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 ...

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 ...

Amish life lesson: It's human nature to readily offer advice but resist taking it ourselves. An old Amish proverb, 'Medicine ...

I worked in retail at the mall in college. I vividly remember being responsible for reorganizing the wall of denim at Express — which at the time felt as tall as the Sistine Chapel. This was the ...

“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 ...

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 ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 0:00 A few years ago, I took a ...

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 ...

My daughter recently was promoted into a management role for the first time. Within days of assuming her new duties she called to vent about the problems she was facing. From scheduling to ...

"Quando finisce la partita il re ed il pedone finiscono nella stessa scatola." Translated into English, the proverb reads: " ...