Awaiting the greatest giver of gifts
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving others with God’s own love and concern. – St Teresa of Kolkata I am in London at the moment and have been engaging the young ones […]
Awaiting the greatest giver of gifts
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving others with God’s own love and concern. – St Teresa of Kolkata I am in London at the moment and have been engaging the young ones […]
Every day is Human Rights Day
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI On December 10 (next Saturday), the world will observe Human Rights Day (see Universal Declaration of Human Rights). The theme this year is: Stand up for someone’s rights today! As the UN states, this “is based on the Declaration’s fundamental proposition that each one of us – […]
The man who could steal your mind
Today we share with you Michael Logie’s contribution to the Spoken Word Competition organised by the CCSJ and the Youth Commission. Michael Logie He won second prize. Look out for the twist at the end. Here is another example of the way in which many of our young people are using their wordsmith skills/talents to […]
God’s mercy is the ‘wacker’
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Pope Francis said in Laudato Si: “Young people demand change.” They themselves can be change agents. CCSJ and the Youth Commission will continue to create opportunities for youth to release their creativity and innovation. Spoken Word poetry is a valid form of communication; a genre that allows […]
God’s mercy is the ‘wacker’
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI Pope Francis said in Laudato Si: “Young people demand change.” They themselves can be change agents. CCSJ and the Youth Commission will continue to create opportunities for youth to release their creativity and innovation. Spoken Word poetry is a valid form of communication; a genre that allows […]
Pathways that lead to mercy
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI It was an honour to address those gathered at St Joseph’s Convent’s (SJC), St Joseph, for their Awards Ceremony on the theme: Our Celebration of Excellence Must Take Us to the Pathways that Lead to Mercy. Here is an extract: “I congratulate all those students and teachers […]
Nurturing a culture of encounter at Diwali
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ (http://rcsocialjusticett.org) & Director, CREDI Shubh Divali Today, October 30, T&T will celebrate Diwali or Deepavali, the festival of lights. In my childhood, my Hindu father taught us, his children, about the significance of this festival. Inter alia, it is a celebration of the victory of dharma, good over evil, light […]
Living as credible witnesses
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI This year Justice, Peace and Community Week (JPCW) falls within the Holy Year of Mercy. The week runs from Saturday, October 22 to Saturday 29. The theme is Living as credible witnesses to God’s Mercy. All parishes, departments and organisations are urged to observe the week by […]
Gratitude to God, solidarity with others
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI We are all aware that T&T’s 2017 Budget will result in further tightening of our collective belts. In spite of this, we have a duty to work with our Government to ensure that whatever limited resources we have at our disposal, they are used to build the […]
