FIRST CHRISTMAS letter from the Fink family. December 1989. Federal Way, WA. “Dear Relatives,” it begins. “Hello! And Merry Christmas to you! … The ’89 year ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Our inquiry into the subject of letter writing began innocently enough, when we were reflecting on the subject of “Christmas letters.” We were soon deep into the history of letter writing and all its ...

Across three pages — typed on Christmas Eve 1966 from a village in South Vietnam — the soldier’s words to his wife dance seamlessly from a description of singing carols in the jungle to his latest ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Christmas is quickly approaching and his mailbox is up and ready to go right here in the Coastal Bend. Nickolas and Michelle Millikan started Santa's Mailbox eight years ago.

Clevelander George Mason is shown with his wife, Coletta, and their daughter Maureen. While serving in the Army during World War II, Mason wrote home nearly every day, and a collection of some 700 ...

The sights and sounds of Christmas wake our senses. You can see Christmas. You can hear Christmas. But, most of all, you can actually feel it. We might even be longing for it to arrive. So, what ...

HIMMELPFORT, Germany — This tiny village 60 miles west of Berlin has one long street, iconic half-timbered houses and a very special post office. Here, 20 multilingual "angels" spend months answering ...