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Saying goodbye to ‘Pa’

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Post date January 8, 2017

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

On Wednesday, December28, my 91-year-old father, Balgobin Ramdeen, retired attorney-at-law, author, and former Member of Parliament for Caroni East, passed away in a London hospital. He had been ailing for a while. By the time you read this he would have been cremated. His ashes will be brought back to Trinidad.

We thank everyone for their kind tributes. Pa’s granddaughter, Caroline, said: “Goodbye beautiful grandpa, you instilled great values in all of us and gave us all a chance to live a good life.You will be greatly missed…May your values and wisdom live on in all of us.”

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Peace – at the heart of the Gospel

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Post date January 1, 2017

CCSJ wishes each of you abundant blessings and peace for the new year. In the past, Pope Francis has asked us to engage in an annual examination of conscience: “Have we used [the past year] mostly for ourselves, for our own interests or did we know to spend it for others, too? How much time did we set aside for being with God, in prayer, in silence, in adoration?” he said.

In looking towards the new year, he has encouraged us to be “grateful for what we have received, repentant for our failings and be resolute to work with God’s grace to better our lives, our communities and ourselves.”

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