Month: August 2014

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19th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) – August 10

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Post date August 9, 2014

Gospel Mt 14:22-33

After he had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. After doing so, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening he was there alone. Meanwhile the boat, already a few miles offshore, was being tossed about by the waves, for the wind was against it. During the fourth watch of the night, he came toward them walking on the sea. When the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were terrified. “It is a ghost,” they said, and they cried out in fear. At once Jesus spoke to them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid.”

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The Global Common Good

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Post date August 9, 2014

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

CCSJ wishes to share with readers the following Statement produced by the group of 67 persons, led by Cardinal Peter Turkson, who gathered at the Vatican on July 11 & 12 for a seminar organised by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace titled: “The Global Common Good: Towards a More Inclusive Economy.”

Participants included “leading economists, central bankers, heads of international and intergovernmental organisations and church leaders.” Among them was Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus.

The group reminded us, as Pope Francis has, that we cannot understand the Good News of Jesus Christ, the gospel of dignity and fraternity, of justice and peace, without being aware of real poverty, or by turning our backs on the scandal of exclusion and blindly hoping that it will take care of itself (cf. Evangelii Gaudium, #54). On the contrary, it is by putting the human being back into the heart of economics and politics, by welcoming the participation of the poor, that poverty can be overcome and the planet safeguarded.

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) – Aug 3

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Post date August 3, 2014

Gospel Mt 14:13-21

When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns.
When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have here.”

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Living purposeful lives

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Post date August 3, 2014

On July 25, Sr Monica Tywang and I attended the funeral of our friend Oswald Noblemunn in London. Ossie, as he was affectionately called, was a true T&T patriot and a respected member of the community in London. His coffin was draped in the T&T flag and many members of his family wore either scarves or ties that reflected our T&T flag.

St Ignatius Jesuit Parish Church in Stamford Hill, London, was packed with friends and relatives who came to bid farewell to a man who had lived a purposeful life. His daughter, Davina (one of four children), described him in her eulogy as a “warrior, a political activist, a philosopher, a community leader; a husband, father, grandfather and friend”.