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Christmas 2024: Christmas is a much-anticipated festival of the year. It is celebrated every year on December 25 to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as per Christians. The holy day also ...

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 Incarnation. The Son of God becomes the Son of Man so we can become the children of God. It is the meaning of Christmas. It is the beginning of our faith. The mystical body of Christ. We have ...

In a recent issue of CT magazine Tim Larson reflects on Christ in Christmas: Some of us are worried about others experiencing doubts: children, siblings, friends, or maybe even spouses or valued ...

Everyone loves the Christ in the cradle. The image of baby Jesus in the Bethlehem barn warms our hearts. Each December we recreate the moment on our lawns and beneath our Christmas trees. Stores sell ...

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“There is no more dangerous or disgusting habit than that of celebrating Christmas before it comes, as I am doing in this article.” Thus wrote, or confessed, G. K. Chesterton in an essay entitled ...

I’m not a big fan of clichés. There is one cliché, however, that I do like to use at this time of the year: Jesus is the reason for the season. Does my use of it betray a lack of creativity? Perhaps, ...

Pope Francis picks up a figurine of the baby Jesus to carry in procession at the conclusion of Christmas Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See ...