Kindness isn’t just a feeling—it’s a practice that is learned, cultivated, and grown in everyday moments across school, home, and work. At school, it blooms when students and teachers model empathy by ...

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 ...

Years ago, my daughter came home from elementary school and told me a kid had made fun of her during math class. “You’re still working on that packet?” he had taunted. “I finished that yesterday. I ...

I recall when, as a teenager, we lived in Springfield, Missouri, where I went to high school. Our neighbor told me that I was a “spitting image” of my dad. Indeed, I admired my dad and wanted to be ...