A leader can be inflicted with foolishness. The folly condition gets chronic when the inflicted still think of their decisions and expressions as wise. Blind to the flood of foolishness, they continue ...

Something I’ve learned from living by the ocean: Fishing boats go out at night. At midnight I often see tiny lights bobbing on the horizon, people out earning a living as I am going to bed. But in all ...

There is “more of good” in the hobbit than is apparent at the outset of his adventure. It is Gandalf who comes along and rescues Bilbo from falling completely into foolishness. Bilbo is, to conclude ...

I want to say a few words about wisdom, a concept often described as the opposite of foolishness (the main focus of this column). Few concepts have been written about more than wisdom, but if you read ...

HAS enough been said about the foolishness of friendship, — not the foolishness of being friends, but the wisdom of being sometimes foolish friends? To Maeterlinck’s saying that we cannot know each ...

“The foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out” (Matthew 25:9). 1 Cor 1:17-25; Matt 15:1-13). Both of today’s readings focus on the importance of wisdom. Writing ...

It's that time of year when the internet turns into a giant group chat about self-improvement. New year, new you. Better habits. Better boundaries. A year older, and maybe wiser. Right on cue, the ...