Month: May 2017

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Clothe yourself in kindness

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Post date May 28, 2017

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

Kindness matters! In the Letter of St Paul to the Colossians we read: “…you should be clothed in sincere compassion, in kindness and humility, gentleness and patience” (Col 3:12).

Kindness is a virtue that is sorely lacking in the lives of so many. It was St Teresa who said: “Three things in human life are important; the first is to be kind, the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind.” Remember that God, with undeserved kindness, redeemed us by sending His Son to die for us. Our Scriptures are replete with examples that show us that Christ is our model of kindness.

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Let’s help families to flourish

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Post date May 21, 2017

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

The world observed International Day of Families last Monday (May 15). The United Nations stated that the theme this year, Families, education and well-being focused on “the role of families and family-oriented policies in promoting education and overall well-being of their members. In particular, the Day is to raise awareness of the role of families in promoting early childhood education and lifelong learning opportunities for children and youth”.

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Domestic violence – not part of God’s plan

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Post date May 7, 2017

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

On Saturday, April 22, I chaired a forum on Domestic Violence (DV), held at Holy Trinity RC Pastoral Centre and organised by Hazel Thompson-Ahye, attorney-at-law, mediator and child rights advocate. Fr Dexter Brereton CSSp, parish priest, opened the session with prayer.

Speakers at the forum were: Thompson-Ahye; Anna Maria Mora, Educator and Counselling Psychologist; Mme Justice Halcyon Yorke-Young, temporary judge of the Family Court of T&T; and Corporal Curtis Price, Community Police Officer.

DV has many dimensions. It is a pervasive community problem that impacts all of us. It diminishes and dehumanises each of us and takes place here and across the world – in every parish, community, economic class, ethnic group, age group, occupation, culture and religion.

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