Christ is risen, Alleluia!
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice Let no one fear death, For the Saviour’s death has set us free… O Death, where is thy sting? O Hell, where is thy victory? Christ is risen, and thou art overthrown! Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen! Christ is risen, and […]
He came that we may have life
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice Today is Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, “the most solemn and intense period of worship in the Christian faith” (Women for Faith and Family Life). Today Christians celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, on a donkey. In fact, he […]
Nurturing values and virtues in our students
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice “Virtues inform values and values influence behaviour.” (Archbishop Edward J Gilbert CSsR) On Tuesday 23, Archbishop Gilbert will launch the second edition of the Students’ Workbook for the Values and Virtues Formation Programme at the Parish Hall in Chaguanas. The Workbook comprises four modules: […]
Repentance and reconciliation
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice Some time ago, Fr Matthew D’Hereaux, who was then a member of CCSJ, asked me to run a one-day retreat for members of his Prison Ministry team. I decided to focus on the very moving parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:1-3. 11-32 – […]
Progress for all
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice Tomorrow the world will mark International Women’s Day. The theme this year is: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all. One of the 10 key themes of Catholic social teaching is Rights and Responsibilities. In a DVD produced by CCSJ, I focus on this […]
Lenten carbon fast in praise of creation
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice “The environment is God’s gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole.” – Pope Benedict XVI, Charity in Truth. By the time you read this article, His […]
Indifference can bring death
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice On February 20 the world marked World Day of Social Justice. In 2009 the 192-member UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution to observe this day annually. The UN invited Member States “to devote the Day to promoting activities at the national level in […]
Respect and responsibility during Carnival
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice Today is Valentine’s Day; a day when the word “love” will be uttered by all and sundry across the land. But while we express our love for others, let us not forget that God wishes us to love and respect ourselves also. Over the […]
Reducing child poverty
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice I return to T&T from London this week. Recent research (Jan 26) by the UK Charity, Save the Children, shows that the number of UK children living in homes in which there is “severe poverty” rose by 260,000 to 1.7 million from 2004 – […]
Standing in solidarity with Haitians
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice The scale of the devastation in Haiti as a result of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake on 12 January calls for immediate and sustained action by all of us. I am in London at the moment and am involved in raising funds here for the […]
