The "poor in spirit," to which Jesus refers in the Sermon on the Mount, are the humble people who live with an awareness of ...

Richard II is a lesson in how not to do humility. Indeed, it was during his reign that the old forms of royal address were ...

Some of the NFL’s top players gathered at a local school, not to entertain or compete but to model the humility of Christ by washing feet. Some of the NFL’s top players gathered at a local school, not ...

Religion is one of the most dangerous forces on earth. If you’ve ever encountered true fundamentalists, you know why. When you combine eternal stakes with absolute certainty, it produces the kind of ...

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WASHINGTON — President Trump proclaimed his love of “all of our great citizens” including the ones he dislikes Thursday night after lighting the national Christmas tree just south of the White House.

Mother Mary wearing a respirator to protect herself from tear gas. Baby Jesus with zip-tied hands, wrapped in a thin blanket that looks like aluminum foil. Masked centurions with sunglasses and green ...

For those of us who serve in a leadership capacity, the world demands that we show strength. Who among us, in the flesh, has not been lured by more power? A larger church building? An organizational ...

Sunday, Oct. 26, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14. In the Gospel, the Lord speaks to us of ...

This Sunday’s Gospel offers another parable about prayer. Each of this Sunday’s readings suggests that God hears anyone who cries out, especially the brokenhearted. As the Gospel narrative nears the ...