Even though I had friends, I was still lonely. My friends didn’t understand my reactions. There was a huge void inside me. These are some of the ways that people describe feeling alienated after ...

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 ...

You think you understand loneliness until you enter Yasunari Kawabata’s world. In 'Snow Country' and beyond, silence carries more weight than confession, and distance lingers inside intimacy. His ...