve as the archbishop of Santa Fe, we are ...

I suspect that most of us stumble in one way or another over the “scandal” of the Incarnation. In the “Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation,” one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican ...

In shuls across the world this Shabbat we will hear five short, simple Hebrew words: El na, refah na lah (Please God, heal her now). Our prayers are never more heartfelt than when we ask for ...

“Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’” — ...

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 ...

While divine healing is a glorious truth rooted in Scripture, it has often been surrounded by theological extremes.

Q: My son is an alcoholic. This disease did not come on him suddenly, but over many years of depending on various forms of alcohol to get through life. Does Jesus still heal diseases the same way He ...

There is a long tradition, both East and West, about sacred words. We don't resort to that kind of thing very much in modern life. If you are a devout Catholic you repeat the rosary, and in many sorts ...