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Christian Science Monitor - Opinion
The Monitor's View -- Why Europe doesn't waste a crisis -- Each challenge, such as American tariffs or U.S. skimping on security, has tested the mettle of the continent in mending its tensions and living up to its values.
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A Christian Science Perspective -- Bowling alone? -- As we grow in our understanding of our spiritual nature as God's offspring, we find greater opportunities to connect with each other.16 hours ago
Reclaiming language as an act of restoration - A person's native language carries the key to their patterns of thinking and ways of making sense of the world. For societies emerging from systems of repression, reclaiming language is an act of restoration.20 hours ago
The Monitor's View - How integrity drives Sri Lanka's reforms - A public pursuit of better governance, as well as conditions set by an international lender, helps roll back an era of corruption.20 hours ago
A Christian Science Perspective -- Forgiveness that frees -- Letting God – rather than resentment and anger – impel our view of others opens the door to healing and freedom.1 day ago
The Monitor's View -- Hugs of mercy in a Texas courtroom -- After a plea of guilty and his sentencing, a mass shooter receives acts of forgiveness from family members of victims. It was both healing and civilizing.4 days ago
A Christian Science Perspective -- Appreciation that heals and renews relationships -- As we watch for how each of us expresses God, divine Love, our interactions become more harmonious.4 days ago
The Monitor's View -- Kenya embraces refugees as partners -- A new plan that integrates more than 800,000 refugees sees them as contributors, not burdens, to society.5 days ago
A Christian Science Perspective -- Season of promise -- This poem captures the newness of spring and how it hints at the timeless joy and promise of God's infinite good for all – "blossoming out, now."5 days ago
The Monitor's View -- In postwar Ethiopia, a stand on higher ground -- A potential for renewed war in Tigray state was averted after two former foes – the prime minister and a Tigrayan general – helped rebalance a peace deal that ended the deadly 2020-2022 war.6 days ago
A Christian Science Perspective -- Dismiss the 'vendor of problems' -- Instead of engaging with problems as inevitably forced upon us, we can find healing by embracing the reality of God, good.6 days ago
The Monitor's View -- The climate legacy of a pope and a patriarch -- The death of Pope Francis and an award for the Orthodox church leader bring praise for the holy men's promotion of a spiritual dimension to climate issues.7 days ago
A Christian Science Perspective -- The truth about our situation -- As we awaken to spiritual reality, created and maintained by God, problems dissolve.7 days ago
The Monitor's View -- Europe's grassroots anti-graft drive -- Anti-corruption protesters in Serbia finally push the European Union to tackle a problem across the continent.8 days ago