Christian Science Monitor | Commentary

A roundup of global commentary for the April 23, 2018-April 30, 2018 weekly magazine.

Letters to the editor for the April 23, 2018-April 30, 2018 weekly magazine. 

A wave of recent apologies by public figures requires a fine discernment to understand when someone does right for the original offense.

In recognition of Earth Day on April 22, today’s column is a poem that points to the light, peace, harmony, and joy that divine Spirit has bestowed on its entire creation.

For most white-collar crimes, such as corruption, more countries are following a US practice of legal leniency toward companies that confess and reform.

Today’s column explores the possibility of a flourishing Earth – and the role that prayer plays. 

Two historic summits in coming weeks reflect a bold vision by the South Korean leader to probe the North’s potential shift toward a peaceful peninsula.

In today’s column, a woman shares how just the right words came to her after turning to God to help calm a situation threatening to turn violent.

Public outcry over the rape of a girl hints at a growing confidence to confront old attitudes toward women and girls. The confidence may come from a dramatic success in reducing child marriages.

Faced with joint degeneration in her hands and thinking it was too late to do anything about it, today’s contributor found complete healing and regeneration through a fresh perspective on how God cares for all of creation.

The pessimism that prevails after Trump degraded Syria’s chemical weapons reflects a wider pessimism about progress in human rights. But does the evidence support such naysayers. And are they defeating their own cause?

Today’s contributor shares her journey to a more meaningful understanding of her value through a deeper sense of God.

Like other girls in her south Indian village, Kousalya Radakrishnan was told to stay at home, marry young, and have lots of babies. If she and a number of her teenage friends had listened, her village would have worse sanitation, fewer library books, and no streetlights.

A roundup of global commentary for the April 16, 2018 weekly magazine.

Letters to the editor for the April 16, 2018 weekly magazine. 

An election in Iraq shows how the Middle East might rise above divides over religion to embrace a unifying identity.

Today’s column considers where true strength lies.

The rest of Paul Ryan’s tenure as House speaker should be used to take a measure of his efforts to bring civility to politics, including how he helped members learn to laugh together.

Today’s contributor shares how a friend overcame a life-threatening disease through an increasing spiritual conviction of God’s healing power.

Even as a tilted election further erodes its democracy, Hungary also sees a rise in corruption. The latter trend will someday help restore full rights and liberties.