(RNS) — It’s hard for any of us to learn humility, but it’s even harder for an institution. The Roman Catholic Church has shown just how difficult it can be since its sex abuse crisis exploded anew in ...

Humility does not seem to be a virtue today. Watch a football game: a linebacker does his job — he tackles a guy — and jumps up in a dance as if he’s just cured cancer. Every other politician seems to ...

At first glance, the injunction to be humble does not sound very attractive. It seems to be in conflict with our current valorization of self-esteem and self-worth, and to contradict the ubiquitous ...

A recent opinion piece by David Hambrick and Elizabeth Meinz in the New York Times has stirred up some discussion. In their article, they point out that talent or ability matters, not just up to a ...

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.

If you are building something ambitious, chances are you’ve wrestled with the tension between staying grounded and staying visible. Founders hear endless advice about humility. Stay coachable. Let the ...

New York’s mayor said that God chose him to lead the nation’s largest city, and not someplace like Topeka, Kan. The mayor of Topeka was not amused. By Dana Rubinstein Mayor Eric Adams, like many New ...

During Jeff Bezos’s tenure as CEO of Amazon, what was the No. 1 quality he looked for when hiring people? Hard work and past accomplishments certainly mattered. But when the then-Amazon boss spoke at ...