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 ...

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 ...

I worked in retail at the mall in college. I vividly remember being responsible for reorganizing the wall of denim at Express — which at the time felt as tall as the Sistine Chapel. This was the ...

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 ...

“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 ...

MUMBAI, (IANS) – Akshay Kumar recounted his accident story in Thailand, sharing how the incident taught him the significance of humility. Akshay, who was the first guest on the talk show ‘Dhawan ...

For many people, humility is a message of the season. On Christmas, some like to recall from Philippians 2:8 that Jesus “humbled himself,” becoming “obedient to the point of death.” For some Jews like ...