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Concern for each other

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ

As we approach Ash Wednesday, let us reflect on Pope Benedict XVI’s 2012 Lenten Message. He draws his reflection from the New Testament’s Letter to the Hebrews (10:24): “Let us be concerned for each other, to stir a response in love and good works.”

In our latest issue of CCSJ’s Newsletter, CCSJ shares this Lenten Message with readers. Central to our Catholic identity are love and service (see Matthew 25:35-36). Today’s Gospel (Mk 2:1-12) demonstrates the kind of love we should have for our neighbour.

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Report CoverThe Regional Human Development Report for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 champions a new approach to understanding and tackling the prevailing inequality in terms of human development plaguing Latin American and Caribbean countries. The report is divided into six chapters, which explore the factors underpinning the persistence of inequality.
Year: 2010
Type: Regional Reports
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

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The 2011 Human Development Report argues that the urgent global challenges of sustainability and equity must be addressed together – and identifies policies on the national and global level that could spur mutually reinforcing progress towards these interlinked goals.
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The Caribbean Human Development Report reviews the current state of crime as well as national and regional policies and programmes to address the problem in seven English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The new study recommends that Caribbean governments implement youth crime prevention through education, as well as provide employment opportunities that target the marginalized urban poor. A shift in focus is needed it says, from a state protection approach to one that focuses on citizen security and participation, promoting law enforcement that is fair, accountable, and more respectful of human rights.
Year: 2012
Type: Regional Reports
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean

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Death Penalty – The Value of Life

By Archbishop Joseph Harris
By Archbishop Joseph Harris

Excerpt from ‘Shepherd’s Corner’

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Death Penalty – The Value of Life

The Most Reverend Archbishop Joseph Harris

Archbishop of Port-of-Spain

“What I want to do now is begin to talk a little bit about life, the value of life.  It is the greatest gift that God has given to us; and in our Church there is the pro-life movement, the movement which says life is special, life is a gift of God, life must be maintained, life must be sustained, life must be lived in very human ways and that we, as christians, have to ensure that people live really human lives.  That is what God wants of us as christian people.

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Archbishop Harris’ Gospel Reflection Feb 12 – Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time (B)

By Archbishop Joseph Harris
By Archbishop Joseph Harris

Gospel Mk 1:40-45

A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me made clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. He said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.”

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What would Jesus do about hanging?

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ

Today’s Second Reading  (1 Cor 10:31-11:1) reminds us that whatever we do, we must “do it for the glory of God.” In his letter to the Corinthians St Paul urges them to take him for their model, as he takes Christ.

As we seek to revitalise our Catholic Culture and Identity, let us, like St Paul, take Christ as our model. In every situation, let us ask ourselves: “What would Jesus do in this situation?” If we are grounded in our faith, this question should call to mind what our Church teaches on the particular issue at hand.

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