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Poverty and the dignity of the person

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Post date October 18, 2020

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

“Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded.” (Pope Francis)

We are one human family, and we have a responsibility to stand in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable if we are to fulfil God’s command: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”
Saturday, October 17 was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The theme this year is: Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all.

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Recognising the rights of the girl child

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Post date October 11, 2020
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By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

“In order to stop violence against girls and women and instill the values of respect, dignity, honesty and morality towards all human beings, we must start from the family, which is the fundamental basis of society…What happens behind the walls of the home is reflected on a larger scale in society…Parents need to be the first instruments of change” (Msgr Savio Fernandes, Auxiliary Bishop of Mumbai).

Violence/discrimination against girls and women is pervasive and occurs in every country, in every segment of society, regardless of class, ethnicity, or culture and quite literally from womb to tomb.

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The right to adequate shelter

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Post date October 4, 2020

By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

“Lack of housing is a grave problem in many parts of the world, both in rural areas and in large cities, since state budgets usually cover only a small portion of the demand. Not only the poor, but many other members of society as well, find it difficult to own a home. Having a home has much to do with a sense of personal dignity and the growth of families’” (152, Laudato Si’).

Today, October 4, the Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, is the final day dedicated to the Season of Creation. The theme is: Jubilee for the Earth.

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Promoting integral ecology

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Post date September 27, 2020
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By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

CCSJ urges everyone to continue to pray and act during this final week of the Season of Creation, which runs until October 4, the Feast day of St Francis of Assisi. As you know, the theme this year is: Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope.

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Migrants and refugees, like Jesus, forced to flee

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Post date September 20, 2020
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By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ & Director, CREDI

World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020 (WDMR) will be observed next Sunday, September 27. The theme of Pope Francis’ message this year is: Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee reminding us that the young Jesus and His family were displaced persons and refugees, forced to flee to Egypt to save Jesus. See CCSJ’s Parish Link Newsletter

We have seen the result of the fire that gutted Moria, the largest migrant camp in Europe on the Greek island of Lesbos, where nearly 13,000 persons are now without shelter. Migrants from more than 70 different countries lived there, and some had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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