It is just about time for my yearly lesson in humility, and I am beginning to get nervous. Each academic year, at some point, I am forced to confront either my own humanity, or that of one of my ...

As Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — approaches, Jewish people around the world will prepare to observe this significant occasion with prayers, repentance and gatherings. One of the most profound ...

Now that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has some time on his hands, I’d like to book him as a trainer for public figures. He’s got a message folks from all walks of life could use: Be humble ...

St. Augustine wrote that there were two kinds of love in the world: amor sui ad contemptum Dei et amor Dei ad contemptum sui — “love of self to the contempt of God and love of God to the contempt of ...

“The chances are good you won’t last here your entire life.” These words were the first ones spoken to us eight novices by the archabbot on our first day inside the cloister. “And even if you do make ...

A little humility never hurts. A lot of hubris does, though Faced with embarrassing defeat, President Joe Biden should show some humility, not the excessive pride and arrogance that defines hubris. It ...

Like so many recent films with foundations in religious faith, "The Second Chance" is less about scripture and sermonizing than applying those lessons to life in the real world, both on the streets ...

It's a religious rite that's one of the most intimate and symbolic acts of the Christian faith: the practice of foot-washing, undertaken by many denominations surrounding the observance of Holy ...

At this year’s Total Tech Summit on Nov. 10-12 in Orlando, Fla., CE Pro Executive Editor Zachary Comeau will moderate two sessions that shine a light on the qualities shaping the next generation of ...

A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, D.C. I saw many of our nation's treasures, and I also saw a lot of our fellow citizens on the street — unfortunate ones, like panhandlers and ...