CCSJ held its annual retreat on Monday 12 March. Members expressed their thanks to Vanessa Sabga and her family for hosting the retreat in their beautiful home which has a panoramic view of the city of Port of Spain. Leela, Chair of CCSJ, welcomed members of the Commission as well as CCSJ’s 2 Admin Assistants, [...]
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CCSJ Lenten retreat – In the footsteps of Jesus: Sent to serve and do justice
Posted by Webmaster on March 13th, 2012
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CCSJ distributes prizes to winners of Essay Competition
Posted by Webmaster on December 22nd, 2011
Leela Ramdeen, Chair of CCSJ, recently presented prize money to the winners of CCSJ’s Essay Competition entitled: Improving Respect for Life in Trinidad and Tobago. Jon-Raphael and Gerard are 9 and 11 years old respectively. Both attend Malabar RC School. Ottrisha, 17, is from the St Martin de Porres, Coryal parish community. CCSJ thanks Shirley, [...]
Statement of the Working Committee of the Greater Caribbean for Life
Posted by Webmaster on October 28th, 2011
From October 17th to 19th a group of organizations and individuals from countries of the Greater Caribbean opposed to the application of the capital punishment participated in the International Conference on the Death Penalty in the Great Caribbean organized in Madrid by the Community of Sant’ Edigio. Print PDF
CCSJ congratulates graduates of Social Justice online course
Posted by Webmaster on September 12th, 2011
On Friday 9th September, five of the seven persons who completed the 2010 Social Justice online course with the University of Dayton (UD) – in partnership with CREDI – The Catholic Institute, and CCSJ, graduated at St Finbar’s Auditorium along with those who had completed their Masters in Educational Leadership course with UD. Leela Ramdeen, [...]
CCSJ appoints new Parish Link Coordinator
Posted by Webmaster on August 24th, 2011
The Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) has appointed Sr Christine Walcott O.P. (Sinsinawa Dominican Sister) as Parish Link Coordinator from 2 September. Inter alia, Sr Christine will work with CCSJ to implement Synod Resolutions; promote the Social Doctrine of the Church at Parish level; identify and disseminate good social justice practices; organize training sessions [...]
CCSJ opens its door to all
Posted by Webmaster on June 7th, 2011
Posted on catholictt.ning.com by St. Joseph/Mt.D’or Catholic Com on June 6, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. The Catholic Commission for Social Justice (CCSJ) on Wednesday 1st June opened the floor to the suburban vicariate in St. Charles, Tunapuna. The forum hosted by Leela Ramdeen proved only to be a taste of the CCSJ’s plan to introduce [...]
