It has been a remarkable year for actor and budding entrepreneur Ronnie Alonte. Before 2026 began, he surprised fans with ...

Eating well is about making small, smart choices over time. It’s time to let go of perfection and embrace the small wins as you go, because creating a plate doesn’t have to be complicated. MyPlate, ...

Melissa Shaw became her mother's primary caregiver after a sudden terminal cancer diagnosis. Shaw, a financial advisor, learned crucial lessons about end-of-life planning and caregiving. Her biggest ...

For a long time, my mother waited for the cosmic revenge of my teenagers being as terrible as I was in those years, but the cosmos did not oblige. I ended up with sweeter teenagers than I deserved.

At a recent dinner party, the host asked an unexpectedly poignant question: “What is sparking joy for you?” There were about a dozen of us at the table. The answers were a mixed bag, but I’d heard ...

Several months ago, Stephen Baughier, the organizer of the CampFI gatherings, invited me to speak at their first overseas camp, running for four days in late April in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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 ...

One of the mistakes of teaching, I’ve learned through my years as a part-time professor, is to prepare so much that the students have no choice but to become passive recipients of knowledge that has ...

I lost my Mom — my best friend at the time — 25 years ago. She never met my wife or kids, so they never got to know her. They never got to witness the almost-mythic soulmate relationship my parents ...

3 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Denise Fennell has done improv comedy for so long that it’s hard to imagine her doing anything else, but here she largely sticks to a script. The ...

My mentor passed away a few weeks ago. I didn’t even realize he was my mentor until I stopped to grieve, take a deep breath, and reflect on my life and the life of the man who just passed away. That ...