I heard Monday from a reader who had a question about the expression “that begs the question.” He wrote: “I may have just missed it along the line somewhere but I’ve been following your writing for a ...

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 ...

The word "irony" is often used incorrectly. To explain the proper usage, I went to the website called IsItIronic.com. I came away more confused than ever about how to describe it. That is irony, I ...