Month: August 2013

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Archbishop Harris’ Gospel Reflection Aug 11 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

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Post date August 10, 2013

Gospel reading: Luke 12:32 & 35-40

Jesus said to his disciples: “There is no need to be afraid little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the Kingdom. See that you are dressed for action and have your lamps lit. Be like men waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door as soon as he comes and knocks. Happy those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. I tell you solemnly, he will put on an apron, sit them down at table and wait on them. It may be in the second watch he comes, or in the third, but happy those servants if he finds them ready. You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what hour the burglar would come, he would not have let anyone break through the wall of his house. You too must stand ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

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Our role in party politics

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Post date August 10, 2013

Elections and party politics are very much in the air in Trinidad and Tobago. The Tobago elections were held in January of this year, the Chaguanas West by-election took place last month and the country is heading towards Local Government elections. There are varying reactions to the politically charged environment. Many persons wish they did not have to hear, watch or be in any way affected by the political activities and actually prefer to watch a good movie as opposed to a political rally. Others ensure they are directly in front of the television or have a radio close at hand to hear every word. Then there are those who ordinarily are not very interested but feel the need to be sufficiently aware so that they can at least contribute to one of the many heated conversations they are likely to fall into.

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Archbishop Harris’ Gospel Reflection Aug 4 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

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Post date August 4, 2013

Gospel: Luke 12:13-21

A man in the crowd said to Jesus, “Master, tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.” “My friend,” he replied, “who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?” Then he said to them, “Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man’s life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more then he needs.”

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Friendship helps save souls

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Post date August 2, 2013

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

The world is round so that friendship may encircle it (Pierre Teilhard de Chardin).

On April 27, 2011, the UN declared July 30 as the International Day of Friendship (IDF), recognising “the relevance and importance of friendship as a noble and valuable sentiment in the lives of human beings around the world”. In a world plagued by the negative effects of individualism, many yearn for the love and solidarity that friendship can bring.