Sunday, Oct. 23, is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Sirach 35:12-14, 16-18; Psalm 34:2-3, 17-18, 19, 23; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14. There’s an old saying that goes, “Faults ...

Humility is a virtue that many people admire but far fewer practice. A scholar describes how a professional crisis made him ...

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. In the first of my series of sin and virtue themed blog entries, I tackle concepts of pride and humility. Before ...

On a recent trip to Sacramento, from my home base in the LA area, I flew Southwest Airlines. In an idle moment, I reached for the magazine in the seatback pocket and commenced to leaf through it. I ...

Several people asked me to write about LGBTQAI community health – also known as pride health. Perfect timing, as I was at the Iowa City’s annual Pride Fest, working the Harm Reduction booth — and let ...

FIRST ON FOX: Actor-writer Kirk Cameron, who has been traveling across the country discussing faith, family and country with scores of American parents and children, is coming out with a new book on ...

Do you filter out the positives? My experience over the years has been that many people reject or minimize positive feedback. Do an experiment. Go up to someone and provide them with a very specific ...

This June marks the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, a series of riots for gay liberation that took place over several days beginning on June 28, 1969. What began as a bold ...

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 ...