Spoken Word on the state of the world
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI CCSJ and the Youth Commission are pleased to share with you the contribution of the 2nd prize winner of our recent Spoken Word Competition. See last week’s issue for Emmanuel Joseph’s winning piece. We are the World by Mark Howell-Paul This may sound a bit unorthodox but you don’t […]
Spoken Word on the state of the world
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI CCSJ and the Youth Commission are pleased to share with you the contribution of the 2nd prize winner of our recent Spoken Word Competition. See last week’s issue for Emmanuel Joseph’s winning piece. We are the World by Mark Howell-Paul This may sound a bit unorthodox but you don’t […]
Observing World Day of the Poor
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI On Sunday 18th November, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Catholic Church will observe the 2nd World Day of the Poor – an annual observance established by Pope Francis in November 2016, at the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. Two key social justice principles […]
Youth speak out on caring for creation
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI CCSJ would like to thank all those who observed Justice, Peace and Community Week (Saturday, October 20 to Saturday 27) on the theme: Caring for Creation: 8th Work of Mercy. The week was launched with a live one-hour programme on TCN in which Archbishop Jason Gordon and […]
Literacy transforms lives
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “Literacy is the skill that unlocks the gates of opportunity and success” —Barack Obama As we celebrate the achievements of those who gained one of the 376 CAPE (formerly A’ Levels) scholarships this year, let us not forget those who continue to live in the ‘dark’ because […]
Building sustainable cities, towns and villages
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “Experiencing the need for change is the first step towards mainstreaming sustainability”—Sally Uren, CEO, Forum for the Future (2013). In the face of disaster, it is heartening to see how our people can come together to help each other. Let’s keep the love flowing. However, the aftermath […]
Building a culture of inclusion
Re-enactment of the story of Divali. CN File Photo By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI One of the joys of being a citizen, is the fact that we have learned over the years to embrace and respect the rich diversity of our people who have come to T&T from many parts of the […]
Dare to care for Creation
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “In today’s world, hunger, violence and poverty cannot be understood apart from the changes and degradation affecting the environment.” Pope Francis. During this Justice, Peace and Community Week (October 20–27), let’s dare to truly care for one of God’s greatest gifts to us: Creation. Our theme of […]
Observing Justice, Peace and Community Week
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI The archdiocesan observance of ‘Justice, Peace and Community Week’ on the theme: Caring for Creation: 8th Work of Mercy, commences on Saturday, October 20, and ends on Saturday 27. See Calendar of Events In his message for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in […]
Is your lamp lit?
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI While I was in London in August, a 10-year-old boy, who had tried to commit suicide twice, and who was receiving counselling, told me: “I am learning not to fear death”. Red flag! Family breakdown, child abuse, and child neglect can be traumatic. Our task is to […]
