Each of us has been given gifts by God which we must use to build the common good. Dr Laskhmi Persaud is one person who is using her talents well. Her novels are studied in literature courses at Universities in the USA, Canada, UK, and UWI. Extracts from her novels have been used in English exams in the Caribbean. CCSJ seeks to promote authentic human development. Access to high quality literature is one way of promoting human development. We share this interview with you to raise awareness of how you too can use your talents wisely.
Month: April 2012
Gospel John, 10:11-18
Jesus said: “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me,
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep.
Vocations, gift of the Love of God
Today our Church observes the 49th World Day of Prayer for Vocations. On October 18, 2011, in preparation for Vocation Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI meditated on the theme: Vocations, the Gift of the Love of God.
The Holy Father reminds us that “It is in this soil of self-offering and openness to the love of God, and as the fruit of that love, that all vocations are born and grow. By drawing from this wellspring through prayer…it becomes possible to live a life of love for our neighbours, in whom we come to perceive the face of Christ the Lord”.
Gospel: Lk 24:35-48
The two disciples recounted what had taken place on the way, and how Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread. While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?”
Observing Earth Day
“.…there is an order in the universe which must be respected…the human person, endowed with the capability of choosing freely, has a grave responsibility to preserve this order for the well-being of future generations. I wish to repeat that the ecological crisis is a moral issue.” – Pope John Paul II, World Day of Peace Message, 1990
Today as the world observes Mother Earth Day, let us reflect on how we are treating God’s gifts to us and what our Church has said about the need to protect creation.