Is true humility always letting the next person go ahead in line at a checkout? We often do that if it seems the person ahead of us doesn't have a lot of items, or is wrangling a small screaming child ...

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 ...

Humility: Why is that an important leadership principle? I define “humility” as a quality marked by modesty and unpretentiousness. It exhibits a quiet determination. And it’s deferential to others; ...

I would like to argue against Keith Gallagher’s idea (in his June 21 letter to the editor, "Will Corvallis Library celebrate humility?") that humility is the opposite of pride. It seems to me that ...

Glory and grandeur run through the Arabic word of this week. Kibriyaa goes beyond pride. It suggests majesty and commands reverence, yet invites caution. Like most Arabic words, the seeds of its ...

In my last post, I discussed the principle of intellectual charity as an essential element of constructive political conversations. As a companion to the principle of charity, we also need to ...

As a professor, I know you’re under pressure. Let me share what I’ve learned in 20 years in the classroom. College comes with many pressures: pressure to perform. Pressure to fit in. Pressure to find ...