A timeless Scottish proverb, 'Learn the language of the sea before saying that you understand the sea,' underscores the ...
Sunday, Dec. 25, is the Nativity of the Lord. Mass readings: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25 or Matthew 1:18-25. The Newborn Christ is not found where ...
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 ...
Best proverb of the day: "Anyone can be polite to a king, but it takes a gentleman to be polite to a beggar" is an African ...
Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy emphasizes the importance of humility and empathy in communication through his quote on ...
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 ...
When a blind woman approached Felipe Morales, he assumed she wanted money — but all she really needed was directions. The incident reminded... A Priceless Lesson In Humility A few years ago, I took a ...
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 ...