Harmony How-to: Integral Human Development
A fruit of the Holy Spirit is peace. The path to the Spirit is “integral human development”, which is a key component of Catholic Social doctrine. In his 1967 encyclical Populorum Progressio, Pope Paul VI defined integral human development as follows: “In God’s plan, every man is born to seek self-fulfillment, for every human life […]
Humanitarian implications of the Russia – Ukraine War
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI The Institute of International Relations (IIR) at UWI, St Augustine and the Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) invite you to participate in our joint virtual webinar entitled ‘Humanitarian Implications of the Russia – Ukraine War’, on Thursday, April 7 from 1– 3 p.m. Please register via […]
Consecration Prayer for Ukraine and Russia
Download Here: The Prayer for the Consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Heart of Mary O Mary, Mother of God and our Mother, in this time of trial we turn to you. As our Mother, you love us and know us: no concern of our hearts is hidden from you. Mother of mercy, how […]
A space for all – Roving Child-Friendly Space
By Darrion M Narine Programme Coordinator, CCSJ/AMMR On Saturday, March 5, the Archdiocese’s Ministry for Migrants and Refugees (AMMR) conducted its first Roving Child-Friendly Space (CFS) for migrant and refugee children. The Roving CFS allows the AMMR to go into areas where there is little or no intervention for the education of migrant/refugee children. The […]
Don’t worry, be like St Joseph
The Feast of St Joseph is March 19, which is closely followed by the United Nation’s International Day of Happiness on March 20. This year’s happiness theme is Build Back Happier. The combination of these commemorative days should cause one to pause and reflect on the levels of happiness within our society, with a particular […]
Human life is sacred
The social doctrine of the Catholic Church has been described as one of the best kept secrets of our modern times. It is believed that the foundations of Catholic social teaching were first written and presented by Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 encyclical letter Rerum Novarum. The website ccfsn.org states: “The Catholic Church proclaims that human […]
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2022
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An issue of justice
SOCIAL JUSTICEv– rcsocialjustice.org By Fr Stephan Alexander General Manager, CCSJ and AMMR In early 2012, during my first year of Seminary formation in the Dominican Republic, I encountered the wonderful music of a Mexican worship group called Jesed. I was captivated by the name of this group though I wasn’t sure why at that time. […]
All About the AMMR
We Welcome Protect Promote Integrate Migrants & Refugees In 2018 the Catholic Commission for Social Justice was asked by His Grace, Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon, to lead the Archdiocese’s Ministry for Migrants and Refugees (AMMR) and to assist parishes and religious communities in establishing and operationalising this important ministry. This is the story of the […]
Issues to ponder as Pope prepares for Africa visit
SOCIAL JUSTICE – rcsocialjustice.org By Amílcar Sanatan CCSJ Board member Pope Francis has a planned visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan (January 31–February 5). During this trip, he will be in direct contact with one of the fast-growing regions of believers for the Church. There are 236 million Africans in the […]
