At Christmastime, we’re surrounded by sights and sounds that remind us not only that God loves us but also all of his creation. It was Psalm 98 that sent the English poet Isaac Watts to his desk in ...

Find today’s readings here. If you’re a regular reader of America or tend to follow liturgical developments in the Catholic church, you may remember that in July of this year, the Vatican approved new ...

Editor’s Note: This is a guest column by Jeffrey Bilbro, assistant professor of English at Spring Arbor University. His book Loving God’s Wildness: The Christian Roots of Ecological Ethics in American ...

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 ...

We're now in the second week of the Season of Creation. From Pope Francis celebrating the World Day of Prayer for Creation during the Sunday Angelus on Sept. 1, to a 4 a.m. (!) ecumenical walk in the ...

I love the wonder of each of the seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter. Personally, I love spring and summer the best with longer daylight and warmer temperatures. I love being outside enjoying God ...

The beauty of God’s creation is amazing. Whether it’s the explosion of color that autumn brings, the morsels of ice and snow that turn places into a winter wonderland, the birth of life that comes ...

As we come to the end of our Season of Creation virtual nature therapy walk, we return to this year's theme: to hope and act with creation. What does it mean to hope with creation? As I type this, ...

This book is both timely and original. It is timely because 2018 is the centennial of the publication of Hopkins’ first book, and original because it focuses on Hopkins’ texts more than on commentary, ...

Zigzagging on a narrow tarmac to the postcard summit of Zomba Plateau, Mulunguzi Dam dazzles passers-by, stirring flashbacks of the vanishing trees that stood sentry— protecting water levels. Nearing ...

Six lectures of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger were almost lost forever. But now, they have been collected in a new Ignatius Press book, The Divine Project: Reflections on Creation and Church. “It’s a ...