It seems like foolishness to us, but it was one of Jesus’ greatest strengths. Of all the Beatitudes, I’d guess that “blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth” is the most ...

But there’s a catch. It turns out that only two people in Scripture are described as “meek”: Moses and Jesus. So meekness likely has little to do with timidity. If meekness isn’t weakness ...

Yet our faith proclaims meekness to be a virtue. Indeed, it is a strength that is characteristic of God himself. Because all power belongs to God, God can only enter our lives in meekness ...

The pope also pointed to examples from the Old Testament, quoting Psalm 37, which similarly links "meekness" with the possession of land. "In Scripture the word 'meek' also indicates one who has ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Such moments of humiliation, where no one is really at fault, can serve as a litmus test for meekness. The extrovert nonchalantly laughs off his faux pas, where the introvert succumbs to wave ...

Jesus brings peace to today's shattered world through meekness and not through an "armed peace" that seeks to subjugate others, Pope Francis said. During his weekly general audience April 13 ...

Faculty and staff can qualify themselves to receive inspiration from the Holy Ghost as they learn of Christ, listen to His teachings and walk in meekness. “Meekness is not weak, timid or passive,” ...

Meekness, like humility ... who allowed himself to be led by a child to “take and read” the words of Scripture, to the intense Thérèse, who weathered the storms of her interior and bodily ...