"Before I became enlightened, mountains were mountains and trees were trees.” So begins a well-known Zen Buddhist proverb that continues: “As I approached enlightenment, mountains appeared to be more ...

Hello. My name is Ron Gray and I am a master trained therapist specializing in grief and trauma. My practice is limited to helping people understand grief and loss, heal through the pain of their loss ...

When my wife and I see news reports about the deaths of young people, as we did after the grisly slaughter at Virginia Tech last April, we inevitably think back to June 1999, when we lost our son, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Everyone experiences grief in life. For some, it comes from the loss of a loved one, a great disappointment, financial ruin, or a broken relationship with a friend or family member. For others, the ...

Christian Hall was always talking. His voice filled his parents’ home as he made calls to friends and family members, preferably via FaceTime because he liked to see them. He yelled questions to an ...

After Roe v. Wade is overturned, we must find new ways to turn our mourning into action. For 15 years, my mother headed each week to the back room of a small office suite to sort baby clothes. A ...

Each June, many Christian parents find themselves carrying a weight that few people fully understand.