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 ...

“With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ...

The spirit of Christmas is one of the deepest spiritual experiences of Orthodoxy and of human civilization, says associate ...

Look up “humility” and the online dictionary says “The state or character of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement.” Now look ...

“Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed …” — Wallace Stegner The goal of the Wilderness Act, now celebrating its 60th birthday, was to set ...

Relevant beyond health care, cultural humility can more appropriately be thought of as a basic approach toward others; an approach that would be helpful on both sides of the current social dialogue.

WASHINGTON — At moments of institutional conflict and uncertainty, Americans naturally turn to the Constitution. But at times of anger, division and national self-doubt, the best American leaders have ...

I love these first weeks of the year when many of the emails I receive begin with a “Happy New Year” greeting. I enjoy reading and returning these wishes, and this year, because of an essay I’ve been ...

I’m Patti Payne and this is my perspective: Once a U.S. senator and a three-time governor, Dan Evans died last week. He was 98 years old. It was all over the national news and, of course, the local ...

The warmth and hospitality of Nepali people is something that stays with you long after the journey ends. From the moment you ...