Beautiful, Dr. Pitre! I am tremendously enlightened by your talk. I sincerely believe that humility enhances wisdom & conversely arrogance diminishes wisdom, which is an Arabic proverb. I am a Muslim, & have a lot of regard & love for practicing Christians, as we are all brothers in faith. Thank you Sir! And God bless you.

6:35 Dr. Brant: (sarcastically) Thankfully that's not a problem for professors... Me: 🤣(laughing out loud)🤣 Dr. Brant: Step 10: Restraint from laughter... Me: 😐

Perfect for me right at this moment in time. Not just theoretical but practical steps that I can work on. I love how Dr. Pitre guided us from the gospel to St. Benedict's book and program to Dr. Pitre's own further insights relevant to today. Thank you.

"The 12-step program designed for those who are addicted to themselves."👍🏾

Life would be so much better if we all practiced humility.

Try the LITANY OF HUMILITY. Look it up. It has been attributed to Cardinal Merry del Val (19th century), but might be earlier. Apparently, he said it every day.

Dr.Pitre you are amazing... you’re helping me understand to be catholic :)

I can't say I agree 100% with this. I behaved and thought like this, absorbed a great amount of abuse and ended up with severe clinical depression, angry with God and blaming him for messing me up. Step 2. It's OK to occasionally please yourself. Peter was rebuked for refusing to let Jesus wash his feet. Let people love you. Step 4. If someone hurts you, lovingly ask them to stop. Step 7. Don't judge yourself inferior. Don't judge others as superior, just don't judge or compare yourself to others. All have sinned. If you put yourself last, If you hold yourself to a higher standard than others you are being arrogant, not humble. "I don't expect THEM to be able to put up with what I put up with." Step 10. Laugh often and loudly.

Praise be Jesus snd Mary Now and Forever🙏

So good! Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us!

Thank you very much! I’m going to work on humility using the 12 steps.

Seeking to be an Oblate of St Benedict....also, I enjoy your programs and recently purchased your Old Testament Book on Holy Scripture. God bless you....

Really enjoyed this video. I've been working to grow in Humility. Much appreciated. Thank you for sharing. Looking forward to spending time reading, reflecting, and praying with Luke 14. Peace and Blessings

Another excellent piece by Dr BRANT

Great video

Thanks for explaining the inspiring wisdom of Pope Benedict Dr. Pitre. God bless you always.

Addicted to ourselves...good one.

Awesome and what a way to start the New Year🎉PTL! And TY Dr Pitre:) I so enjoy ur teachings! The Teachings on the Sunday Liturgy are filled w tiny jewels:) Our Bible Study at St Antoninus Church, Newark, NJ! We get so much out of each Reading for Sunday Liturgy:) TY Rosemarie

Interesting steps on the ladder... Once when a child asked 'Abdu'l-Bahá' of the Baha'i Faith why all the rivers of the earth flow into the ocean, He said, 'because it sets itself lower than them all and so draws them to itself’. ~ Bahá'í World, vol. IV

In my humble opinion a very fine exposition.

Love these videos

Fabulous video.

Love this 🕊 Thank You Dr Pitre 🕊🙏

Thanks so much for sharing this.

I'm too humble to comment !

great piece useful & a great rule to live by... fa real 💯

[Job Interview] Interviewer: "What would you say is your greatest weakness?" Me: "I often intimidate others with my excellence." Interviewer: "...Um... Ok...What would you say is your greatest strength?" Me: "My humility."

P.s. Quite a challenge! The exact opposite of what many employers seek!!! I'm in deep trouble it would seem. Interesting though, I've been praying for humility. What is it anyway? Really?Must I become a doormat?! For months, no discernable change or response. Suddenly, I'm seeing all these videos, sermons, songs, movies, etc on HUMILITY! I hear You, Lord Jesus. Please help me be truly humble. Amen. 🛐✝️❤

Thank you very much God bless

I needed this. Thank you

You know when Pitre goes: 'Uhmm... " something deep is going to be said.

JOy is the acronym for Jesus Others you

Beautiful

Amen!

Ty

Great video! Suggestion: do a video on Trinity in the Old Testament, if you haven’t done one.

Wow!

Great lesson 👍 This parable reminds me about a book of parables written by a Holy Man from Israel. 🙏 ('More Parables' by Stephan Attia)

Seek to view yourself as lower. That's so contrary to everything people say a person should feel. Humility seems to require more than anything incredible faith.

Laziness: A 12 Step Program

I'm doing some writing on- HUMILITY- and I learned from this KZfaq vid. I need to tell you however if you know anything about the12 step program it predates Christianity by many years, centuries even. Yes AA made it well known but was known well before 1939. Do your research.

My late parish priest once announced just before the mass to take the frontiest seat otherwise he wouldn't begin the mass... I think it's not because of less humility, but rather an act of teamwork... It's a kind of laziness or an unconnectedness if crowds gather in back while the priest does the ritual in the front.

Not sure about Step 7 though: Our Lady was the most humble person ever created - next to Our Lord, but she also knew that she was the greatest. For humility is simply the knowledge and acceptance of what we are. In contrast, Aquinas states that pride is an inordinate love of our own excellence. The Catholic classic "This Tremendous Lover" by Abbot Eugene Boylan states that Our Lady knew she was great, as did Our Lord. In the Magnificat, Mary states that "The Lord has done great things for me and that all generations to come will call her "blessed." Humility is not the same thing as self-deception or false self-deprecation. The difference is nevertheless very clear. I've known brilliant, accomplished men: some of them were an absolute delight to be around, while others were intolerant and insufferable. As CS Lewis states in Mere Christianity, the mark of humility is that humble men take an interest in you, while the proud demean you whether you are inferior OR greater than them. The universe is all about them because pride essentially means enmity.

the rules were meant for monastic life, complete subservience to the superior, master slave relationship. its not surprising the Monks had attempted to poison him. Humility is knowing your place in society and not be envious of someone better placed than you. Nobody could explain it better than our Lord, in parable, Luke 14.. this is gnawing at the core of our modern society and more so in US,, sadly arming themselves to teeth. Thomas Kempis in "imitation of Christ " so much you are in God's Eyes that much you are and no more" in the end that's all that matters.

How would a humble person dress?

Humility is nice when you come across it in the real world, in your daily life. But perhaps such idealism is bound to warp you psychologically into a Yes man who is afraid to challenge authority. Compromises need to be made I feel.

Ora pro nobis

But in order to survive in the 'real" world, is it really helpful to always see others as better than yourself?

Thers 2 types of pleasing others,spiritually ok but to please others becouse one had dificult childhood f that forget I mean

Yes, but let’s be careful not to confuse humility by letting the prideful step all over you. That’s the devil’s trick to make you bitter & resentful before you know it.

Mathew, 6

😁 "For people addicted to themselves." (Know anyone like that?! 🤔😁❤️🛐✝️)

I have a problem with step 7, I feel myself as worthless that I just want to die ... May be I need help, may be I should say this to my priest in the confession. This philosophy is way to toxic to any human beings, I just hope I misunderstood something

Humility can be a positive thing, but please use your common sense. Don't damage yourself for the enjoyment of others.

Jesus says we must be meek and humble of heart but He also says we should not bury our talents in the sand. Perhaps I am missing something but that seems to be a huge contradiction. If we stick our necks out and try to accomplish anything God says shame on you, you lack humility, but if we don't stick our necks out God says, oh, you have buried your God-given talent in the sand. We are literally damned if we do and damned if we don't.

I’m sorry, but Catholics never sit in the front in Mass and that’s just silly. Why WOULDN’T you want to be as close as you can to Calgary! Why wouldn’t you want that best seat?!?

Christ alone is the way. I completely understand wanting to follow the proper path and using these teachings as a road map to better yourself, but this is not relying solely on YeHoVaH [your sacrifices and growth in Christian ideas will not help you] because it's not about you!

The speaker of this video demonstrates an energetic and verbal lack of humility in his manic jokes and references suggesting that being an academic (like him) is so special. He seems narcissistically ego inflated like many “academics.” That said, the content he provided and the psychological logic of how those ideas promote a functional humility is sound. He just needs to drink some of his own medicine.