Tribute to a true patriot, Mr Manning
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI CCSJ members express our sincerest and heartfelt condolences to Mrs Hazel Manning and the Manning family on the passing of Mr Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning (August 17, 1946–July 2, 2016). We owe a debt of gratitude to this patriot who lived a life of selfless service. Mr […]
Working towards a world free of the death penalty
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Pope Francis sent a video message to participants at the 6th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo, Norway, (June 21-23). Over the past few years, he has repeatedly spoken out against the death penalty. In his message, he said that capital punishment “contradicts God’s plan […]
Pornography, a moral crisis
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “Pornography is insidious. It kills the soul, steals the heart and destroys the mind.” (Laurie Hall) News of hackers stealing and sharing on social media and attempting to sell hundreds of photos of nude and semi-nude photographs of women and children is cause for concern in our […]
Standing in solidarity with refugees
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “A change of attitude towards migrants and refugees is needed on the part of everyone, moving away from attitudes of defensiveness and fear, indifference and marginalisation – all typical of a throwaway culture – towards attitudes based on a culture of encounter, the only culture capable of […]
Standing in solidarity with refugees
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “A change of attitude towards migrants and refugees is needed on the part of everyone, moving away from attitudes of defensiveness and fear, indifference and marginalisation – all typical of a throwaway culture – towards attitudes based on a culture of encounter, the only culture capable of […]
Tackling child labour
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Today (June 12), the world observes World Day Against Child Labour, a global human rights issue that impacts adversely on human dignity and integral human development. The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church states: “Child labour, in its intolerable forms, constitutes a kind of violence […]
Time for an ‘ecological conversion’
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Today (June 5), the world observes World Environment Day. Let us all “Join the race to make the world a better place.” Years ago, St Pope John Paul II called the environmental crisis “a moral issue”. I am in London at the moment, and recently spent hours […]
Feeding ourselves, others with ‘the bread of life’
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI On Thursday (May 26), our Church celebrated Corpus Christi, proclaiming the truth of our faith that Jesus is present – body, blood, soul and divinity, in the Holy Eucharist – under the appearances of bread and wine. The Real Presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist is […]
Children of the Trinity
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Today we celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, “who are all equally God, and cannot be divided” (Pope Francis). Jesus’ words to His disciples in today’s Gospel (Jn 16:12-15) apply to us also: “…when the Spirit of truth comes […]
Celebrating International Day of Families
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Today is Pentecost Sunday. While we thank God for the gift of the Holy Spirit who was given to us to renew the face of the earth, let us reflect on the words of Fr Tommy Lane: “What would the Church be like if it were vibrant […]
