“While pride and pushy ways might win some temporary gains ( Prov 16:19 ), the Lord will tear down the house of the proud ( ...

This guest opinion responds to Don Overcash’s article, “Why Arrogance Destroys Trust, Influence.” Overcash stops where the conversation should begin. Quoting Scripture without applying it to ...

Sunday, Oct. 26, 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. In the Gospel, the Lord speaks to us of ...

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 ...

From Augustine to Catherine of Siena, the Christian tradition has seen pride as the root of all sin — the self exalting itself above the Creator. It was not until the dawn of the modern age, which in ...

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 ...