In sixth-century Europe, unprecedented chaos gripped the dying remnants of the Roman Empire. As Europe entered a period of political chaos and moral decline, a young Christian by the name of Benedict ...

The United States needs some humility, but God help us if we don’t find it by God’s grace. Humility will come to any people because God loves us, but there is a pleasant way to learn a lesson and a ...

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. ~Philippians 2:3-4 ...

Find today’s readings here. Those last two lines: Exalt and you will be humbled, humble and you will be exalted. In the fall of 2020, Orbis Books published my book, “O Death Where is Thy Sting?,” a ...

Humility is an important character quality in the Christian life. Although most of us know this, we also likely know that humility is one of the most difficult qualities to develop and consistently ...

Many years ago we had staying with us a clergyman to whom I listened with close attention. One day he spoke of someone as “having the rare grace of humility.” I think he must have meant that this ...

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 ...

Fostering humility, intellectual humility in particular, is a way to reduce congregational conflict, according to recent studies. New research suggests that the more pastors are perceived to be ...

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 ...

The power of Christian humility was the focus of the third Lenten homily given this year by the preacher of the Pontifical Household, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa. “The truly humble person is ...

My best friend and I have a game we play called “humiliation.” It started when we were fresh out of school and beginning our first jobs. We’d call each other up and share stories about how, for ...