This Sunday's Gospel has an impossible command. Until we understand that it's not about doing, but accepting. Perfection is a thing we relentlessly pursue. We want perfect grades, a perfect vacation, ...

From Leviticus, the command that opens our passage this morning speaks well to the whole: “You shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy.” Likewise, what Jesus says in the end of today’s passage ...

When Gordon Flett, a psychology professor who has spent his career studying perfectionism, was bringing up his two daughters, he was determined to help them understand that they didn’t need to be ...

I still remember one of my first big speaking engagements. I spent weeks preparing, rehearsing every word and perfecting my slides. I wanted to be flawless. But when I stepped onstage, something ...

The desire to be perfect traps and burdens many people and imprisons them with unrelenting stress, often creating havoc in their lives. This is a very curious thing, given that the same people believe ...

Steve Jobs, James Cameron, Stanley Kubrick, and Martha Stewart are among famous people who have either claimed to be or have been labeled perfectionists. What is perfectionism? Does it mean achieving ...