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 ...

It was once the only way to communicate by hand — the cherished, elegance of well-practiced penmanship, the unmatched personal touch of a beautifully handwritten letter. But amid the unavoidable ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

More than two decades ago I saw a young girl looking questioningly at a phone with a dial. She needed to call home, but didn’t know how to use a rotary phone. I see a parallel with the Toronto board’s ...