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In totaling a column of figures, we wouldn't say that the sum obtained is partly correct. We know it is either correct or incorrect.

There are not two creations but only one—God's perfect, spiritual universe. As we glimpse this truth, we might say with the Biblical character Job, who was referring to God, "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

I participate in ecumenical contacts with the various churches in our community as part of my work as Christian Science Committee on Publication in Italy where I live. These contacts can lead to opportunities to help lift the yoke of historical religious injustice from humanity and thereby contribute to the healing of whatever would obscure Truth, which is universal and available to all.

Religious commitment should unite people, not divide them. Sometimes zealous faith builds walls of distrust instead of bridges of understanding.

I generally go to the movies early enough to catch the previews of forthcoming attractions. I like doing so for two reasons.

Maybe you, too, have noticed this social phenomenon, as some call it—spirituality seekers everywhere, yet in many instances, dwindling church attendance. To someone for whom spirituality and church are not only important but inseparable, this trend could be troubling.

The media report an irony associated with the continuing surge of interest in spirituality. They say it's running side by side with a decline in attendance at some mainline churches.

When I was in my senior year of college, thousands of American men and women were serving in Vietnam. Thousands more, and many religious leaders, were protesting the United States' involvement in the war.

How would you like to be the only Christian Scientist in a town where you share your subscription to The Christian Science Monitor with members of your community? This has been the experience of a woman in Dodge City, Kansas. In addition, members from First Church of Christ, Scientist, Wichita, are actively engaged in sharing the Monitor.

When I was a young woman, a kind neighbor introduced me to Christian Science. She was not a Christian Scientist but had subscribed to and enjoyed the Christian Science Sentinel for many years.