by Libby Carroll | Aug 3, 2022 | Opinion
The gospel of self-sufficiency reigns supreme in the U.S. We are culturally enamored with the idea of pulling oneself up by one’s bootstraps, working one’s way from rags to riches, and earning well-deserved success. The term “hustle culture” refers to the increased...
by Libby Carroll | Jul 27, 2022 | News
“Listen to the voice of creation,” Pope Francis urges in his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, published from Rome on July 16, 2022. His entreaty provides both a theme and an invitation for the Catholic Season of Creation, an ecumenical...
by Libby Carroll | Jul 20, 2022 | News
It will take 132 years to achieve full gender parity worldwide, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2022 Global Gender Gap Report published July 13. The Global Gender Gap Index began tracking the gender gap worldwide in 2006, when the initiative launched. This...
by Libby Carroll | Jul 15, 2022 | Opinion
Author’s Disclaimer: Throughout this article, I have opted to use person-first and disability-first language interchangeably when referring to people with disabilities. Disabled people have thoughtful and varied reasons for preferring one form of language over the...
by Libby Carroll | Jul 13, 2022 | News
The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to an estimated 828 million in 2021, according to a June 2022 report authored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the United Nations...
