From commercials to pop culture, our children are bombarded with messages that tell them it’s better to get than to give. Yet, it’s in giving that ultimately we may reap the most significant rewards, ...

"Families are weird.” This is the mantra of a pastor friend, his way of coping with the manifold complexities of his own family as well as those of the families with whom he ministers. He contends ...

Editor’s Note: In the wake of the ubiquitous Ice Bucket Challenge, Americans looked like a fairly generous lot. But based on data collected in 2010 for the University of Notre Dame’s Science of ...

Recently I received a wonderful two-part teaching. In the evening I heard a lovely talk about a Buddhist view of generosity. As the teacher described it, generosity is, begins with, and grows from ...

I’m very holistic in the way I coach, meaning I’m not just interested in you being a great actor; I also want you to be happy and fulfilled. This business can make you needy, greedy, jaded, and ...

Generosity is one of the core qualities people look for in their leaders. And it's not just generosity with money - in fact, research shows other things are more important to people, in terms of what ...

As a psychotherapist and couples counselor, I keep my eyes peeled for new tools to help my patients find happiness within themselves and with others. Last December, my wife and I took our younger son ...

CELEBRATE Seattle’s community spirit and donate generously during Wednesday’s Give Big campaign. The Seattle Foundation project hopes to mark its final Give Big day by surpassing $100 million in total ...

Generosity is a wonderful thing. Not only does it do some good for someone else, but it benefits the giver. There are those who are generous all the time and others who go long periods without any ...

Precarity has become so commonplace in academe that even some of the tenured have adopted its cruel tactics. There is no other way to explain how those who espouse the most progressive of politics in ...

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 ...