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In Anne Braude's presentation (see previous article), she mentions the fact that women in the 19th century had no custody rights over their children. Mary Baker Eddy lost custody of her son early in her life and this experience affected her deeply.

An overflow crowd gathered to hear an outstanding panel of scholars speak about the 19th-century world of Mary Baker Eddy. James Albins, manager of program development for The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity moderated the panel, including the segment with Ann Braude, which we are publishing here.

Boston is filled with massive brick and stone buildings that line its streets and define its institutions. Imposing portals invite some and discourage others, reinforcing the social schisms that keep us all in our places.

Later this month, over ten years of work, thought, and prayer will come to fruition as The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity opens its doors to the world community. In the last year, visitors to its web site (www.

At the 2002 Annual Meeting & Conference of The Church of Christ, Scientist, participants embraced three overarching messages: the universality of Christian Science; Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures as a resource for everyone; and Mary Baker Eddy's design for a Church to respond to today's demand for spiritual answers. We are inspired by the notes and e-mails we continue to receive from friends and members who have been motivated by these ideas in their interactions with fellow seekers.

I met them on the Gaspe' Peninsula — at the town called Sainte-Flavie, which is along the northern shore of this very beautiful part of Quebec. "They" are mostly stone or cement figures — eighty of them in all — in an art work known as "Le grand ressemblement" (The Great Gathering).

One morning while he was on his way to school with his mom and his sister, Danielle, Vince learned something about forgiveness. Dani said some mean things to him that morning.

Say you're in a classroom and the blackboard is chalked to its borders with equations. Students at the board calculate their way to answers, maybe hoping for good grades.

As the fight against terrorism continues, people in many parts of the world are making efforts to defang this enemy in their own ways. Among them are three women in Turkey to whom I talked recently.

In the light of religiously-fueled conflicts aroung the globe, many people believe that there has never been a greater need to end religiously-motivated violence than there is today. Governments have made attempts to solve conflicts through the United Nations.