What do all major world religions have in common? One answer came from the late Joyce Foster, a Benedictine oblate who spent the last years of her very long life writing a book on the virtue of ...

Pope Francis' final Easter message stressed the importance of religious freedom, freedom of thought and expression, and respect for differing viewpoints. The author contrasts the Pope's message with ...

Rick Warren once said, “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” In leadership, it can be tempting to become enamored with status. However, it is crucial that ...

Humility is lauded as a virtue in most world cultures and wisdom traditions. But I’m wary of those who counsel deferential or pious humility to contain and admonish those who have strong opinions and ...

Being a religious leader means wearing many different hats. At times, their congregations expect them to convey passionate confidence—to be models of faith and strength. But wise leadership also means ...

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 ...

Upon reading the Book of Ruth on Shavuot a couple of days ago I was struck by two traits exhibited by the main protagonists, Naomi, Ruth and Boaz. The two traits are humility and trembling before God.

The 1999 film The Matrix is famous for coining the metaphor of the “red pill.” In the imaginary world of the movie, people live largely in a state of illusion, experiencing a completely managed ...

Better health care for patients begins with humility – a term not often associated with medicine. I witnessed displays of humility firsthand eight years ago, the night my son was born, in the way the ...

Primary General President Susan H. Porter addresses the women at BYU Women's Conference on May 1. She was the Thursday afternoon keynote session speaker. (Christian Salazar) Primary General President ...