by Libby Carroll | Jul 6, 2022 | Feature-, News
Learning poverty has increased by one-third in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report published June 23 by World Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, U.K. government Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, USAID and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In the...
by Ron Rolheiser | Jul 1, 2022 | Opinion
There are still people everywhere who believe there’s no longer any issue regarding the status of women. Widespread is the belief that today, at least in democratic countries, women enjoy full equality with men. As well, for many, feminism is a bad word, politically...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 9, 2022 | Opinion
The World Bank warned both large and small nations this week that they will not be able to avoid a global recession if the current economic forecast holds. The next global pandemic might just be a global recession. The New York Times reported on the World Bank’s...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 11, 2022 | Opinion
When does it end? Lent is not merely a season but a reminder to pay attention to those who are suffering. If our eyes are fixed on Jesus, then how can we ever look away? Lent is not 40 days, a six-week series of steps. No, Jesus is always around here somewhere in the...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 28, 2022 | Opinion
All this talk of suffering. It’s all so depressing. But during the season of Lent, why wouldn’t it be? Perhaps, if we leaned into this feeling, we could offer more support to those who suffer with mental illness, the “oddballs” and the quiet geniuses. I’ve been...
