Lord, teach us how to pray
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice In today’s Gospel (Luke 11:1-13), some of Jesus’ disciples ask him to teach them how to pray. Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer is shorter than the one we read in Matthew 6:9-11. During Holy Mass, the Lord’s Prayer is placed after the Eucharistic […]
Reflection and right action
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice In today’s Gospel, we read the story of Martha and Mary who, with their brother, Lazarus, were Jesus’ friend. Luke does not mention Lazarus. He is mentioned in John’s Gospel. Last week Bishop Emeritus Sydney Charles from Grenada had lunch at my father’s home […]
Are you a faithful labourer?
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice Today’s Gospel reading taken from Luke 10 contains some lines which I often use in my attempt to encourage people to “do” justice. Luke 10:2 states: “”The harvest is abundant but the labourers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send […]
Catholic patriots for T&T (Pt.2)
By Nadine Bushell, Corporate Secretary Catholic Commission for Social Justice Patriotism is a virtue. Each of us is required to fulfil his/her duty as a citizen. Romans 13 verse 6:8 says “you must pay taxes, since all government officials are God’s officers. They serve by collecting taxes. Pay every government official what he has a […]
Catholic patriots for T&T (Pt.1)
By Nadine Bushell, Corporate Secretary Catholic Commission for Social Justice Having just come out of democratic national elections and with the formation of a new democratically elected government, it is important that we as Catholics understand our role as citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. We need to be true patriots. Understanding that our Church values […]
Individualistic morality is not enough
by Mike James In the landmark 1971Pastoral Letter “Justice and Peace in a New Caribbean” quoted in last week’s article, the bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference, echoing the consistent teaching of the Church over the centuries in faithful witness to its founder Jesus Christ declared: “… the work of the Church cannot be confined […]
Social teaching: The Catholic Church’s best kept secret?
by Mike James It has often been said that the Social Justice Teaching has been the best kept secret of the Roman Catholic Church. In the words of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) “Far too many Catholics are not familiar with the basic content of Catholic social teaching. More fundamentally, many Catholics do […]
The Trinitarian nature of God
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the most Holy Trinity. We are baptised “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Each time we pray the sign of the Cross; each time we say the “Creed” or […]
People of Pentecost
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of Your love. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.” “Renewal” requires reconciliation – a word that is […]
Some questions to ask candidates
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice On Thursday, May 6, Msgr Michael de Verteuil was CCSJ’s presenter at our Seminar on the theme: Living Christian Values and Virtues in a Secular Society. TCN taped his excellent presentation and we will send copies to all parishes to be used as a […]