The renewed escalation of conflict involving Iran and the wider Middle East has once again unsettled the nations. Air strikes, retaliation and rising tensions—ordinary families carry fears about what ...

I’ve worked with hundreds of individuals who sought help for anger management. They were referred by the courts, by supervisors, by friends or by a significant other. Some seemed to have no remorse ...

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 ...

Anger can be totally healthy and normal. But that doesn’t mean it’s always a good idea to let this powerful emotion have free rein. “Anger management is never about getting rid of feelings of anger, ...

A bus driver in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk was investigated last month after he prayed at a bus terminal while passengers waited inside the vehicle. The man, believed to be a Central ...

Thoughts and prayers. The invocation appears like a litany after every mass shooting — and the backlash is just as inevitable. As if the slaughter of children amid screams and shattered stained glass ...

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

You don’t have to be a cynic to notice the deafening silence behind all the prayers and tears in response to the sickening and ever-increasing daily gun violence in this country (“Political violence, ...

The invocation appears like a litany after every mass shooting — and the backlash is just as inevitable. As if the slaughter of children amid screams and shattered stained glass wasn't cause enough ...