A timeless Scottish proverb, 'Learn the language of the sea before saying that you understand the sea,' underscores the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 friends remembered actor Chadwick Boseman, mourning his recent death, his humility is what seemed to come up the most. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney) Breaking news: I’ve ...
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 ...