Our Children – God’s gift to us
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children” – Nelson Mandela. On Tuesday, November 20, the world will commemorate Universal Children’s Day. It also marks the 22nd anniversary of the adoption of United Nations Convention on […]
Distributive justice and Catholic education
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI During the Year of Faith, it is imperative that we remind ourselves of the teachings of our Church with regard to key elements of a just society. “The Church’s social Magisterium constantly calls for the most classical forms of justice to be respected: commutative, distributive and legal […]
Crime and human dignity
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “Somebody got murdered on New Year’s Eve. Somebody said dignity was the first to leave. I went into the city, went into the town; Went into the land of the midnight sun. Searchin’ high, searchin’ low, Searchin’ everywhere I know Askin’ the cops wherever I go, Have […]
Enlightened by our Faith
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI We can learn a lot from today’s Gospel reading (Mark10: 46-52) about Bartimaeus, the blind beggar whose sight Jesus restores as he is leaving Jericho to enter into Jerusalem – shortly before Palm Sunday and Jesus’ passion. There are many levels on which this reading can be […]
Leadership with service
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI These days our Scriptural readings are just “jumping” out of the pages to speak to us. Let’s take heed of the message in today’s Gospel reading (Mk 10:35-45). In the Gospel reading on September 23 (Mark 9:30-37) the disciples were arguing among themselves as they journeyed with […]
Leadership with service
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI These days our Scriptural readings are just “jumping” out of the pages to speak to us. Let’s take heed of the message in today’s Gospel reading (Mk 10:35-45). In the Gospel reading on September 23 (Mark 9:30-37) the disciples were arguing among themselves as they journeyed with […]
Keep your eyes on Christ
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI With the launch of the Year of Faith on Thursday, October 11, CCSJ encourages the Faithful to keep your eyes on Christ as we journey through the year. There are many things that can distract us and keep us from focusing on Him. For example, last Saturday […]
I Believe, Lord, increase our Faith
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “Social change begins in the human heart… there will be no social justice if you do not touch and help the conversion of hearts… the first task of evangelization of the Church is the conversion of the heart. We need to help the Christian life to be […]
I Believe, Lord, increase our Faith
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI “Social change begins in the human heart… there will be no social justice if you do not touch and help the conversion of hearts… the first task of evangelization of the Church is the conversion of the heart. We need to help the Christian life to be […]
‘International norms’ and Gospel values
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI On Friday, Sept 21, CCSJ’s Parish Link Coordinator, Christine Walcott, and I attended a seminar entitled: “Strengthening the Inter-American Human Rights System” (IAHRS). It was held at the Institute of International Relations, UWI. In addressing the relevance and challenges of the IAHRS for the Caribbean, one of […]