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Pay for emissions

Carolyn Woo
October 18, 2019

In June 2018 and 2019, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the University of Notre Dame convened leaders from around the world at the Vatican to address the transition of our energy ...

Heart work for Lent

Carolyn Woo
March 6, 2019

Recently I was captivated by an opinion editorial in USA Today titled "I've played a role in toxic public debate" by CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers. I am not familiar with the author and have not ...

Catholic investing: The role we play in our investment decisions

Carolyn Woo
June 1, 2018

The Vatican recently released a document jointly prepared by the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith titled, "Considerations for ...

A woman rich beyond things

Carolyn Woo
March 7, 2018

International Women's Day on March 8 recalls that many girls and women in developing countries still face huge barriers to an education, are denied rights to ownership of the land they labor on, have ...

An education for kindness

Carolyn Woo
October 4, 2017

Like many, I enjoyed watching the video clips of Prince George starting school. I am taken, though, with the choice of school by his parents, one that departs from prior royal practices and entails a ...

Empathy: A Father's Day gift

Carolyn Woo
June 7, 2017

While visiting with friends and family who work with the homeless population and elderly veterans, the conversation turned to how many of these men are estranged from their families. Some have had no ...

Who put Christ on the cross?

Carolyn Woo
April 7, 2017

The crucifixion of Our Lord is almost always depicted in art showing the torture from asphyxiation on the cross, the nails, the wound made by the spear, the crown of thorns or the beating on the way to ...

Embrace our reality

Carolyn Woo
February 1, 2017

In mid-January, my husband and I attended the New York Encounter sponsored by the lay Catholic movement Communion and Liberation. The theme was "Reality has never betrayed me," among the last words of ...