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 ...

Driving into the parking lot at church last Sunday, I asked my husband Tom if goodness was still a virtue that people strive for. Former President Jimmy Carter’s death raised that question. His son ...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter write about the power of kindness. March 10, 2010— -- With all the hardship in the world, it can sometimes be easy to look around and wonder if there's ...

I had to tell a Catholic woman I know, a kind and thoughtful woman, that someone she had known had been a sex abuser. “But how could he have been?” she said, mentioning how nice he had been, and then ...

Interpreting transcripts is a special skill that I have picked up over my years as the academic dean of the seminary division of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. It can sound mind ...

At this time of the year when the calendar changes and the holidays are passed, we often reflect on “resolutions” for the year ahead. I don’t actually know of any empirical research that has examined ...

I am an ordinary man who worked hard to develop the talent I was given. I believed in myself, and I believe in the goodness of others. Since childhood, I have always wondered with the perspective that ...