The light of faith and our neighbour
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “The biggest disease today is not leprosy, or cancer. It’s the feeling of being uncared for or unwanted, of being deserted and alone. The greatest evil is the lack of love and charity, and an indifference toward one’s neighbour who may be the victim of poverty or […]
Support Anthony Pantin Reintegration Centre
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI There are still a few more tickets available for CCSJ’s annual fundraising dinner for the maintenance of the Anthony Pantin Reintegration Centre. It will be held on Saturday, June 8 from 7.30 p.m. at Skippers Restaurant, T&T Yacht Club, Bayshore. Ray Holman, who was recently honoured as […]
Eradicating poverty in T&T
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Christians must learn to make their act of faith in Christ by discerning His voice in the cry for help that rises from this world of poverty (Blessed Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Letter: At the Beginning of the New Millennium, no. 50) Please attend CCSJ’s Seminar […]
Empowered by God’s Spirit
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “Be faithful to the Spirit, to proclaim Jesus with our lives, through our witness and our words.“ – (Pope Francis ) Today, as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday, which is sometimes called “the birthday of our Church”, let us thank God for His gift of the Holy Spirit. […]
See Christ in the face of each mother
Let us remember and reach out to those mothers who are struggling to make ends meet; those mothers whose children have moved away and who hardly visit them or communicate with them; those mothers for whom loneliness is their only companion. By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI “Her children stand up and proclaim […]
Families and inclusive societies
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI On Tuesday, May 15, the world will observe the International Day of Families on the theme: Families and inclusive societies. The UN states: “Although families all over the world have transformed greatly over the past decades in terms of their structure and as a result of global […]
Let’s help families to flourish
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI On Wednesday May 15, CCSJ will mark the UN International Day of Families by hosting a seminar at Santa Rosa Parish Hall, Arima from 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on the theme: “Justice for The Family, the basic cell of Society.” This theme will incorporate the UN […]
Keeping God centre-stage
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Prayer must be an integral part of our daily lives as Catholics. “Prayer is the raising of one’s mind and heart to God, or the requesting of good things from God” (Catechism, 2559). Prayer brings us closer to God and helps us as we strive to do […]
T&T’s Draft National Policy on Gender and Development
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI During the Year of Faith, we are called more than ever to be defenders of our faith – of the “truth” about man and woman, each made in the image and likeness of God, each with a moral order imprinted in our minds – a moral order […]
Sharing Catholic Social Teaching in St Maarten
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP SESSIONS On Sunday evening I returned to T&T after conducting a workshop in St Maarten (Dutch side) on Friday and Saturday. After leaving St Maarten I got a connecting flight from Antigua to T&T via St Lucia. We boarded in Antigua and had to wait […]