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President Donald Trump speaks during the daily coronavirus disease outbreak task force briefing at the White House in Washington April 21.

From Where I Stand 05/6/2020 NCR 

A woman wearing a protective mask due to the coronavirus pandemic prays inside the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Palm Sunday, April 5 in Turin, Italy.

From Where I Stand, 04/08/2020, NCR 

"Rules are not necessarily sacred," Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, "principles are."

Newspaper that says "truth"

From Where I Stand  January 15, 2020 NCR

Neon sign saying "Stand up"

From Where I Stand  January 1, 2021 NCR

St. Benedict's 12th step is the challenge to become humility itself

From Where I Stand  July 3, 2019 NCR. This is the 12th article on humility.

Men argue outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in this April 28, 2015, file photo.

From Where I Stand  June 8, 2019 NCR. This is the eleventh article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

St. Benedict's 10th step of humility: When is funny not funny?

From Where I Stand  June 5, 2021 NCR. This is the tenth article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

St. Benedict counsels a little less talk, a little more thought

From Where I Stand  May 22, 2019 NCR. This is the ninth article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

St. Benedict's eighth step of humility: to grow, not to fossilize

From Where I Stand  May 8, 2019 NCR. This is the eighth article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

Acceptance of inferiority and the freedom it brings

From Where I Stand  April 24, 2019 NCR. This is the seventh article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

Step 6: It is possible to be contented even with disappointments

From Where I Stand  April 10, 2019 NCR. This is the sixth article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

The self-revelation that makes us new again

From Where I Stand  March 27, 2021 NCR. This is the fifth article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

Society profits from the power of patience

From Where I Stand  March 13, 2021 NCR. This is the fourth article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.

Listen to those entrusted with our growth

From Where I Stand February 27, 2021 NCR. This is the third article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility. 

Our differences will make the difference in our future

From Where I Stand  April 8, 2021 NCR. This is the second article in Sister Joan's NCR series on humility.