What do you want?
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI After the recent insurrection and assault on the Capitol, the seat of Democracy in the United States, I have been reading some of the articles in the media, including the UK Tablet, the International Catholic News weekly, about the […]
Harmony How-to: Integral Human Development
A fruit of the Holy Spirit is peace. The path to the Spirit is “integral human development”, which is a key component of Catholic Social doctrine. In his 1967 encyclical Populorum Progressio, Pope Paul VI defined integral human development as follows: “In God’s plan, every man is born to seek self-fulfillment, for every human life […]
Hear the cry of the elderly
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “We are asking people, stop seeing bad things happen and remaining quiet” —ASP Claire Guy-Alleyne, Head of the Gender-Based Violence Unit, T&T Police Service Some of the most harrowing scenes I saw on TV at the close of 2020 were the conditions in a Tunapuna home in […]
T&T needs to address food security
SOCIAL JUSTICE – rcsocialjustice.org “God must be a Trini.” He is fully present and experiencing life with each person in our nation. Our diversity in race, creed, colour, as well as, mind and heart, make us a people rich in experience, innovation, and culture. When a Trini sees a community need, he/she can effortlessly fill […]
Christmas joy, sadness and solidarity
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI I pray that your journey through Advent was prayerful. As we waited in joyful expectation of the birth of the Christ child, I am certain that, like me, you could not fail to be moved once again by the incredible gift God gave us by sending His […]
Christmas joy, sadness and solidarity
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI I pray that your journey through Advent was prayerful. As we waited in joyful expectation of the birth of the Christ child, I am certain that, like me, you could not fail to be moved once again by the incredible gift God gave us by sending His […]
The virtue of Solidarity
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “While modern society places more importance on one’s own interests regardless of or even to the detriment of others…[true Christians] ban individualism in order to encourage sharing and solidarity.” – Pope Francis, 2019 Today, December 20, is the International Human Solidarity Day. The virtue of solidarity is […]
Promoting the dignity of migrants
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “All migrants are entitled to equal protection of all their human rights. On this International Day, I urge leaders and people everywhere to bring the Global Compact to life, so that migration works for all” —UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Friday, December 18 is International Migrants Day. “It is […]
Stand up for human rights
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI Thursday, December 10 is Human Rights Day. The theme, Recover Better— Stand Up for Human Rights relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring human rights are central to recovery efforts. “We will reach our common global goals only if […]
Eradicating modern slavery
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI International Day for the Abolition of Slavery will be observed on Wednesday, December 2. As the UN states: “Slavery is not merely a historical relic. According to the International Labour Organization more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery. Although modern slavery is not […]
