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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For at least 170 years, modern scholars of psychology have recognized humanity’s capacity to prove to themselves that their opinions are correct, as Charles Mackay wrote in 1852: “When men wish to ...

U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets raise the first wall on a Habitat for Humanity home Sept. 8, 2012. The on-going project is sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association class 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...