Look up “humility” and the online dictionary says “The state or character of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a low estimate of one's self; self-abasement.” Now look ...

The word human comes from the Latin word humus, which means soil, earth, dirt, and dust. The word humility interestingly comes from the same root word – humus. To be humble then is to be humus – ...

The first time I remember hearing about “cultural humility” was some years ago when I served as a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Team at Big Bend Hospice. I recall reading an article by Silvia ...

In Rome there is a monastic ossuary, a boneyard, which is not unusual in itself. But there you will find the skull of a monk long-departed from this life. On it is inscribed, “As you are now so once ...

The other day my class was discussing George Herbert’s Humilitie, a poetic dream-vision in which the virtues, personified as court officials, accept “tokens of submission” from beasts and fowls who ...

Bowdoin’s director of religious and spiritual life, Oliver Goodrich, recalls the dirty and humbling experience of picking potatoes that helped him understand his place in the world and the idea that ...

Carina Chocano wrote a timely column earlier this year titled, “Laying Low,” her premise being that we have lost the virtue of humility in our society. The loss has been so complete, per Chocano, that ...

Back to your roots. Down to earth. Has anyone ever offered you a slice of humble pie? Have you ever had to eat dirt or crow? Or, if you are from the south, you may be familiar with the phrase “whoa, ...

“A sign of humility is humor. I’ve got this cartoon that shows a guy lying on the road that says: ‘Always encumbered with a sense of low self-esteem, Bob gets a job as a speed bump.’ That’s the false ...

Soil and water, along with the life they sustain, are after all two of the best investments any human can make for present and future. Living soil, which we often take for granted and forget to ...