Taken from The Council of Hemispheric Affairs This analysis was prepared by Frederick B. Mills, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Professor of Philosophy, Department of History and Government at Bowie State University. Mills is a board member of the Association for Educational Development in El Salvador, Inc., Maryland Print PDF
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Commemorative Essay: Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero on the Political Dimension of Faith
Posted by Webmaster on March 29th, 2012
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Death Penalty – The Value of Life
Posted by Webmaster on February 13th, 2012
Excerpt from ‘Shepherd’s Corner’ Thursday, 2 February 2012 Death Penalty – The Value of Life The Most Reverend Archbishop Joseph Harris Archbishop of Port-of-Spain “What I want to do now is begin to talk a little bit about life, the value of life. It is the greatest gift that God has given to us; and [...]
Death penalty debate continues
Posted by Webmaster on February 8th, 2012
Leela Ramdeen, chair of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice, is interviewed Feb 7 on CNMG’s ‘First Up’ morning programme by hosts Paul Richards and Jessie Mae Ventour. Video footage courtesy CNMG. Print PDF
Catholic Culture and Identity: Important role of the CCSJ – Aug 14
Posted by Webmaster on August 15th, 2011
“Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the gospel.” (Justice in the World, 1971). As we engage in a nationwide conversation about the Archdiocese’s second Pastoral Priority: Revitalising Catholic Culture and Identity: My Church, My Parish, My [...]
HFC celebrates 60 years
Posted by Webmaster on January 24th, 2011
On January 12, I attended the launch of a year of celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of Holy Faith Convent (HFC), Couva, my alma mater. Angela Iloo, Principal of HFC, rightly calls the school the “diamond on the Caroni plain”. Indeed, when it was established in 1951 it was the first secondary school in [...]
9th World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, May 21st 2012 in light of Catholic Social Justice and Human Rights
By Renessa Tang Pack, 2011 Graduate of University of Dayton/ CREDI Certificate of Social Justice Course This May 21st, UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development will be celebrated the world over. First declared in 2001 by the United Nations General Assembly for the purpose of highlighting the values of peace and [...]