“Today our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven; let our hearts ascend with him. Listen to the words of the Apostle: If you have risen with Christ, set your hearts on the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God; seek the things that are above, not the things [...]
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Not to promote the interests of prisoners would be to make imprisonment a mere act of vengeance on the part of society…For all to play their part in building the common good they must work, in the measure of their competence, to ensure that prisoners have the means to redeem themselves, both as individuals and [...]
Standing by the family
“There is something shifting in our value system and we must do something about it.” These words were uttered by Rebekah Ali-Gouveia, founder and director of the Elpis Centre, as she addressed more than 200 persons at the opening of last week’s two-day Caribbean Conference entitled: “Life and Family Values: Stabilizing Our Future”. The Elpis [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Apostles of unity, hope and salvation
“Every Christian is sent to be an apostle of unity, of hope and of salvation…There is a danger that many will ask – ‘What can I do’? But if only members of the Church both as individuals and in cooperation with others would stand up for Christian principles, practising and insisting upon justice, practising the [...]

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